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Badgers must regroup from stunning loss to BYU

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It is back to the drawing board for the 16th ranked Wisconsin Badgers today, following their shocking 24-21 loss to the BYU Cougars on Saturday.

BYU was a three touchdown underdog, yet outplayed Wisconsin, handing the Badgers their first non-conference home loss at Camp Randall Stadium dating back to 2003.

To make matters worse, the Badgers lost outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and tight end Zander Neuville with leg injuries in the first half.

The Cougars attacked the Badger defense with a number of jet sweeps, which opened up the running game for BYU tailback Squally Canada.  He rushed for 118 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns.

BYU freshman Skyler Southam booted the game winning field goal from 45-yards out with 9:58 left to play.  The Badgers had a chance to tie but Rafael Gaglianone missed from 42-yards out with :36 left to play.

Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor came in averaging 7.8 yards a carry and 199.0 yards per game rushing.  He finished with 117 yards on 26 carries and a 4.5 yards per carry average.  His longest carry went for 15 yards.

The Badgers three touchdowns all came on short runs.  Taiwan Deal scored twice, from two yards and five yards out.  Fullback Alec Ingold scored from two yards out.

The loss dropped the Badgers in both Top 25 polls, from 6th to 16th in the coaches poll and from 6th to 18th in the writers poll.

Wisconsin must now regroup quickly.  The Badgers open Big Ten play this Saturday night in Iowa City against the Hawkeyes.

 

Badgers without their kicker for Big Ten opener

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Rafael Gaglianone

Rafael Gaglianone

The Wisconsin Badgers will be without kicker Rafael Gaglianone in their Big Ten opener at Michigan State on Saturday.  Gaglianone is battling back problems, but has hit seven of his first eight field goal attempts.

Gaglianone was held out of spring practice because of back issues.

UW’s Andrew Endicott, UW’s kickoff specialist for the last three seasons, will handle the kicking chores in Gaglianone’s place on Saturday.  He hasn’t attempted a field goal or extra-point since his high school days.

Elsewhere, tailbacks Corey Clement (ankle) and Taiwan Deal (leg), as well as left guard Micah Kapoi (foot) are all listed as questionable.  Tailback Bradrick Shaw will miss the game on Saturday with injury.

If Kapoi can’t go, redshirt sophomore Brett Connor would get the start.

Badgers hoping to be healthier at tailback

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motion-wAt the moment, the Wisconsin Badgers are preparing for their Big Ten Conference opener at Michigan State with questions concerning their running game.

Fifth-year senior Dare Ogunbowale is the only healthy tailback at the moment.

Corey Clement and backup Taiwan Deal were both limited in practice on Tuesday and redshirt freshman Bradrick Shaw, who suffered a leg injury against Georgia State, didn’t work at all in practice on Tuesday.

There’s still time left before Saturday’s game, so there’s still a chance to get one or more of those running backs back in the fold.

Starter Corey Clement could be the most likely to return.  He took last Saturday’s game off, which gave his sore ankle more time to recover. [Read more…]

Badgers survive upset bid by Georgia State

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alex-hornibrookThe Wisconsin Badgers went into Saturday’s game against Georgia State as 34 1/2 point favorites.  The outcome was much different from what was anticipated.

Wisconsin’s defense was stellar as usual in the first half, but the Badgers managed a 6-0 lead at the break.

The Badgers came out of the locker room and increased that lead to 13-0, after Paul Chryst pulled quarterback Bart Houston for redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook.

It was at that point that the Panthers scored a pair of touchdowns and jumped out in front 17-13 early in the fourth quarter.

Georgia State used a quick passing game and didn’t allow the Badger pass rushers to make an impact.

The Badgers were able to regain the lead when Hornibrook tossed a short touchdown pass.  They would add a Rafael Gaglianone field goal and then get a big defensive stop to hang on for the win. [Read more…]

Clement is questionable for Georgia State game

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Corey Clement

Corey Clement

Wisconsin running back Corey Clement is listed as questionable for Saturday’s final non-conference matchup against Georgia State.

