Verona product listed as Badgers week 1 starting fullback

MADISON, Wis. — Former Verona standout Jackson Acker has earned a starting role for the Badgers.

The redshirt freshman will be the team’s go-to fullback when they host Illinois State this weekend and it’s a role that Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz says Acker is ready for.

“He plays really smart,” Mertz said. “That’s one thing in that position that you need whether it’s in the run game, pass game – he does a great job of going all in on learning that stuff… I know he’s ready for it.”

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