Jon McNamara is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has covered UW athletics since 2002 and has worked at Rivals.com since 2006.
Wisconsin has acquired help on both sides of the ball through the transfer portal this winter.
Tuesday, the Badgers added a piece on special teams with a commitment from Nathanial Vakos.
Freshman Nathanial Vakos committed to Wisconsin on Tuesday. (USAToday Sports)
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In 2022, Vakos, 6-foot-1 and 188 pounds, was a College Football News Freshman All-American kicker at Ohio. He made 22 of his 27 field-goal attempts - the longest from 55 yards. He led the Bobcats with 115 points in 2022.
Vakos was a four-time letterman at Avon High School where he connected on 260 of 261 extra point opportunities.
At kicker, Vakos is expected to compete with Nate Van Zelst and Vito Calvaruso for the starting job. Collin Hitschler, who came over with Luke Fickell from Cincinnati, is set to coordinate the unit in 2023.
Vakos, who is expected to have three years of eligibility remaining at UW, is one of nine scholarship transfer portal targets Fickell has landed for the Badgers.
