Wisconsin football: Braelon Allen wins lifting bet
Wisconsin football targets had a friendly commitment wager. Here’s how it turned out.
A few days ago, Wisconsin football commit Braelon Allen, and target Isaac Hamm came up with a friendly wager to get Hamm to commit to the Badgers. The competition was based on the total number of bench press (225 pounds) and squat reps (405 pounds) each could do. The one with the highest total amount would win the bet.
Hamm is a 4-star defensive end out of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He is a part of the star-studded 2022 recruiting class from the state of Wisconsin.
Allen went first. He pumped out 16 squats and 14 bench press reps, giving him 30 total reps.
— Braelon Allen (@BraelonAllen) October 13, 2020
Today, was Isaac Hamm’s turn. Badger247’s Evan Flood was there for his lift. Hamm was feeling pretty confident about his chances.
Four-star 2022 DE Isaac Hamm getting loose for his competition with @BraelonAllen. Hamm needs to squat 405 x 14 to win. Says he will honor the deal (commit to UW id he loses), but "I'm not gonna lose." @isaachamm24 pic.twitter.com/8gM69iaHL1
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) October 16, 2020
Hamm went with bench press first. He put it up an impressive 19 times. That meant he needed just 12 squat reps to beat Allen and win the bet. Unfortunately for Hamm, he could squat 405 just nine times. He finished with 28 reps, two short of Allen.
.@isaachamm24 with 9 reps at 405. Brings his total to 28 reps. @BraelonAllen wins with 30.
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) October 16, 2020
Hamm not quite ready to commit yet. Will have more comments soon. pic.twitter.com/dRU1FZIkgk
Even though he lost, Hamm wasn’t quite ready to commit. Understandably, this was a huge decision for Hamm. Leaving it to competition seems a little reckless. Hamm did say, however, that he’d narrow down his choices soon. I fully expect Wisconsin football to make his cut.
Currently, 247Sports’ Crystal Ball for Isaac Hamm is 100% in favor of Wisconsin with two predictions.