Injuries Piling Up For Badgers

It marked the second-straight game in which McNicoll converted a penalty kick after she also capitalized on one last Friday to help UW secure a 1-0 upset of then-No. He didn’t play another snap. The Badgers regrouped, advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and ran 50 times for 509 yards in a 70-31 rout of Nebraska, with Ball and White each topping 200 rushing yards. He was off to the best start of his career, in part, due to the work he put in during the offseason, when he famously caught at least 100 balls a day to improve his hands.

Badger of Honor: Once Paul Chryst returned to Madison, we immediately saw the offense revert back to the style of play used back when Chryst was the offensive coordinator years ago. He suffered a sprained ankle about midway through fall camp, and though he played against Alabama, he was limited. Coach Riley needs to prove that he is right for the job as he and the Huskers are 3 plays away from being 5-0 but things need to turn around for Mike Riley to prove An interesting stat for this game is that Wisconsin has never won a game in Memorial Stadium. Bucky lost to Iowa, at home, last week by the eye-popping score of 10-6.

“It’s an opportunity for (Fumagalli) and (Steffes) to step up”, Chryst said of Traylor’s absence. Wisconsin’s leading pass catcher continues to go through a concussion protocol after being hurt in the loss to Iowa last Saturday. “You don’t want to take another hit when you’re not 100 percent”, Erickson said. It has meant that they must rely on the passing game, which does not appear to be the quarterback’s strong suit. In that game, Badgers running back Corey Clement left the game with a groin injury that was later diagnosed as a sports hernia after an MRI.

Think it’s just another game?

“It was a game of two halves and I thought we played well the first half”, said UI head coach Dave DiIanni. “That’s good for the group”. Benzschawel, junior Walker Williams, senior Ray Ball, redshirt sophomore Hayden Biegel and true freshman Jon Dietzen have all missed portions of practice over the last two months.

Earlier this week I got an email that, for the most part, changed my mindset. “We’ve got to be physical, we’ve got to be downhill when we’re supposed to and we have to consistently, time in and time out, fit the way we’re supposed to”. “He’s kind of the opposite of Austin (Traylor)”.

“We’re going to find out how good we are at stopping the run”.

If Benzschawel were to start this week, which isn’t likely, it would be the fourth different starting offensive line group in six games.

But Wisconsin is the first team that will try. “But it all comes back to tight ends, fullbacks, running backs and just trying to maul you up front”.

“Our defense may be especially suited for this type of offense”, defensive end Jack Gangwish said. With seven touchdowns and four interceptions to his name to this point in the season, Nebraska will be ready to ramp up the pressure on him. It’s a must-win for both teams, but the Badgers have to have more optimism at this point, with one less loss and a walk-in-the-park schedule by comparison until late November.

“I know it doesn’t make a lot of sense necessarily – except that we might need him”, Riley said according to the Omaha World-Herald. “So I think it may happen”.