[2] An all-conference wide receiver, safety and punter at Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Witczak attended the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, where he played on the golf team.
[3] He played his sophomore and junior seasons at Marshall University, where he was the long distance field goal kicker and his longest kick was 46 yards.
Witczak then transferred to Southeast Missouri State University, where he was named to the 2000 Football Gazette NCAA Division I-AA All-American Team as a punter, and had a nation-leading 41.3 net punting average.
[citation needed] Witczak went 15-16 on points after touchdown and 0-2 on field goals before tearing the ACL in his kicking leg in week 3 against the San Jose Sabercats.
Witczak was re-signed by the Arizona Rattlers for the last week of the season and the playoffs as a result of Fabrizio Scaccia's return to the San Francisco 49ers after the lockout ended.
[citation needed] Witczak received instruction from Manuel de la Torre in his home state of Wisconsin, playing in junior tournaments there.