The University of Wisconsin football recruiting staff under coach Luke Fickell has followed its top 25 first class with a strong start to the 2025 cycle. Wisconsin holds nine verbal commitments for the 2025 class, which ranks eighth in the nation by Rivals and 247Sports. On3 has the Badgers 23rd. Only four other programs have more verbal commitments than the Badgers for the 2025 class as of Saturday: Notre Dame (17), Penn State (11), Clemson (10) and LSU (10).