Wisconsin is struggling this year in more ways than one. The Badgers only have two wins on the season, and it's been a year since they've won a conference game. They are also watching nearly the entire recruiting class at least toy with the idea of going to another program. Now, another recruit, Aden Reeder, is scheduling a new visit and letting Michigan try to lure him away from Wisconsin.
According to 24/7 Sports, Allen Trieu, Reeder plans to be in Michigan this weekend. He's been in the 2026 recruiting class fold since May and is joining many of the other Badger recruits in testing the waters with other programs.
Wisconsin commit Aden Reeder will take an official to Michigan this weekend.https://t.co/qHnITp3LxT pic.twitter.com/VrQ5JgxPfZ
— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) October 28, 2025
3-star Wisconsin commit Aden Reeder is visiting Michigan this weekend
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Reeder plays high school football for St. Xavier in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is listed as a 3-star recruit by 24/7 Sports. He is holding 21 offers, and lately, since Wisconsin has been floundering, a flurry of offers has come in. Since October, he's added Northwestern, Kentucky, Michigan, and Nebraska. Only Michigan has got him to come in on a visit.
He's not the only Badger recruit that is trying to be lured away as the temperature is turned up on Luke Fickell and the program continues to drop Big Ten games. He joins a list of Amari Latimer, Jayden Petit, Djibou Bah, and Jack Janda as Wisconsin commits that are actively visiting other schools.
Luke Fickell has said it himself: the cure to recruiting is winning games. The problem is the Badgers are not doing that, so the opposite problem is happening: Wisconsin's best recruits are being heavily recruited to other programs. It would be easy for these other programs to talk badly about the Badgers because, honestly, the Badgers are not good this season. Recruiting would help, but not if the recruits all leave.