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Wisconsin Badgers lose out on 3-star safety recruit who commits to Notre Dame

Three-star safety recruit Nick Reddish had the Wisconsin Badgers in his Top 4 schools, but he committed to Notre Dame instead.
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Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Danny Davis III (7) drops a pass against Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback Clarence Lewis (6) during their football game Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill.
Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Danny Davis III (7) drops a pass against Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback Clarence Lewis (6) during their football game Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. | Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis via Imagn Content Services, LLC

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Nearly a month after the Wisconsin Badgers landed their first safety in the 2026 recruiting class, the program lost out on another.

Three-star safety Nick Reddish from Independence, North Carolina announced Friday that he is committing to Notre Dame.

He listed the Badgers in his final four schools along with Virginia Tech and Indiana, although he indicated that the two Big Ten schools had fallen behind in his preferences.

Reddish took an official visit to Madison at the end of May after an unofficial visit in April.

Wisconsin safeties coach Jack Cooper came out to see him at his school in North Carolina, but evidently it wasn't enough to reel him in.

Reddish is rated as the No. 62 safety in the 2026 class by 247 Sports.

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LORIN COX

Lorin Cox is the managing editor of Wisconsin Badgers on SI. He has been covering Badgers sports since 2014, when he was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He previously wrote for the Wisconsin State Journal, NBC Sports Chicago and USA Today Sports Media Group, and he is a former analyst for Pro Football Focus.

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