Nathanial Vakos, Ohio kicker transfer, reveals B1G commitment
Nathanial Vakos is coming out of the portal and heading to the B1G, giving Wisconsin a key special teams piece with his Tuesday commitment.
Vakos joins the Badgers from Ohio, where he had an 81.5% success rate on field goals, a 98% success rate on extra points and a long field goal of 56 yards, which was tied for 3rd in the NCAA.
While Vakos was just a 2-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite, he showed out his freshman year for the Bobcats and now brings a lot of talent to Madison.
The Badgers had a 70.6% success rate on field goals this season and 82 points from their kickers. Vakos had 115 points, meaning he could give Wisconsin’s kicking stats a boost in the 2023 season.
Wisconsin is looking for Vakos to help get the Badgers back to the top of the B1G as the Badgers have sat in the middle of the conference for the last few years. In 2022, Wisconsin finished 7-6, winning its bowl game against Oklahoma State.
Nothing quite like Madison… COMMITTED #OnWisconsin @CoachFick @CoachHitsch @_maximus347 pic.twitter.com/edUFhacUBI
— Nathanial Vakos (@nathanial_vakos) January 10, 2023