2025 Recruiting - 124 known offers - 30 known commits - 85 committed elsewhere - 9 outstanding

[kwcat]

Might mean nothing, but Mark Hamper just started following a bunch of MSU coaches on Twitter.

I saw that but he has some pretty big FBS offers too.

He had committed to Wisc in December and then decommitted, correct? What happened in-between? Sounds like a good one if we could pick him up.

https://247sports.com/college/wisconsin ... 242517045/

[Cataholic]

Might mean nothing, but Mark Hamper just started following a bunch of MSU coaches on Twitter.

I saw that but he has some pretty big FBS offers too.

He had committed to Wisc in December and then decommitted, correct? What happened in-between? Sounds like a good one if we could pick him up.

https://247sports.com/college/wisconsin ... 242517045/

There is thread on his exit but much of it is behind a pay wall. Only a couple posts will show without a membership. Can’t tell if he found a better offer or was asked by the staff to leave.

https://247sports.com/college/wisconsin ... 61/?page=1

[MTFootball]

Might mean nothing, but Mark Hamper just started following a bunch of MSU coaches on Twitter.

I saw that but he has some pretty big FBS offers too.

He had committed to Wisc in December and then decommitted, correct? What happened in-between? Sounds like a good one if we could pick him up.

https://www.badgernotes.com/p/wisconsin ... fer-portal

[BelligerentBobcat]

I’m guessing Hamper realized he wasn’t going to play as much as he thought or he just didn’t like it there, or something. He’d be a great fit here if we could get him.

[kwcat]

I’m guessing Hamper realized he wasn’t going to play as much as he thought or he just didn’t like it there, or something. He’d be a great fit here if we could get him.

As I’ve said before, I think sometimes players from the FCS think they are better than they are. Not just necessarily that other than the competition is tougher. I also think the FBS schools make a lot of offers with fine print that never gets read by the player that is offered, and once they figure it out, it’s not as attractive as I first thought it was. The romance was lost.

[nanacat]

I’m guessing Hamper realized he wasn’t going to play as much as he thought or he just didn’t like it there, or something. He’d be a great fit here if we could get him.

As I’ve said before, I think sometimes players from the FCS think they are better than they are. Not just necessarily that other than the competition is tougher. I also think the FBS schools make a lot of offers with fine print that never gets read by the player that is offered, and once they figure it out, it’s not as attractive as I first thought it was. The romance was lost.

Interesting quote from the coach..."This isn’t for everybody, right?” Fickell told reporters. “This is a grown-ass man’s league, and this is a grown man’s game. If guys don’t understand that and this isn’t the right thing for them, it is what it is.
“I think that's what's a little bit harder on some. Sometimes, having options isn't always the best thing for guys to grow. And whatever we kind of come across here, we're going to continue to practice. We're going to continue to push—we're to continue to develop the guys that are within here and the guys that understand what it takes to climb this mountain and to play in this league.”

[MSU01]

And now begins in earnest the "giveth" portion of transfer portal season. We like this a lot more than that part that has already happened...or will have happened by the end of this week. If they do land Hamper I have to wonder if that signals that MSU will be transitioning to a more balanced offense this year instead of relying so heavily on the run like they did with Tommy as QB.