Bruins Swipe Wisconsin’s Rising Recruiting Star
UCLA has poached Brandon Rose, Wisconsin football’s assistant director of player personnel, just as official visit season kicks off. Rose, who joined the Badgers in 2024 after stints at Alabama and in the NFL with the Chiefs and Bills, will now serve as UCLA’s director of player personnel. He follows fellow Badger alum Max Stienecker and on-campus recruiting head Taylor Ewald, who left for USC and Iowa State, respectively. While Wisconsin loses key recruiting staffers, each departure has been for clear career upgrades in salary and responsibility, softening the blow for the Badgers.
In a shocking display of West Coast bravado, UCLA apparently decided that recruiting wizardry grows best with a side of In-N-Out. Meanwhile, Wisconsin fans can console themselves with the reassuring thought that their program is basically a minor league farm team for Los Angeles—a bold strategic pivot that’s sure to confuse recruits just as they learn how to spell “Madison.” But hey, when the grass is always greener in Westwood, why not swap snow boots for surfboards and call it career progression? At least the Badgers have an endless carousel of bright-eyed staffers ready to hop on the next one-way flight to California. Roll on, Badgers—your next recruiting savior is already printing their LAX shuttle pass.
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