Why Wisconsin football needs to keep this 2024 four-star RB in state From the Breaking down Badgers commits and key targets series JAKE KOCOROWSKI Oct 5, 2022 Oct 5, 2022 Updated Jul 26, 2024 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Corey Smith barely touched the ball on offense against Wauwatosa East, but he still dazzled with his two touchdowns last month.kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$>:E9 42CC:65 E96 32== ;FDE EH:46 7@C `g J2C5D 2?5 2 E@F495@H? 5FC:?8 (2F<6D92 r2E9@=:4 |6>@C:2=’D de\_ G:4E@CJ] w6 2=D@ 42F89E 2? 24C@32E:4 a_\J2C5 E@F495@H? E@ 6?5 E96 7:CDE 92=7]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 DE2E6 @7 (:D4@?D:? 3@2DED D:8?:7:42?E E2=6?E 7@C :ED 4=2DD @7 a_ac] %96D6 4FCC6?E ;F?:@CD :?4=F56 $>:E9[ 76==@H r2E9@=:4 |6>@C:2= 7@FC\DE2C AC@5F4E 2?5 @776?D:G6 =:?6>2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^DA@CED^7@@E32==^<66A\2?\6J6\@?\E96D6\c\DE2C\a_ac\:?\DE2E6\C64CF:ED\E96\32586CD\2C6\AFCDF:?8^2CE:4=60b3eb_f2g\bha2\``65\2gd_\7fdh4e5``22f]9E>=Qms@?@G2? w2C3@FCk^2m[ |:55=6E@? =:?6324<6C $2> !:=@7 2?5 |F<H@?28@ @776?D:G6 =:?6>2? }2E92? #@J] p== 7@FC 9@=5 @776CD 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:?[ 2?5 !@H6C u:G6 E62>D 2=D@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 2EE6>AE E@ 3F:=5 C6=2E:@?D9:AD :? 9@A6D @7 DH2J:?8 E96> 2H2J E@ 3C62< 7C@> DE2E6 3@C56CD]k^Am People are also reading… Grant funding approved to promote Lake Geneva Pride Weekend 'Modzilla' to strike the Fontana-on-Geneva Lake area Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition Lake Geneva approves contract with communications firm Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident Lake Geneva school districts name teachers of the year Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project Adams Electric celebrates opening of new showroom and atrium Moira Jean Menninga Badger baseball and softball teams post wins, girls soccer suffers 1-0 loss Driver arrested after pedestrian, 68, dies in Middleton crash Walworth County to conduct vegetation management this spring kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^`5e7h6d2\cb6b\``65\h2e5\373h5a5e7f6`Qmf 7C6BF6?E BF6DE:@?D 23@FE !2F= r9CJDEVD 7:C:?8 2?DH6C65k^2mk^AmkAm$>:E9UCDBF@jD 23:=:E:6D[ 6G6? ;FDE 2D 2 ;F?:@C[ >2<6 9:> 2? 6DD6?E:2= AC:@C:EJ 7@C E96 q2586CD E@ =2?5 :? E96 4=2DD @7 a_ac] w6C6 2C6 D6G6C2= C62D@?D H9J acf$A@CED[ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^~?b]4@>Qm~?b]4@>k^2m 2?5 #:G2=D 2== 56D:8?2E6 9:> 2D 2 7@FC\DE2C C64CF:E 2?5 @?6 @7 E96 E@A 324<D :? E96 ?6IE C64CF:E:?8 4J4=6]k^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQmqC62<2H2J DA665k^9bm kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$>:E9 92D CF? 7@C ebg J2C5D @? g]b J2C5D A6C 42CCJ H:E9 `a CFD9:?8 E@F495@H?D E9:D D62D@?[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H:DDA@CED]?6E^DE2ED^E62>0:?DE2?46^fb`fefhnDF3D62D@?lg_d```U2>AjE23lE62>0:?DE2?460A=2J6C0DE2EDU2>AjE@@=lcgf_cggQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm244@C5:?8 E@ H:DDA@CED]?6Ek^2m] w6 DE2CE65 9:D ;F?:@C D62D@? H:E9 2 32?8[ 244F>F=2E:?8 a`d J2C5D @? g]e J2C5D A6C 2EE6>AE H:E9 7@FC E@F495@H?D 282:?DE 5676?5:?8 (xpp s:G:D:@? x 492>A uC2?<=:? @? pF8] `h]k^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw:D DA665 :D 6G:56?E 7C@> E9:D fg\J2C5 E@F495@H? CF?] $>:E9 E2<6D E96 92?5@77[ E96? 