Wisconsin lands transfer wide receiver from Cincinnati

Will Pauling, a large receiver from Chicago, announced Tuesday evening via social media that he dedicated to the College of Wisconsin soccer program.

Pauling performed in 9 video games through the 2022 season as a redshirt freshman for Cincinnati, registering 12 receptions for 122 yards. He performed in 4 video games throughout his first 12 months in this system in 2021, catching one go for six yards.

Pauling tweeted his intentions to enter the switch portal Dec. 20, and he took an official go to to UW this previous weekend. 

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The Bearcats listed Pauling at 5 foot 10 and 180 kilos final season. He performed at Homewood-Flossmoor Neighborhood Excessive Faculty, the identical faculty former Badgers large receiver Kendric Pryor attended. 

247Sports, ESPN and Rivals all designated Pauling as a three-star recruit within the 2021 class. 247Sports listed FBS provides from a slew of MAC faculties plus ACC program Syracuse through the prospect’s highschool days.

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UW continued its dip into the switch portal beneath new soccer coach Luke Fickell. Pauling, who reunites along with his place coach from Cincinnati, Mike Brown, turns into the primary large receiver to switch to this system on this recruiting cycle. Brown served because the large receivers coach with the Bearcats from 2019-22 and added a go sport coordinator title final season.

Different offensive gamers who’ve introduced intentions to switch to UW embody quarterbacks Nick Evers (Oklahoma), Braedyn Locke (Mississippi State) and Tanner Mordecai (SMU) and former Cincinnati offensive linemen Joe Huber and Jake Renfro.

Pauling grew to become the third participant Tuesday to publicly declare his resolution to switch to the Badgers, becoming a member of Locke and Ohio kicker Nathanial Vakos.

New offensive coordinator Phil Longo advised reporters final week that he thought the Badgers needed extra large receivers to maintain gamers recent throughout video games.

Pauling joins a room that’s slated to return its prime three producers final season in Chimere Dike, Skyler Bell and Keontez Lewis. Markus Allen beforehand gave a verbal dedication to Minnesota late final 12 months however backed off that call and seems set to return to UW. A UW spokesperson beforehand advised BadgerExtra that Allen is anticipated to be again for workforce actions this month.