The latest exit from Wisconsin football is a curious one.
In early February, Blake Wilcox took a leave of absence from the Wisconsin football team for unspecified personal reasons. Wilcox, though, continued to work out on his own. In fact, he told the Wisconsin State Journal that “he sent coaches videos of workouts and indicated he would be back with the team.”
On May 15, however, Wilcox claimed he was told by a member of the UW football program that he was no longer a part of the team. “It wasn’t my choice at all. I think it wasn’t a good representation of the program on their end,” he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Thus far, the Wisconsin football program has not commented publicly on Wilcox’s allegations.
“I sent them videos of workouts, me punting, and somehow they thought I wasn’t planning on coming back,” Wilcox told the State Journal in a direct message. “All things considered, I learned that things don’t always work out the way you planned. I’m in a better head space than I’ve ever been it, my grades this semester were great, and I’m ready to keep grinding.”
Wilcox was a three-star member of the Wisconsin football Class of 2019. According to the 247Sports.com composite, the Wisconsin native was the No. 8 punter in the country.
Wilcox didn’t see the field at all as a true freshman.
Anthony Lotti and Connor Allen were the only two punters who saw action last season for the Badgers. With Wilcox’s situation, Gavin Meyers and Jack Van Dyke are the only two punters on UW’s roster at the moment. The program also signed a pair of punters as part of its 2020 recruiting class.
Wisconsin is coming off its fifth 10-win season the past six years. Four of those have come under Paul Chryst. In January, the head coach was given a contract extension through 2025.
