Arizona 2017 LS Adam Bay Flips from Missouri to Wisconsin

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

The “got to haves” on the football recruiting trail go deep at every position but rarely do we see a long snapper being flipped from one Power Five Conference team to another. That rarity happened on Sunday when Desert Ridge High School special teams standout Adam Bay pledged to the Badgers.

Bay committed to the Missouri Tigers on Aug. 26 racking up five reported offers in total. The Badgers kept the 6-0, 210 pound, snapper away from offers extended by Memphis, New Mexico, and Wyoming. An official visit over the weekend did the trick, as reported by 247Sports. *At the time of post, Bay has not updated his Twitter page acknowledging that he has committed to Wisconsin. 

Wisconsin has had success going into Arizona as of late. In the 2016 class they landed quarterback Kare’ Lyles, and then added his younger brother Kayden on Oct. 1, 2015. Kayden will go down in the books as an in-state signee after transferring to Middleton before his senior season. The Lyles’ brothers are Wisconsin legacies.

247Sports ranks Wisconsin’s 2017 class No. 48 in the nation, No. 10 overall in the Big Ten.

Wisconsin Badgers 2017 Verbal Commitment List (12)

CB Madison Cone, 5-8.5, 165, East Forsyth HS, Kernersville, NC

CB Faion Hicks, 5-11, 180, Charles Flanagan HS, Hollywood, FL

DE Izayah Green-May, 6-5, 205, Boilingbrook HS, Boilingbrook, IL

DE Aaron Vopal, 6-7, 245, De Pere HS, De Pere, WI

OG Logan Bruss, 6-4, 260, Kimberly HS, Kimberly, WI

OG Kayden Lyles, 6-3, 290, Saguaro HS, Scottsdale, AZ

OT Tyler Beach, 6-8, 270, Port Washington HS, Port Washington, WI

TE Alex Fenton, 6-5, 280, Menomonie HS, Menomonie, WI

TE/LB Jake Ferguson, 6-5, 209, James Madison Memorial, Madison, WI

QB Jack Coan, 6-3, 190, Sayville HS, West Sayville, NY

WR Cade Green, 5-11, 185, Lake Travis HS, Austin, TX

LS Adam Bay, 6-0, 210, Desert Ridge HS, Mesa, AZ

 

Photo credit: USAToday; Adam Bay earns Under Armour All-American honors.

Photo credit: sbnation.com; Wisconsin celebrates winning the Axe.