Why Wisconsin football needs to keep 2024 TE Rob Booker II in state JAKE KOCOROWSKI Nov 5, 2022 Nov 5, 2022 Waunakee junior tight end Rob Booker II lines up against Middleton during a second-round WIAA Division 1 state playoff game Oct. 28, 2022. JAKE KOCOROWSKI Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JAKE KOCOROWSKI WAUNAKEE — What more could Waunakee coach Pat Rice say about Robert Booker II?kA 5:ClQ=ECQm#:46[ E96 =@?8E:>6 4@249 7@C E96 A@H6C9@FD6 9:89 D49@@= AC@8C2>[ H2E4965 q@@<6C C66= :? D:I C646AE:@?D 7@C eb J2C5D uC:52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^H:DDA@CED]?6EQmH:DDA@CED]?6Ek^2m] %92E :?4=F565 D?288:?8 2 82>6\H:??:?8 `e\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD H:E9 `g D64@?5D E@ A=2J :? E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C E92E F=E:>2E6=J =65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^DA@CED^9:89\D49@@=^7@@E32==^E@F495@H?\:?\4=@D:?8\D64@?5D\D6?5D\H2F?2<66\A2DE\>:55=6E@?\:?\H:22\A=2J@77D^2CE:4=60e3d4hf3g\b5ah\dec3\3gb6\6_b237_feff2]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm(2F?<266 E@ 2 a`\`c H:? @G6C |:55=6E@?k^2m :? 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