'10 WI P Will Hagerup (Michigan Signee)

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Whitefish Bay (WI) Whitefish Bay

Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 205 lbs
Class: 2010 (High School)


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BY A Trieu. Iowa State offered while at a camp there this weekend. Purude, LSU and Nebraska have all invited him to junior days. Hagerup would like to have his choice made before next fall.


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SportingNews.com - The Recruitnik

Hagerup is the most highly recruited punter in the nation right now. After a slow start to the process, things have heated up considerably for the 6-foot-4, 215-pound specialist out of Whitefish Bay, Wis. After initial offers came in from Iowa State and Purdue, in-state Wisconsin offered.

Then, SEC schools like Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama came along with offers. Indiana, where his brother plays, also wants the strong-legged athlete.
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Craig Haubert: Scott Secor may not have the most impressive size, but his leg is big and powerful - ESPN

A wanted man

The big name heading into the day was Wisconsin native Will Hagerup (Whitefish Bay, Wisc.), a good looking punting prospect. Scholarship offers usually come in much slower for kicking prospects and at this point there are very few kickers holding offers. Hagerup, though, is one exception. He currently holds 10 offers from programs like Wisconsin, Illinois, Alabama, Tennessee, Purdue, Indiana, as well defending national champions Florida. He only took part in the punting portion of the camp and is naturally headed for that role in college. He possesses good natural size with good height and a frame to add bulk. With that size, he carries a big leg and is able to punt for distance and hang time. During the charting and punting competition, he was able to get a hold of a few kicks and his hang time was often impressive as the ball just hung up high in the air. During his morning charting session, his average hang time was well over four seconds. He does need to work on getting the ball off a little quicker; he was at times at the slow end of the catch-to-kick meter and, to his own admission, needs to keep improving on his consistency. Despite being the favorite and the most physically gifted punter in attendance, he finished second in the punting competition. While there are some areas Hagerup still needs to work on, it is pretty easy to see why he has garnered early interest from college programs with his combination of size, raw tools and kicking ability. Hagerup is headed towards being the second BCS punter in his family; his older brother Chris is currently the punter at Indiana. Like his brother, Will started out in soccer and did not start in football until his sophomore year. Despite the somewhat late start, he has quickly risen to be among the best punters in the nation and having his brother travel the same path ahead of him has been an asset. With a similar background and build, Chris has been able to help Will identify and fix mistakes as well as offer advice. Will has set no time table for an announcement and said he is not getting pressure from his brother to pick the Hoosiers. He has though offered some sound advice telling his younger brother "Go where you think you can be the most successful" also adding "go where the coaches take punting seriously." Hagerup exudes a real passion for his skill and feels his work ethic is a real strength. With his natural tools and desire to get better, he could be a fine punter for one of those programs.

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Rivals

6/29/09

Offered by OSU. Has not narrowed it down yet, and seems to be a little overwhelmed (rightfully so) at all the offers.

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Midwest recruiting Blog - ESPN

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Will Hagerup (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) is the top punter in the Midwest. He has over a dozen scholarship offers including Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Illinois and Tennessee.

Hagerup will likely select a college within the next month, and it appears he will likely select the Badgers, Buckeyes or Wolverines.

Hagerup's decision may impact punter John Lloyd (Cincinnati Hills, Ohio/Christian Academy).

"A lot of schools are waiting to see what happens with Will Hagerup," Lloyd said. "After he decides we will see what happens. I want to see what doors open."

Lloyd is hoping to land his first scholarship offer after Hagerup decides, if not before.

"Right now out of the schools I've visited and talked to, I'd say my top three are Florida, Vanderbilt and Illinois," Lloyd said. "I've been to those three schools. They've said they want to wait until the end of this month."

Many other schools have been in contact with Lloyd, including Miami, Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas and Ohio State.

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Hagerup changes official visits - ESPN

Earlier this week, punter Will Hagerup (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) had official visits set for Michigan, Ohio State, Florida and Wisconsin in that order the first four weekends in September. However, he has made a change.
"We switched Wisconsin and Michigan," Hagerup said. "I'll visit Wisconsin Sept. 5 when they play Northern Illinois. I'll visit Michigan Sept. 26 when they play Indiana. We flipped them so it works out better for my schedule."

In between, Hagerup will visit Ohio State Sept. 12 when the Buckeyes play USC and Florida Sept. 19 when the Gators host Tennessee.

On Friday, Hagerup is making an unofficial visit to Wisconsin to watch the Badgers practice. However, he said he would not make a commitment on the visit because he wants to take his scheduled official visits.

"I would definitely like to decide after those visits," Hagerup said. "I won't need more than a week or two after my visits." When asked who would be at the top of his list, Hagerup said, "All four are great schools with great football programs. I really don't have a favorite. That's why I am taking the official visits. I could really see myself at any of the four."

Hagerup has scholarship offers from all four schools and has a more than offers. The other school he has not completely ruled out is Northwestern.

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Scout.com: Michigan All Hagerup Wants and More

Michigan verbal!

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AMP: Hagerup is an All-American - Rivals.com Video

Named to the U.S Army All-American Bowl.

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Signed with Michigan.