The Wisconsin football coaching staff secured the services of 2025 quarterback Landyn Locke early in his recruiting process.
Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Phil Longo flew down to Texas to evaluate Locke in person, offered him a scholarship, and got him on campus for an unofficial visit that sealed the deal.
It also helped that his brother, Braedyn Locke, was already playing for the Wisconsin Badgers and could help sell something no other school could offer: a chance to play football in the same program.
Despite Locke being an under-the-radar talent when he committed, holding early offers from Miami, SMU, Tulsa, and Western Kentucky, schools haven’t backed off their pursuit of the three-star signal caller.