Homestead defeated Whitefish Bay, 34-31, on Sept. 19 in a battle of North Shore Conference rivals.

One week later, Ayo Adebogun picked up his first offer from Wisconsin during an unofficial visit. So what caused the lightly-recruited junior to suddenly emerge on the Badgers' recruiting radar?

"The game that Ayo had against the Brunner kid (2022 offensive lineman Joe Brunner) from Whitefish Bay really set him apart when it came to recruiting," Highlanders defensive coordinator Matt Wolf told BadgerBlitz.com on Sunday. "It's one of those things where you're watching tape on one kid and then the guy across from him jumps out.

"Wisconsin saw him make some plays against a really talented player in that game."