Here's a look back at Jim Sorgi's career with Wisconsin football

Former University of Wisconsin quarterback Jim Sorgi played in 39 games for the Badgers between 1999 and 2003, including two bowl games. His son, Jack, is the most recent committed recruit for UW in the Class of 2027 , a four-star quarterback from Lizton, Indiana. That makes for a rare legacy opportunity among UW quarterbacks.

Here's what to know about Jim Sorgi: Jim Sorgi's stats at Wisconsin Over his four years, he completed 55. 5% of his passes, with 33 touchdowns and 20 interceptions as he racked up 4,475 passing yards. He was selected in the sixth round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2004, taken with the 193rd overall pick.

In six NFL seasons with the Colts, he played in 16 games backing up Peyton Manning, with six touchdowns and one interception. He's 10th all-time in UW career passing yards, which is saying something, considering he only spent one year in the program as the unquestioned full-time starter. He shared time with Brooks Bollinger in his other three seasons on the field.

He was recruited out of Michigan and sort of got a job over John Navarre It hadn't been since 1991 that a high-school quarterback from Wisconsin had been given a Division I scholarship (Mike Statz of Oregon). At the time Sorgi was being recruited out of Fraser, Michigan, Cudahy star John Navarre had committed to Northwestern, then shifted gears to Michigan when Northwestern coach Gary Barnett went to Colorado. According to Journal Sentinel reporting, Navarre spoke to Wisconsin coaches, but Barry Alvarez said he could only offer Navarre a spot as a tight end because he had promised Sorgi and Oconomowoc's Scott Wille that he would only recruit two quarterbacks in that class.