Montee Ball returning for his senior year at UW
Good news for the Badgers and hopefully a good decision for Ball - maybe he'll go higher in the draft with another year of practice.
Keep on rolling: 'Huge decision' brings Ball back to Badgers
Jan. 5, 2012
BY MIKE LUCAS
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. -- Two days before playing in the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball felt like he had collected enough information to make a "huge decision that would change the rest of my life.''
Heeding the advice of his mom and dad to "take your time with everything'' and following the lead of UW coaches who "told me to do what is best for you and your family,'' Ball felt like he was ready.
Ready, he said, to "look at myself in the mirror'' and "answer the question'' after much deliberation on whether he should return for his senior year or enter the National Football League draft.
"I believe that I am mentally ready (for the NFL),'' Ball said, "but I think I need to become stronger and faster and I believe another year in the program will most definitely get me to that level.
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