Indiana grabbed a pair of tight ends from the portal, Holden Staes, and Riley Nowakowski. Like Staes, who joined Indiana from Tennessee, Nowakowski is coming from a high major program in Wisconsin.
So far, all but one of Indiana’s transfer portal additions came from Group Of Five schools. On Wednesday, Indiana not only got a Power Four commitment, but one from another Big Ten Conference school.
How do the Badgers shape up at tight end for 2024 and beyond? The Wisconsin Badgers saw their tight end room go through some production struggles a season ago, as the team transitioned after losing a good portion of their depth.
It’s no secret that the Wisconsin football program got minimal production in Phil Longo’s offense from the Badgers tight end room in 2023. The trio of Hayden Rucci, Tucker Ashcraft, and Riley Nowakowski combined for just 24 catches for 254 yards and two touchdowns.