A quarterback is a leadership position. “[Athletic director Barry Alvarez] actually recruited me when he was [linebackers coach] at Iowa with coach [Hayden] Fry, so I’ve known Barry for, shoot, 30-some years, maybe more. I always dreamt about being Elite 11 and that was a goal of mine.

He took it from there and ran with it. But he had to break another commitment along the way. You’d like to think the University of Wisconsin is going to coach him better than I’ve coached him, and I think I’m a good coach. A “I’m not exaggerating on that,” Mertz told B5Q.

“This is a kid that had just played some JV football, had never taken a varsity snap before.

It's the quarterback position, so don't you have to check all the boxes? He remembers telling an assistant coach, "There's something about this kid. “We go through the football season, and there’s rough patches like any other high school program is gonna have, but then you go down all the way to the state championship game and he takes you on a 97[-yard] drive with five minutes left, and he caps that off with a scramble diving for the pylon—touchdown, state championship.

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"He feels like family to us, just his personality.
"You've got a future NFL draft pick, and Wisconsin's had one before. They should take the game over and they should look different than any other kid on the field.”Kansas offered Mertz before he even took a varsity snap. Amy hails from Green Bay and still has family in that area, and they have taken summer vacations to Door County.“We’re very much Wisconsinites even though we live in Kansas,” Amy said.My momma always told me to dream big.. tomorrow is the day I sign. I knew it was the place I wanted to be.”Mertz will come to Wisconsin as the program’s highest-rated quarterback recruit since the advent of the recruiting services, and he will also enroll early to take part in spring practices—an opportunity Joel Stave, To see how far Mertz has come, it’s worth taking a look back at how he became one of the most coveted prep quarterbacks in the nation.Seeking an opportunity to lead and start full-time rather than split time at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kan., Mertz transferred to Blue Valley North 10 miles away before his junior year.

“It’s kind of crazy to look back at it but it’s definitely flattering to go through and have all the options.“But Wisconsin was my second offer, and I was at the Northwestern game last year, and I just fell in love with it. After a meeting with the Bishop Miege’s head coach, who Ron described as “absolutely wonderful” and understood the situation, Graham made the switch to the Mustangs.“I think Graham has always been really adaptable,” Amy said. Plus, I know y’all see that Bucky in the middle For Ron, yes, his son committed to his alma mater’s arch rival. I’ve always been watching that game every year,” Mertz said.

“It kind of got validated two, three years ago when he started doing more of the exposure camp stuff. I don't know what it is. "We'd always go up to Door County," Mertz said. Gillins, Austin Kafentzis, Curt Phillips -- but none who ranked in the ESPN 300 or its predecessor, the ESPN 150. In what has currently been a really distinctive season for the College of Wisconsin...INDIANAPOLIS — Imani Lewis was not missing for determination as the College of Wisconsin women’s...MADISON — The discussion went on for almost a minute. A state champion his junior season who led Blue Valley North to the Class 6A state title game again in late November, he also recently was named the Nationally, he competed in the Rivals Five-Star camp, “That’s college ball, that’s the speed of college ball, and it was just fun to get out there and just play against those defenses,” Mertz said. We’re so proud of him,” Amy said.

After every offer, [other schools] would come to the school and they’d offer me. Over 14 months ago, Graham Mertz verbally committed to Wisconsin as the second known pledge for the Badgers’ 2019 recruiting class.Flash forward to December 2018, and boy, a lot has happened.A state title as a junior.
Ron remembers the padded, full-team summer camp at KU before Graham’s junior year.“That got the ball rolling in some ways,” Ron said.Mertz recalled Minnesota coming really hard at him, then Ole Miss.

It allowed me to just to have a senior year of playing without any stress. 6-3, 205 | 40: 5.03 | Class of 2019. Graham Mertz is not a stranger in a strange land.

"They're really strong fans at Wisconsin," Ron Mertz said. Just playing football and playing the sport I love, so it was the best decision I ever made.”At some points, Mertz had to break away from all the contact.“You got coaches calling, but before that, it was you have to call the coaches,” Mertz said. Sometimes it got to the point where I just shut my phone off and just go through the school day without looking at my phone, which those were good days, just stressful, just getting-work-done days.”Despite the constant contact from colleges, Sims did not see a change in his quarterback.“I never saw any pressure,” Sims said. Have a great season.

I’m glad I was able to do it in my high school career.”Before he enrolls at Wisconsin, Mertz will also participate in the prestigious All-American Bowl with fellow Wisconsin commit, offensive lineman “That was a thing since first grade, second grade. "That mindset is common within arguably college football's premier developmental program. “So you get a text that says, ‘Call me,’ and you’d have 20 text messages saying, ‘Call me.’ You can’t call all of them, so it was definitely crazy throughout the school day, but still had to get my work done. They put all of Graham's possible schools across the top and categories down the side: education, proximity, coaching staff, longevity, locker room, quarterback growth potential. “It was crazy when I got the call this year, and it was definitely flattering and I can’t wait for it. Wisconsin’s 2019 recruiting class continues to look more impressive without the Badgers having to do anything. “The stuff you read on social media and the fans who are super enthusiastic.


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