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WISCruiting Weekly: May 22, 2013

The Badgers nabbed two more commits for their 2014 class this past week.

Wisconsin offered 3-star safety Andre Godfrey from Hollywood, Fla., on Tuesday.
Wisconsin offered 3-star safety Andre Godfrey from Hollywood, Fla., on Tuesday.
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It was a big week in recruiting for the Badgers, as they notched two more commitments to their latest class. The commitments of defensive end Billy Hirschfeld of Harland, Wis., and athlete (projected to be a fullback) Ula Tolutau of Salt Lake City, Utah, mark the fifth and sixth commits of the 2014 class, respectively. These recent additions move Wisconsin up to the 30th national ranking in recruiting, according to 247Sports.

In response to his commitment, Hirschfeld told Badger247:

"I've visited Wisconsin so many times, I just felt that I didn't need to do anymore visits to any other schools," said Hirschfeld. "I knew where I wanted to go."

Read here for more of our coverage on Hirschfeld's commitment.

As for Tolutau, he marks UW's first out-of-state commit of the 2014 class. Tolutau has not yet visited Madison, but Wisconsin was his "dream location" because of the way it runs the ball and he was very impressed by head coach Gary Andersen, as well.

Defensive line coach Chad Kauha'aha'a was the primary recruiter of Tolutau -- his first commit as an assistant coach at Wisconsin -- and according to Flood, he visited the Salt Lake City recruit on Monday before Tolutau eventually committed on Wednesday.

Commits:

-- May 15: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE Billy Hirschfeld, Hartland, WI. | 6-foot-6, 270 pounds

-- May 16: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit ATH Ula Tolutau, Salt Lake City, UT. | 6-foot-1, 230 pounds

Offers:

(All are Class of 2014 unless otherwise noted).

-- May 15: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE Trent Harris, Winter Park, FL. | 6-foot-2, 226 pounds

-- May 15: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE Tyree Owens, Oviedo, FL. | 6-foot-3, 235 pounds

-- May 15: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) S/CB Iman Marshall, Long Beach, CA. | 6-foot-2, 195 pounds

-- May 16: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) OLB Quarte Sapp, Alpharetta, GA. | 6-foot-2, 190 pounds

-- May 16: (Not Rated - Class of 2016) WR Nate Craig, Dade City, FL. | 6-foot-2, 195 pounds

-- May 17: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) RB Nasir Bonner, Philadelphia, PA. | 5-foot-10, 180 pounds

-- May 17: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit CB Al Harris, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | 5-foot-11, 160 pounds

-- May 17: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE Jarvis Polu, Henderson, NV. | 6-foot-4, 250 pounds

-- May 17: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) QB-PRO Jayru Campbell, Detroit, MI. | 6-foot-3, 190 pounds

-- May 18: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit CB Deion Hallmon, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | 5-foot-10, 160 pounds

-- May 20: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE/TE Rick Leonard, Middletown, MD. | 6-foot-7, 260 pounds

-- May 20: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit RB Chris James, Niles, IL. | 5-foot-10, 212 pounds

-- May 20: (Not Rated) OT Jon Bezney, Cincinnati, OH. | 6-foot-5, 260 pounds

-- May 21: 3-star recruit3-star recruit ILB Jaboree Williams, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | 6-foot-1, 215 pounds

-- May 21: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit S Andre Godfrey, Hollywood, FL. | 6-foot-1, 180 pounds

-- May 21: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) RB Alex Anderson, Hollywood, FL. | 5-foot-10, 190 pounds

-- May 21: (Not Rated) WR/CB Kenzo Cotton, Papillion, NE. | 6-foot-1, 191 pounds

-- May 21: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) ILB Cecil Cherry, Frostproof, FL. | 6-foot, 220 pounds

-- May 21: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit S Kendall Gant, Lakeland, FL. | 6-foot-2, 185 pounds

Unofficial Visits to Madison:

-- May 16: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit ILB Colton Moskal, Lake Zurich, IL. | 6-foot-1, 215 pounds

Coaching Visits:

Defensive line coach Chad Kauha'aha'a:

-- May 15: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit WR Eric Lauderdale, Mission Viejo, CA. | 6-foot-2, 195 pounds

-- May 16: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE Uriah Leiataua, Compton, CA. | 6-foot-2, 232 pounds

Wide receivers coach Chris Beatty:

-- May 15: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit DE Tyree Owens, Oviedo, FL. | 6-foot-3, 235 pounds

-- May 20: (Not Rated) QB-PRO Marcus Johnson, New Smyrna Beach, FL. | 6-foot-1, 195 pounds

-- May 21: 3-star recruit3-star recruit ILB Jaboree Williams, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | 6-foot-1, 215 pounds

Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig:

-- May 15:3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit QB-DUAL D.J. Gillins, Jacksonville, FL. | 6-foot-3, 185 pounds

Running backs coach Thomas Hammock:

-- May 17: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit RB Chris James, Niles, IL. | 5-foot-10, 212 pounds

-- May 20: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit RB Joe Mixon, Oakley, CA. | 6-foot-2, 195 pounds

-- May 20: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit RB Royce Freedom, Imperial, CA. | 5-foot-11, 215 pounds

Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda:

-- May 17: 3-star recruit3-star recruit3-star recruit OLB Vincent Jackson, Tampa, FL. | 6-foot-2, 235 pounds

Tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Jeff Genyk:

-- May 17: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) QB-PRO Jayru Campbell, Detroit, MI. | 6-foot-3, 190 pounds

Secondary coach Ben Strickland:

-- May 21: (Not Rated - Class of 2015) OLB/DE Jashon Cornell, St. Paul, MN. | 6-foot-4, 230 pounds

-- May 22: (Not Rated) QB-PRO Ricardo Johnson III, St. Paul, MN. | 6-foot-1, 178 pounds