Big Dog Recruiting Report: Jack Olson/Milaca (2021)
MILACA— Most people from Minnesota know about Heggie’s Pizza is based in Milaca, but do they know about the stud offensive and defensive tackle they have? Northstar Football News caught up with 2021 NFN prospect Jack Olson who plays on both sides…
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Continue ReadingMILACA— Most people from Minnesota know about Heggie’s Pizza is based in Milaca, but do they know about the stud offensive and defensive tackle they have? Northstar Football News caught up with 2021 NFN prospect Jack Olson who plays on both sides of the football for the Milaca Wolves. We chatted with Olson about his 2019 season, who’s on his recruiting trail, and what’s up for the upcoming 2020 season.
Get to Know Jack Olson
Olson starts on both sides of the line, which gives him a strong edge of how players’ mind works when they are playing the position. Defensively, Olson understands exactly how an offensive guard or tackle may try to block him with his strong football IQ for both positions. As for what Jack Olson brings to the table on the Milaca roster, he brings a great level of accountability and leadership to the team as a whole, which is certainly the mentality that Olson told NFN he wants to go at 110%. As far as strengths, Olson brings great leadership, work ethic, and will always be accountable based on whatever program will seek his talents.
Favorite Parts About His Positons
On the defensive side of the ball, Olson loves “the dirt” he and his teammates share and he loves being in the trenches, which is where he would prefer to be on every play as he continues his football career at the next level. Disrupting big plays in the backfield is another perk of the defensive line, but most importantly, the “culture” defensive linemen build-up is what Jack Olson loves most.
College Interest
Holy Moly, this kid has some interest in the table from pretty much everywhere in the Midwest. Many programs from Division I to Division III including NAIA, from around the Midwest have shown interest in Olson. He has planned visits to North Dakota, SDSU, UW-River Falls, UW-Platteville, Minot State, Concordia-St. Paul, Concordia-Moorhead which is just the start of his list. As the high school football community knows, we are in primetime season for players like Olson to get junior day visits and he has those from Southwest Minnesota State, MSU-Mankato, Mayville State (ND), UW-Eau Claire, St. Thomas, St. Johns, Missouri Western, and Waldorf (IA). The schools that were earliest to the chase for Olson’s next level talents were Hamline, Bethel, Carleton, Bemidji State, and Dordt (IA).
As for Jack Olson’s elevator pitch to college coaches, he had this to say: “I’d say to any colleges who might have interest in me, that they’ll be getting a player who will give his best effort who wants to learn everything about the sport he can. Someone who will stay after practice to relearn a drill if I felt I could do it better. I want to be the best I can be. Off the field, I’m a person who can strike up a conversation with anyone and will try remembering them the next time I see them.”
Offseason Work Ons for 2020
Milaca head coach Kevin Armbrust who you might remember from our team preview on Milaca () last summer, has a “one on one” chat with each player after the season on what their role going forward should be on the Milaca Wolves football team. The biggest input Olson received was working on his hand placement off the snap. Olson has been working with Wolves coaches on drills they’ve seen on how to drum up better pass-rushing moves. Olson already has been strong in his offseason routine, and told us at NFN “I’ll be a tough man to block next season.”
Jack’s Mentor
Olson gets his motivation from his father on and off the football field. “He’s overcome many things in his life and has set goals to where he is today,” Olson told us about his father. Jack uses the tough times his father has gone through as motivation on the football field to the core. Olson also idolizes my favorite Wisconsin Badger of all-time and Houston Texan’s all-pro JJ Watt. It’s the way Watt plays that is such at a dominating level and no one can keep up with JJ. He also loves JJ Watt off the field too, as Olson dreams to carry himself the way JJ has someday in his football future.
Learning from 2019
Football is a game of taste, effort, and push and Jack Olson from the Milaca Wolves gets that. The biggest thing Olson learned from his junior season at Milaca, was just taking a sip of how good of a player he can be for the Wolves. It’s like a bottle of wine, it gets better with age and maturity. Olson knows there are plenty of avenues of his game that can use some work, but he’s not afraid to put the work in to make his weaknesses and turn them into strengths. I watched Milaca in the section playoffs last year against Annandale and that game is a goal that Olson and the Milaca Wolves want to get by in sections in 2020. “We are hungry to make it to the section championship this year and I want to make that dream a reality next year,” Olson told Northstar Football News in his final quote.
You can check out Olson’s junior highlights here and see how tough a player he is when he’s tackling someone.