That didn’t take long, but did you expect anything less?

Jack Coan is vying for the backup quarterback spot at Wisconsin as a true freshman.

“Coan was impressive as an early enrollee in the spring and looked plenty capable in the spring game when he completed 10 of 17 passes for 121 yards and 1 touchdown,” wrote Landof10.com, a Big Ten blog.

Coan, a Sayville product, is listed as one of the top freshmen to watch at Wisconsin, but will likely be one of the top to watch in the conference soon enough.

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Normally we feature Suffolk County natives who play or previously played in pro sports in this column, but this week we’re highlighting Mike Pellegrino, a young Super Bowl winning coaching assistant with the New England Patriots who hails from Connetquot.

He also played Major League Lacrosse for the Boston Cannons, but has since stopped playing one sport to dedicate his career to another.

Pellegrino was a Hansen Award Winner in high school as Suffolk’s top football player and a talented All-American lacrosse player that took his skills to Johns Hopkins.

Through his work ethic and networking thanks to Blue Jays head coach and legend Dave Pietramala, Pellegrino landed an internship with the Patriots in 2015. He caught the eye of Bill Belichick and by fall of 2016 he was hired as a full-time assistant.

Now he has a Super Bowl ring.

Lacrosse Magazine highlighted Pellegrino’s story this week. Have a read!