Senior tackle Cole Van Lanen, one of the most experienced returners on the University of Wisconsin's offense, earned preseason honors on Thursday, June 11.
A Green Bay native, Van Lanen was named to the Walter Camp Preseason All-American first team after starting 13 games for the Badgers at left tackle last season. He started every game except for a November contest against Purdue when he was sidelined with a concussion.
He was one of three Big Ten Conference players to make the first-team offense along with Ohio State's Wyatt Davis and Iowa kicker Keith Duncan.
Van Lanen earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the media last season, helping UW win the Big Ten West Division championship and a Rose Bowl berth. He enters the 2020 season with 40 appearances and 14 starts.
