4-star linebacker Blake Betton flips from Penn State to Wisconsin

MADISON – The Wisconsin football program scored wins on the field and recruiting trail this weekend.Blake Betton, a four-star linebacker from Shakopee, Minnesota, has joined the Badgers’ 2027 class. He had been committed to Penn State since April.Rivals first reported the flip Oct. 25. Betton reposted the item, including the emojis of a Badger and home. “#OnWisconsin” was his caption.🦡🏠#OnWisconsinhttps://t.co/1JXDzkpoi5— Blake Betton ‘27 4⭐️ Rivals (@BlakeBetton) October 25, 2026The commitment comes one day after the Badgers upset No. 15 USC, 24-7, at Camp Randall Stadium.The addition to Betton, who lists himself as 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, gives the Badgers 23 players in the 2027 class. Rivals lists Betton as a four-star prospect, while 247sports and ESPN give him three stars. He joins Keaton Wollan of Amery and Nathan Jones, from Desert Edge High School in Arizona, as inside linebackers in the class.Betton reported 27 Division I scholarship offers, including 22 from Power Four programs. on his Instagram page. He announced Wisconsin's offer Sept. 25, 2025.The commitment leaves Wisconsin’s 2027 class with the No. 23 ranking, according to 247sports. Rivals has the Badgers' class listed 27th.More: How Wisconsin football's 2027 recruiting class is shaping upThis article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 4-star linebacker Blake Betton flips from Penn State to Wisconsin