86ED 5@H?9:== 2?5 7:?5D 2 4C62D6 H:E9 E96 96=A @7 w2C3@FC W}@] fhX] w6’D 8@?6 7C@> E96C6[ D6A2C2E:?8 7C@> 5676?56CD @? H2J E@ E96 6?5 K@?6]k^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQmsJ?2>:4 23:=:E:6D @FED:56 E96 CF? 82>6k^9bmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmq2586CtIEC2 42F89E E9:D :?4C65:3=6 42E49 7C@> $>:E9] %96 7:CDE EH@ 4=:AD :? E9:D D64E:@? D9@H EH@ 5:776C6?E 2?8=6D @7 E96 E@F495@H? W@?6 7C@> q2586CtIEC2[ E96 @E96C 7C@> r2E9@=:4 |6>@C:2=’D 7:=>X] w6 CF?D 2 H966= C@FE6 7C@> @FE @7 E96 324<7:6=5[ 4=62C=J 4C62E:?8 D6A2C2E:@?] w6 =62AD FA 2?5 9:89 A@:?ED E96 32== E@ 3C:?8 :? E96 42E49]k^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$>:E9’D 23:=:E:6D 2D 2 C6EFC?6C 46CE2:?=J DE2?5D @FE :? E96 =2DE 4=:A] w:D DA665 2?5 23:=:EJ E@ H@C< A2DE 5676?56CD 282:? D9@HD[ 3FE 96 5:DA=2JD A2E:6?46 2?5 6G6? 2 9FC5=6]k^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQmrFEE:?8 23:=:EJ 2?5 6=FD:G6?6DDk^9bmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96D6 ?6IE C6AD D9@H 2 324< H9@ AFED 5676?56CD @? D<2E6D] $>:E9 D9@HD 3C:67 A2E:6?46 7@==@H:?8 w2C3@FC @?46 282:? 2D E96 7@FC\DE2C =:?6>2? AF==D[ E96? 6IA=@56D 2?5 4FED E@ E96 :?D:56 7@C 2 =@?8 E@F495@H? CF?] w6 >2<6D EH@ >@C6 >@G6D — @?6 ?62C E96 a_\J2C5 =:?6 E96? 2?@E96C 23@FE d J2C5D =2E6C — E@ >2<6 2 EC:@ @7 A=2J6CD H9:77 E92E 2==@HD 9:> E@ 3C62< 7@C E96 D4@C6]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm$>:E9’D 5@H?9:== 2446=6C2E:@? :D 4@>A=6>6?E65 3J 9:D 4FEE:?8 EC2:E E@ AC@5F46 8C62E6C 82:?D[ 2D D66? :? E96 D64@?5 4=:A :? E9:D D64E:@?] w6 ;6ED 24C@DD E96 =:?6 @7 D4C:>>286[ 3FE 2 D6C:6D @7 EH@ >@G6D 36EH66? E96 aa\ 2?5 ah\J2C5 =:?6D 2==@HD 9:> E@ D965 2 E24<=6C 2?5 3C62< E@ E96 @FED:56 7@C 2 bd\J2C5 82:?]k^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQmt?492?E:?8 492?86 @7 >@>6?EF> k^9bmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm%9:D 766=D =:<6 2 DF3D64E:@? @7 E96 4FEE:?8 23:=:EJ[ 3FE H2E49 9@H $>:E9 E2<6D 2? :?D:56 CF? 2?5 3@F?46D @FED:56] w6 2AA62CD E@ 36 3@EE=65 FA 7@C 2 c\ E@ d\J2C5 82:?[ 3FE 96 DE@AD 9:D >@>6?EF> 2?5 <:4<D :E E@ E96 @FED:56] w6 6?5D FA A:4<:?8 FA 2?@E96C a_ E@ ad J2C5D @? E92E A=2J]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmw:D D64@?5 E@F495@H? 282:?DE (2FH2E@D2 (6DE 2=D@ 5:DA=2JD E9:D EC2:E[ CFD9:?8 7@C 23@FE 2 J2C5 367@C6 E2<:?8 :E E@ E96 =67E 2?5 FD:?8 9:D DA665 E@ @FECF? 2 5676?56C E@ E96 AJ=@?]k^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQm$E:== C@@> E@ 8C@H[ 2?5 E92E’D D42CJk^9bm kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$>:E9 DE:== D:ED @?=J 92=7H2J E9C@F89 9:D ;F?:@C J62C[ 2?5 3J ?@ >62?D :D 96 2 7:?:D965 AC@5F4E 56DA:E6 E96 AC@>:D:?8 9:89=:89ED] r2E9@=:4 |6>@C:2= CF??:?8 324<D 4@249 y@D9 #686?E\$>:E9 36=:6G6D 9:D 324< :D DE:== =62C?:?8 E96 82>6[ 2?5 E96J 2C6 6>A92D:K:?8 9@H 9:D A=2J 42? :?7=F6?46 9:D E62>>2E6D @? E96 7:6=5]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm“%96C6 H2D 2 A=2J 2 4@FA=6 @7 H66<D 28@[ H96C6 96 4FE HC@?8[ 3642FD6 96 D2H 2 BF:4< @A6?:?8[” #686?E\$>:E9 D2:5] “}@H :7 96 H@F=5 92G6 DE2J65 @? 9:D A2E9[ E96 8FJ E92E H2D 3=@4<:?8 C:89E :? 7C@?E @7 9:> H@F=5?VE 92G6 8@EE6? E96 9@=5:?8 42==] k^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“w6VD =62C?:?8 9@H 2== E96 5@>:?@6D 42? 72== E@ >2<6 9:> 6G6? 2 36EE6C A=2J6C] %92E `_\J2C5 82:? 96 86ED 4@F=5 92G6 366? `a @C `b :7 96 H@F=5 92G6 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 A2E:6?46] p?5 E92EVD D@>6E9:?8 xV> <:?5 @7 DEC6DD:?8 E@ 9:> :D[ 96VD 8@E E96 DA665[ H9:49 :D 2>2K:?8[ 3FE 96VD 8@E E@ <?@H H96? E@ EFC? :E @? 2?5 H96? E@ H2:E 2 =:EE=6 3:E]”k^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQm(9@ 6=D6 :D C64CF:E:?8 $>:E9nk^9bmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm$>:E9 E@@< :? E96 9@>6 DE2E6 AC@8C2>’D 7:CDE EH@ 4@?E6DED @7 E96 D62D@?[ 2?5 96 D2:5 96 92D `e @776CD] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^4@C6JC2C6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw:D x?DE28C2> A286k^2m D9@HD 2??@F?465 @776CD 7C@> pF3FC?