Key Highlights
- The Newport Beach, California, native is poised to take the reins as the Badgers' No.
- 1 quarterback for the 2026 campaign, a position held by a committee of pass-throwers in 2025. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"He fits us," Fickell said.
- "He understands what a team looks like, understands his role is to lead not only an offense, but a program as well."In 21 career games with the Monarchs, he logged 306 completions for 4,251 yards and 32 scores through the air.
- The dual-threat signal-caller also registered 272 attempts for 1,654 yards and 24 scores on the ground dating back to 2024. Joseph's 2025 season with Old Dominion certainly impressed Wisconsin's brass.
- As a redshirt sophomore, he threw for 2,624 yards and 21 touchdowns and accumulated over 1,000 yards and 13 scores as a rusher, enough to land him the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year nod for his on-field efforts in 2025."He was definitely the guy we pinpointed for quite a while that we wanted to lead our program," Fickell added. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFickell also confirmed veteran outside linebacker Aaron Witt will return to the program for his seventh year of action.
