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Ball State TE transfer Tanner Koziol commits to Wisconsin

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Oct 19, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Ball State Cardinals tight end Tanner Koziol (88) celebrates his touchdown with tight end Christian Abney (87) against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Former Ball State tight end Tanner Koziol has committed to Wisconsin, according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong.

Koziol was one of the top available tight ends in the transfer portal, making this a big-time pick up for the Badgers.

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Tanner Koziol is headed to Wisconsin after leading Ball State with 94 catches for 839 yards and eight touchdowns in 2024. He averaged nearly 70 receiving yards per game.

Koziol also had an excellent season in 2023, catching 34 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns. He was originally ranked as a three-star recruit in the class of 2021, per the On3 Industry Rankings.

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He should be able to help a Wisconsin offense that averaged 22.6 points per game in 2024 as the Badgers finished with a 5-7 record.

Tanner Koziol will catch passes for a new Wisconsin offensive coordinator in 2025.

Wisconsin moved to hire Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes to the same role under head coach Luke Fickell in Madison. The Badgers recently fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo.

Longo was hired by Fickell to bring an Air Raid element to the Wisconsin offense, an evolution that never seemingly took. Grimes, who comes from an offensive line background, would seemingly set up the Badgers to return to a more familiar offensive operation.

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Grimes has served as an offensive coordinator since 2018, when he took over the role for BYU. He coached in that position through the 2020 season, at which point he joined the staff under Dave Aranda at Baylor, also serving as OC there for three seasons from 2021-23.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Former Louisville DE Mason Reiger announces transfer commitment to Wisconsin

The pick up of Tanner Koziol was the second commitment in as many days for Wisconsin out of the transfer portal.

On Friday, the Badgers landed former Louisville DE Mason Reiger. Reiger had five sacks in 10 games in 2024. He played in 32 games across three seasons with Louisville.

In his collegiate career, Reiger has eight sacks and 17 tackles for loss. Reiger was a 2020 signee with Louisville out of James B. Conant (Ill.) High School.