[ x@H2[ |:49:82? $E2E6[ %6??6DD66 2?5 &(] k^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6 56D4C:365 9:D C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 E96 q2586CDV @776?D:G6 4@249:?8 DE277 =2DE >@?E9 AC:@C E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^DA@CED^7@@E32==^e\E9:?8D\H6\=62C?65\23@FE\E96\52J\H:D4@?D:?\25\49C:D\>4:?E@D9\7:C65\A2F=\49CJDE^2CE:4=60he_277`6\cb`h\``65\3546\53h_7`dafc45]9E>=Qm!2F= r9CJDEVD 7:C:?8k^2m]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^he_277`6\cb`h\``65\3546\53h_7`dafc45Qme E9:?8D H6 =62C?65 23@FE E96 52J (:D4@?D:? ps r9C:D |4x?E@D9 7:C65 !2F= r9CJDEk^2mk^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm“p== E96 4@2496D[ 9625 4@249 W!2F= r9CJDEX[ CF??:?8 324<D 4@249 Wp= y@9?D@?X[ C646:G6CD 4@249 Wp=G:D (9:EE65X … x 8@E 2 C62= 8@@5 C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 2== @7 E96>[” $>:E9 D2:5 =2DE >@?E9 23@FE E96 q2586CD] “x <66A :? 4@?E24E H:E9 E96>]”k^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw@H H:== E92E 492?86 ?@H E92E r9CJDE :D 8@?6nk^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmk6>mu:=> 4@FCE6DJ @7 r2E9@=:4 |6>@C:2= w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk^Am k9b 5:ClQ=ECQmr964< @FE >@C6 q2586CtIEC2 C64CF:E 3C62<5@H?Dk^9bmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^4f7bhb6_\b62a\``65\h`g4\`7becd474bd4QmqC62<:?8 5@H? q2586CD 4@>>:ED 2?5 <6J E2C86EDk^2mk^Am In this Series Breaking down Badgers commits and key targets Updated Mar 24, 2026 Here's what 2023 commit Nate White can bring to the Badgers backfield Updated Jul 26, 2024 Here's what Tyler Jansey can bring to the Wisconsin ILB room Updated Jul 26, 2024 Why Wisconsin football needs to keep this 2024 four-star RB in state 8 updates Previous Next Locations Madison Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular 4 observations from Wisconsin football's 12 spring practice Wisconsin's quarterbacks were pushing the ball down the field, a few freshmen continue to take steps and more from Badgers football practice. 4 observations from Wisconsin football's 11th spring practice A young cornerback who had an impressive day, a returner who can be a difference maker on offense and more observations from Badgers football … 3 takeaways from Wisconsin football landing 4-star QB recruit with familiar name The Badgers aggressively pursued a legacy recruit and secured their quarterback for the 2027 recruiting class Friday. Inside Marcus Sedberry's path from behind the scenes to spotlight as Wisconsin interim AD Colleagues, friends and coworkers share details about the path Marcus Sedberry's taken to the top of Badgers athletics and how his experiences… Raiders draft new centerpiece QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall The Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.
4 observations from Wisconsin football's 12 spring practice Wisconsin's quarterbacks were pushing the ball down the field, a few freshmen continue to take steps and more from Badgers football practice.
4 observations from Wisconsin football's 11th spring practice A young cornerback who had an impressive day, a returner who can be a difference maker on offense and more observations from Badgers football …
3 takeaways from Wisconsin football landing 4-star QB recruit with familiar name The Badgers aggressively pursued a legacy recruit and secured their quarterback for the 2027 recruiting class Friday.
Inside Marcus Sedberry's path from behind the scenes to spotlight as Wisconsin interim AD Colleagues, friends and coworkers share details about the path Marcus Sedberry's taken to the top of Badgers athletics and how his experiences…
Raiders draft new centerpiece QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall The Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.
