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Former Wisconsin class of 2025 quarterback signee Landyn Locke announced his commitment to Sam Houston State on Monday.
Locke opts to join the Bearkats roughly one month after decommitting from Luke Fickell’s program. The program recently hired former Wisconsin offensive coordinator Phil Longo to be its next head coach after the 2024 season.
Locke backed off his pledge to the Badgers after notable movement within their quarterback room. The program first made a change at offensive coordinator, firing Longo after a 16-13 loss to No. 1 Oregon. That change was eventually followed by Tyler Van Dyke, Mabrey Mettauer and Braedyn Locke, Landyn Locke’s older brother, all entering the transfer portal. It also coincided with the program adding highly-touted quarterback Carter Smith to its class of 2025.
This top-down overhaul continued as the Badgers hired Jeff Grimes as its offensive coordinator on Dec. 8, then landed commitments from transfer quarterbacks Danny O’Neil and Billy Edwards Jr. during the winter transfer window.
That shuffling served as enough impetus for the younger Locke to leave Madison. He is the third former Badger to commit to play for Longo, joining cornerback Jace Arnold and Mettauer, one of Longo’s first high-profile commitments during his time with the Badgers.
Fired up to be a Bearkat🟠⚪️ @CoachPhilLongo@znpatterson@CoachBrooks22@KoachVpic.twitter.com/XKIXqubD5c
— Landyn Locke (@LandynLocke) January 13, 2025
Locke is considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ranked as the No. 1,109 player in the class, No. 64 quarterback and No. 173 player from his home state of Texas.
Sam Houston State’s quarterback room now includes Locke, Mettauer and redshirt junior Hunter Watson.
Story originally appeared on Badgers Wire
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Author : Badgers Wire
Publish date : 2025-01-14 12:00:00
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