Will Hagerup

Will Hagerup

No. 43
Position	Placekicker, Punter
Major	Sociology
Personal information
Born:	December 1991 (age 33)
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	227 lb (103 kg)
Career history
College	University of Michigan (2010–2014)
Bowl games	2011 Gator Bowl 2012 Sugar Bowl 2013 Outback Bowl 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
High school	Whitefish Bay (WI)
Career highlights and awards
Big Ten Punter of the Year (2012) First-team All-Big Ten (2012) Michigan single-season average punting yardage record: 45.03 yards (2012)

William Hagerup (born December 1991) is a former college football punter for the Michigan Wolverines. He holds the single-season average punting yards record and was the Big Ten Punter of the Year in 2012.

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]

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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: "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013. "2005 Michigan Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

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]

References

1. "Bios for 2010 Michigan Football Signees". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 3, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
2. "Will Hangerup - Top Punter - Commits to Michigan". Bleacher Report. September 28, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
3. Birkett, Dave (December 12, 2009). "Punting duties in good hands with Michigan football recruit Will Hagerup". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
4. "U-M Inks 27 Student-Athletes to Letters of Intent". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 3, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
5. "2010 Spring Football Practice Notes: March 20". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 23, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
6. "Will Hagerup". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
7. "Will Hagerup". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
8. "#7 Will Hagerup". Scout.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
9. "Postgame Notes: Michigan 27, Purdue 16". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 13, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
10. "Michigan 27 (7-3, 3-3 Big Ten); Purdue 16 (4-6, 2-4 Big Ten)". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
11. "Postgame Notes: #8 Ohio State 37, Michigan 7". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 27, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
12. "The Automated ScoreBook: Leaders: 2010 Big Ten Conference Team Statistics Through games of Jan 07, 2011". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
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. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
14. "Hoke Announces Wide Receiver Stonum will Redshirt 2011 Season". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
15. "Postgame Notes: #23 Michigan State 28, #11 Michigan 14". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
16. "(11) Michigan 14 (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten); (23) Michigan State 28 (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten)". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
17. "Big Ten Announces 2012 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
18. "2012 Big Ten Football: Leaders". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. January 2013. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
19. "Outback Bowl Preview: #19/22/22 Michigan (8-4) vs. #11/10/10 South Carolina (10-2)". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
20. "Record Book (Through 11/24/13)" (PDF). cstv.com. November 24, 2013. p. 97. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
21. Jennings, Chantel (May 7, 2013). "Hagerup reinstated, will sit out 2013". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
22. "2014 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
23. "Led By Ryan, Seven Wolverines Earn Big Ten Honors". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
24. "Football Preview: Michigan: BigTen.org previews the 2010 Big Ten football season". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. August 27, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
25. "Brothers in Arms in Hostile Territory". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. September 29, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
26. "Mock Rock 2011: Student-Athletes Show Off Creativity for a Cause". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

External links

• stats at ESPN
• bio at MGoBlue.com