His path to football did not start until halfway through his high school years, but Blake Wilcox took a chance and excelled on his way to earning a walk-on opportunity with the Wisconsin Badgers.
The in-state specialist from Pewaukee now is slated to play in the Under Armour All-America game in Orlando this week.
“Honestly, it’s incredible,” Wilcox told reporters, including SB Nation’s Bud Elliott, on Dec. 29. “You know, my story wasn’t like many other people’s in the sense that I started late. I was a soccer player up until my sophomore year, and I hadn’t actually played football until my junior year.