The Wisconsin Badgers brought in four freshmen wide receivers in their 2017 signing class, including three-star Cade Green from Austin, Texas.

BadgerBlitz.com caught up with the 5-foot-11, 185-pound prospect just as the Badgers were wrapping up their fall camp and turning their eyes towards their season-opening game against Utah State on Sept. 1.

Our questions and Green's answers are included below.

So how did you feel like fall camp went for you? Have you ever had a pre-season camp go quite this long before?

Cade Green: It takes a big old toll on your body, but yeah I’ve never had anything quite like this. In Texas it was probably about two weeks of two-a-days, so I mean it’s long but not nearly as long as this one.

I would be that not having two-a-days anymore and not being in the summer heat in Texas is probably nice, though.

Cade Green: Yeah - it’s still a super long day, though, getting here at 6:15, getting your treatments and whatnot in, and then you’re not done with dinner or so until 6 or 7 o’clock.

What’s been the biggest transition you’ve had to make so far going from high school to college football after getting up to Madison to start your college career?

Cade Green: I’d probably say just taking care of your business and realizing what you’ve got to get done, and time management goes a long way with that. Realizing when you have time to do certain things and whatnot, and really prioritizing like if you’re going to go home and you’re just going to sit there and watch Netflix or if you’re going to sit there and study your playbook. Or are you going to hang out with your buddies or are you going to hang out with your buddies but quiz each other on your playbook? It’s probably that and just making sure that your body is good for the next day. You’ve really got to pay attention to that.

Have you had much success picking up the playbook? Where do you think you’re at with that? And is it easier or harder than you expected?

Cade Green: It’s definitely been a bit of a challenge. Anytime you’re going in to a new system or anything like that, it’s a challenge. I had a coaching change in high school where we got a new offensive coordinator just after my freshman year, so I had just gotten done learning one play book and I had to go and learn another new one. It’s hard every time but if you put the time in and you just give yourself to it and really apply yourself to learning it then you can get it done no matter how hard it is.

Did you expect to get a chance to get out there and work with the offense in team drills pretty much right away?

Cade Green: I thought that he was going to go in and give everybody a fair shot like he did and what not. I definitely think my (hamstring) injury gave me a little setback but that’s not an excuse – I’ve got to keep going back out there and proving myself. Nothing is set in stone yet so I’ve got to go out there and prove that I can be valuable to this team.

Do you think you’ve earned a chance to play right away as a true freshman? Or are you just leaving that decision up to the coaching staff?

Cade Green: I definitely feel like if I keep working and whatnot, it just depends. We’ll see where the chips lie. It just depends on how things go, depends on how my injury recovers and it depends on how I continue to develop out there as a player on the field and how I continue to mesh with everyone out there on the field and learn the playbook.

Has there been anything you’ve had to adjust to about college life away from the football field? I imagine trying to adjust to college football is hard enough, but you’ve got all of these other new things happening all around you too.

Cade Green: Besides being out here and on your own and without your parents and whatnot I’d say that getting to know everybody is pretty easy – I guess just probably the time management. Taking care of your priorities. I was pretty good at that before, with managing my time but it’s a whole other level when you know you’re really on your own and you’ve got to do it yourself.

Do you have any more goals that you’d like to accomplish for the rest of this fall or for your first season with the team?

Cade Green: Yeah I think definitely just keeping my body healthy and going out there and continuing to compete and prepare myself to keep learning the playbook and go out there and give my best effort every day.

Finally, is there anything you think you bring to the table that has helped you make the transition to college ball a little easier? Or is there a skill set you bring to the wide receiver room that you’re proud of right now?

Cade Green: I think the level that I played at in Texas helps. Not many guys have that kind of experience coming in from high school. It’s totally different up there though – everybody is super talented. But I definitely think the level that I played against and the level of coaching that I received gave me a bit of an edge as I came in.

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John Veldhuis covers Wisconsin football, basketball and recruiting for BadgerBlitz.com on the Rivals.com network. Follow him on Twitter at @JohnVeldhuis.