Coach on new Wisconsin football commit Nathan Jones: 'There's no escaping him on any play'

Checking in with the head coach of one of Arizona's powerhouse programs about the new Badgers linebacker

Wisconsin defensive coordinator Mike Tressel during the Badgers’ March 26 spring practice inside Camp Randall Stadium. Credit: Jake Kocorowski/Badger Observer

Henri MacArthur just began coaching Nathan Jones earlier this year, but he was already very familiar with one of the newest University of Wisconsin football commits.

MacArthur’s the football coach at Goodyear Desert Edge in Arizona, which has produced current Wisconsin linebacker Jon Jon Kamara and 2027 uncommitted recruit Yahzeen Zion (who is on an official visit to Wisconsin this weekend). MacArthur will coach Jones this season, but the projected linebacker was on the opposite sidelines the last two years for Scottsdale Notre Dame.

MacArthur believes he’s the best defensive player the Scorpions played against in that time.

“He obviously has immense amount of talent and size and strength, but the motor and physicality in which he plays with really, really set him apart,” MacArthur said. “There’s no escaping him on any play, because he’s trying to ruin the game for you every single play he’s in.”