Will Hagerup

Will Hagerup
Michigan Wolverines No. 43
Position Placekicker, Punter
Class Senior
Major Sociology
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Whitefish Bay (WI)
Personal information
Date of birth December 1991 (age 24–25)
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg)
Career highlights and awards

William "Will" Hagerup (born December 1991) is a punter for the Michigan Wolverines. Following his junior season, he redshirted for the 2013 team. He is playing his redshirt senior season for the 2014 team. He holds the Michigan single-season punting yard average record. He was the 2012 Big Ten Punter of the Year, a 2014 All-Big Ten honorable mention and was a high school All-American by several selectors, including the U.S. Army All-American Game.

High school

He started for the varsity football team at Whitefish Bay High School at punter, placekicker and tight end as a junior and senior. He was an All-American selection by Sporting News, PrepStar and SuperPrep and played in the U.S. Army All-American Game.[1] Hagerup committed to Michigan on September 27, 2009.[2] Once he committed, he was projected to be the most likely Wolverine to be a true freshman starter, because starting punter Zoltan Mesko was graduating.[3] He signed his National Letter of Intent with Michigan on February 3, 2010.[4] He attended Michigan's spring football practice on March 23.[5] Upon graduating, he was considered to be the third best placekicker in the national high school class of 2010 by ESPN and Rivals.com and the fourth best punter by Scout.com.[6][7][8] However, he was more highly decorated as a punter: he received first team All-state recognition as a punter.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Will Hagerup
P/PK		 Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Whitefish Bay (WI) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212.5 lb (96.4 kg) 4.8 Sep 27, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4 (P)   Rivals: 3 (PK), 10 (WI)  ESPN: 3 (PK)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College

When Hagerup kicked a 72-yard punt for the 2010 Michigan team that stopped on the 3-yard-line against Purdue on November 13, 2010, it was the longest punt by a Wolverine since Monte Robbins' 82-yard punt on December 6, 1987 against Hawaii.[9][10] Hagarup did not travel with the team due to a violation of team rules on for the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry game on November 27 against Ohio State.[11] In 2010, although true freshman Hagerup placed fourth in the conference in overall punting average (43.6 yards/punt),[12] he led the conference in conference games punting average (46.0).[13]

He was suspended for the first four games of the season with the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team.[14] In the October 15, 2011 Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game against Michigan State, he had four of his seven punts downed inside the 20-yard line (10, 5, 5, 15).[15][16]

He was the 2012 Big Ten Punter of the Year and the First Team All-Conference selection (media) for the 2012 Wolverines.[17] That year, he led the conference in overall punting average (45.0).[18] Hagerup did not attend the 2013 Outback Bowl due to a violation of team rules.[19] Hagerup's 45.03 yards per punt average surpassed Mesko's school single-season record of 44.46 yards per punt.[20]

On May 7, 2013, his suspension from the team was lifted although he was designated to sit out the 2013 season.[21] He was a 2014 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by the coaches.[22][23]

Personal

He is the brother of former Indiana Hoosiers punter, Chris Hagerup who was a redshirt junior during Will's true freshman season.[24] Chris, who was three classes ahead of Will at Whitefish Bay High School, earned a college football scholarship in high school, inspiring Will.[25] Hagerup also performs as a rhythm guitarist.[26]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bios for 2010 Michigan Football Signees". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Will Hangerup - Top Punter - Commits to Michigan". Bleacher Report. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ↑ Birkett, Dave (2009-12-12). "Punting duties in good hands with Michigan football recruit Will Hagerup". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. ↑ "U-M Inks 27 Student-Athletes to Letters of Intent". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  5. ↑ "2010 Spring Football Practice Notes: March 20". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  6. ↑ "Will Hagerup". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Will Hagerup". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  8. ↑ "#7 Will Hagerup". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  9. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Michigan 27, Purdue 16". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  10. ↑ "Michigan 27 (7-3, 3-3 Big Ten); Purdue 16 (4-6, 2-4 Big Ten)". ESPN. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  11. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #8 Ohio State 37, Michigan 7". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  12. ↑ "The Automated ScoreBook: Leaders: 2010 Big Ten Conference Team Statistics Through games of Jan 07, 2011". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  13. ↑ "Final Big Ten Football Release: Big Ten earns at least three bowl wins for second straight season and seven bowl wins over two-year span". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  14. ↑ "Hoke Announces Wide Receiver Stonum will Redshirt 2011 Season". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  15. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #23 Michigan State 28, #11 Michigan 14". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  16. ↑ "(11) Michigan 14 (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten); (23) Michigan State 28 (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten)". ESPN. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  17. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2012 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  18. ↑ "2012 Big Ten Football: Leaders". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. January 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  19. ↑ "Outback Bowl Preview: #19/22/22 Michigan (8-4) vs. #11/10/10 South Carolina (10-2)". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  20. ↑ "Record Book (Through 11/24/13)" (PDF). cstv.com. 2013-11-24. p. 97. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  21. ↑ Jennings, Chantel (2013-05-07). "Hagerup reinstated, will sit out 2013". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  22. ↑ "2014 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  23. ↑ "Led By Ryan, Seven Wolverines Earn Big Ten Honors". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  24. ↑ "Football Preview: Michigan: BigTen.org previews the 2010 Big Ten football season". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  25. ↑ "Brothers in Arms in Hostile Territory". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  26. ↑ "Mock Rock 2011: Student-Athletes Show Off Creativity for a Cause". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2013-12-02.

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