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Deiter returning to Wisconsin in 2018

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Wisconsin is set to return all five of their starting offensive lineman in 2018.

Redshirt junior Michael Deiter, who started all 14 games at left tackle this past season, announced that he is returning to UW.

It’s possible that Deiter could move back inside to center or guard next season with the development of reserve tackles Patrick Kasl and Cole Van Lanen.  Deiter is projected to play center or guard in the NFL.

Offensive Coordinator and line coach Joe Rudolph has several options with his offensive line next season, including Van Lanen and Kasl.

Overall, the Badgers will now return 10 of the 11 players that started on offense in the Orange Bowl.

Badgers earn Big Ten offensive honors

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Just a day after 12 members of the Wisconsin defense earn All-Big Ten honors, eight members from the offensive side of the ball were honored by the Big Ten on Wednesday.

Freshman tailback Jonathan Taylor and offensive linemen Beau Benzschawel and Michael Deiter were all named consensus first-team selections.

Badger senior tight end Troy Fumagalli was a first-team pick by the coaches and second by the media.

Sophomore tackle David Edwards was a consensus second team selection.  Freshman center Tyler Biadasz is a third team selection by the coaches and media while sophomore wide receiver Quintez Cephus and sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook were consensus honorable mention selections.

The Ohio State Buckeyes led the conference with 11 offensive players honored.  The Big Ten’s individual awards will be announced on Thursday.

The Badgers (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) and Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1) will play for the Big Ten Championship on Saturday night (7:17 p.m.) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Badgers not focused on rankings

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Paul Chryst

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be announced tonight (6 p.m. – ESPN) and the Wisconsin Badgers aren’t spending a whole lot of time worrying about where they stack up.  In fact, they’re not spending any time at all.

The Badgers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are ranked No. 4 in both the Associated Press top 25 poll and the Amway coaches poll and will face the Indiana Hoosiers (3-5, 0-5) at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bloomington.

“The only thing that really matters,” head coach Paul Chryst said, “and that you try to influence is: ‘How can we make the most of the moments that we’re in? And how can we continue to get better as a football team?’ “And that takes a ton of energy. That is where I thin all of our focus needs to go.”

Chryst’s players all echo their coaches thoughts.  They say they’re not interested and won’t watch the show tonight or any other night.

Left tackle Michael Deiter said the only time he would be interested in watching is after the Big Ten Championship.  Until that point, they need to control what they can control and that is the matchup against their weekly opponent.

The Badgers haven’t faced a ranked team yet this season and that usually doesn’t bode well when it comes to the National Playoff rankings.

But instead of losing sleep over it, the players are focused on winning each game each week.  The Badgers are now the only unbeaten team in the Big Ten and they’re hoping it stays that way following Saturday’s game at Indiana.

Badgers knock off Illinois, but far from perfect

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The Wisconsin Badger football team moved a step closer to the Big Ten West Division title, knocking off Illinois 24-10 on Saturday.  While the Badgers improved to 8-0 on the season and remain the only unbeaten team in the Big Ten, they once again gave no impression that they are ready to compete against other top teams in the conference (Ohio State & Penn State), or nationally for that matter either.

Wisconsin freshman tailback Jonathan Taylor  left in the first half with a left leg injury.  He had carried 12 times for 73 yards before heading to the sidelines for the rest of the game.

Without Taylor, the Badgers finished with 168 rushing yards on 45 carries, their second lowest total of the season.  Taylor himself, averages 168.5 yards a game.

Without Taylor, walk-on Garrett Groshek rushed 12 times for 51 yards and a touchdown and Bradrick Shaw added 40 yards on 12 carries.

One of the Badgers scores came on left tackle Michael Deiter’s four-yard touchdown reception. [Read more…]

More Badgers on College Football preseason watch lists

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Five Wisconsin Badger football standouts have made the latest round of college football preseason watch lists.

Linebacker Jack Cichy, lineman Conor Sheehy and cornerback D’Cota Dixon were among 103 players who made the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented to the national defensive player of the year.

Offensive center Michael Deiter and tackle Beau Benzschawel are among the 81 players on the Outland Trophy watch list.  That honor goes to the best interior lineman in the country on offense or defense.

Dating back to the Outland trophy’s inception in 1946, students from current Big Ten schools have earned the award 26 times, most recently in 2014 when Iowa’s Brandon Scherff was recognized.

Students from current Big Ten schools have received the Nagurski Trophy five times since the award’s debut in 1993.  The latest Big Ten winner was Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh in 2009.

Erickson provides endorsement for proud walk-on program

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Badger WR Alex Erickson (86) (Photo by David Stluka)

Badger WR Alex Erickson (86) (Photo by David Stluka)

Wide receiver Alex Erickson has provided another ringing endorsement for the Wisconsin football team’s walk-on program.

The former walk-on from Darlington was named a first-team all-Big Ten pick by the media and a second-team pick by the coaches.

Erickson leads the Badgers in receptions (72) and receiving yards (924).

Erickson is third in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (77.0) and needs 76 more yards in Wisconsin’s upcoming bowl game to become the fourth player in school history with a 1,000-yard receiving season.

Redshirt senior offensive tackle Tyler Marz was named a second-team pick by the media and a third-team pick by the coaches.

Redshirt sophomore tight end Troy Fumagalli was a consensus honorable mention pick and redshirt freshman Michael Deiter was named honorable mention by the media.

 

Voltz a question mark for Badgers on Saturday

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Dan Voltz

Dan Voltz

The Wisconsin Badgers are preparing for the possibility of not having starting center Dan Voltz when they face Purdue in Big Ten action at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

Voltz suffered a sprained left elbow in Wisconsin’s come-from-behind victory at Nebraska last Saturday.

Voltz has been limited in practice so far this week, but expects to get more time on the field as the week goes on.

Guard Michael Deiter practiced at center on Tuesday, just in case Voltz isn’t ready to go on Sunday.

The Badgers (4-2, 1-1) will host the Purdue Boilermakers (1-5, 0-2) on Saturday.

Badgers gearing up for Ohio State in Big Ten title game (Audio)

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Dan Voltz

Dan Voltz

Redshirt sophomore center Dan Voltz is hoping his ankle will be well enough to play Saturday night when the 11th ranked Wisconsin Badgers meet 6th ranked Ohio State in Saturday night’s Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Voltz suffered an ankle injury in the regular season finale against Minnesota and didn’t practice until yesterday (Thursday) with a heavy tape job.

Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen is expecting Voltz to play, but if he can’t, the Badgers aren’t ruling out freshman Michael Deiter.  Deiter hasn’t played at all this season and was planning to redshirt.  But Deiter and his family are reportedly on board and willing to take one for the team if need be.

Whoever plays center for the Badgers on Saturday, they’ll be facing a pair of talented tackles in Michael Bennett and Adolphus Washington.  Bennett has four sacks and 8 1/2 tackles for loss.  Washington has 3 1/2 sacks and eight tackles for loss. [Read more…]