The Wisconsin Badgers gave over the keys to a new quarterback in week 2, and it’s a name fans may not have expected to see so soon: Danny O’Neil. At six feet and 197 pounds, he is roughly comparable to Braedyn Locke, the starter from the last season, in terms of height, but his story is rather different. In 2024 at San Diego State, where he made history as the first freshman starter since the program’s transition to Division I in 1969, O’Neil started 11 games as a true freshman, giving him valuable experience.

His year with the Aztecs was filled with both true potential and growing hardships. After a tough middle stretch, he finished the season strong with zero interceptions in the final five games after starting the season with 127 consecutive throw attempts without a pick. When you add

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