'Wisconsin was just the one that felt right:' Catching up with Hunter, Reece Mallinger
A couple chats with the twin brothers who are part of a monstrous in-state 2027 class for the Badgers.
Sure, Hunter and Reece Mallinger are coming off an Under Armour camp in Chicago last weekend where they faced some of the region’s best competition. But life’s a little calmer, and the noise of their recruiting processes has dulled after their verbal commitments to the University of Wisconsin football program earlier this spring.
The twin brothers received substantial Power Four interest in the last year, as they each announced offers from such programs as defending national champion Indiana, Central Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Minnesota and Northwestern. Yet they declared their intentions to become Badgers, and they’re currently part of a Wisconsin class that ranks in the Top 25 nationally by both 247Sports and On3/Rivals.
“It’s been really nice, and it’s been pretty chill,” Hunter said. “That’s kind of the biggest thing that we were hoping for. The whole recruiting process is a hectic process, just calling coaches, getting texts every single day, all day.
“It can get a little long, it can get a little boring, and get obviously stressful. So it was really nice just getting it over with, and now we can just focus on our upcoming senior season.”
