When starting Wisconsin quarterback Colton Joseph emphatically declared on the Big Ten Network, “We are going to score a lot of points!” Maybe he meant due to the fact that they’d have to go for two on a lot of drives. Or score a touchdown instead of settle for a field goal. The early reports out of camp have been hit or miss on place kicker Gavin Lahm.
Fans want to read, “Gavin Lahm has been automatic,” not, he’s about 50/50. That’s not ideal. And the bigger problem for Wisconsin is not that Lahm hasn’t been stellar; it’s that there’s no plan B. There’s only one other kicker on the roster, walk-on freshman Brady Melum. It’s bad enough that Luke Fickell has been trying out punter Sean West as a kicker.
What does Wisconsin do? Well, there is an obvious solution, and yet Wisconsin fans will hate it, but it may be the only other option. It may be the only Plan B, or, shoot, Plan A. That’s to bring Nathanial Vakos back, who is part of a group of 2022 athletes in the midst of a lawsuit to get one more year of eligibility.
Wisconsin needs another kicker on the roster, even if it’s just a Plan B
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