Clement missed eight games last season after sports hernia surgery.  He suffered an ankle injury late in the first half of the Akron game last week and was limited in practice this week.

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said Clement was able to do some stuff on Monday and hasn’t done a whole lot since.  Certainly the Badgers want Clement healthy for their Big Ten opener next week at Michigan State.

Clement has 42 carries for 197 yards and three touchdowns in the first two games.

If Clement can’t play Saturday, the Badgers will have plenty of options, starting with Dare Ogunbowale (13 carries – 62 yards), Taiwan Deal (13 carries – 60 yards) and redshirt freshman Bradrick Shaw (9 carries – 74 yards and 1 TD).

The Badgers are 34 1/2 point favorites for Saturday’s game.  Kick time at Camp Randall Stadium is set for 11 a.m.

 

Badgers seek fifth straight Big Ten win

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Motion WThe Wisconsin Badgers shoot for their fifth straight Big Ten win this afternoon when they take on the Maryland Terrapins in college football action in College Park, Maryland.

The Badgers said this week that they’re looking to increase the number of take/aways they get and they should have a chance to act on it against Maryland.  The Terrapins 28 turnovers in eight games is the worst mark in the country.

Maryland has thrown 23 interceptions, compared to Wisconsin’s six.

The Badgers go in with just six interceptions on the season.

The Badgers special teams coverage units will be challenged.  Maryland’s William Likely has three return touchdowns, two on punt returns and one via a kickoff return.  Likely ranks fourth nationally on punt returns and 29th on kickoff returns. [Read more…]

Voltz expects to play Saturday (Badger football update)

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Corey Clement

Corey Clement

Wisconsin center Dan Voltz is expected to play Saturday, when the Badgers host the Purdue Boilermakers at Camp Randall Stadium.  Coach Paul Chryst says the junior has stepped up his workouts this week, after he hurt his left elbow near the end of last Saturday’s Badger victory at Nebraska.

If Voltz plays, it would prevent the Badgers from having to go with a fifth different offensive line combination in seven weeks.

Dare Ogunbowale is expected to get the bulk of the carries at running back as freshman Taiwan Deal continues to struggle with an ankle injury from last week.

Junior running back Corey Clement is said to be getting better after sports hernia surgery, but Chryst could not say when he could be ready to play again.  Wisconsin will try to improve to two-and-one in the Big Ten with a win over Purdue.  The Boilermakers are still looking for their first conference win.

AUDIO: Paul Chryst isn’t sure when Corey Clement can return :12

AUDIO: Paul Chryst says Corey Clement hasn’t really opened up yet :08

 

Wisconsin’s Deal is Big Ten Freshman of the Week

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Taiwan Deal (Photo by David Stluka).

Taiwan Deal (Photo by David Stluka).

Wisconsin running back Taiwan Deal has been named the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Week.

Deal rushed for a career high 147 yards on 26 carries in the Badgers 28-0 win over Hawaii.  Deal recorded a pair of first-half touchdowns, giving the Badgers a 14-0 lead at halftime.  It  came in his first career start.

The last Wisconsin freshman to win the award was Corey Clement on Nov. 18, 2013.  Clement is sidelined and is expected to undergo sports hernia surgery this week.  Clement is expected to miss most if not all of the season.

 

Badgers testing their depth at tailback

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Dare Ogunbowale

Dare Ogunbowale

The Wisconsin Badgers close out the non-conference portion of their schedule against Hawaii tonight (7 p.m.) at Camp Randall Stadium.   As it turns out, it’ll be one last chance for running backs Dare Ogunbowale and Taiwan Deal to prepare themselves for the start of the Big Ten Conference season next week against Iowa.

The Badgers learned this week that their starting tailback, Corey Clement will undergo Sports Hernia surgery and missed most if not all of the Big Ten season.

The Badgers are about as prepared as they could be to this point.  Clement had only eight rushes in the opener against Alabama before giving way to Ogunbowale and Deal because of injury.  Clement hasn’t played since. [Read more…]

Clement to undergo Sports Hernia surgery (VIDEO)

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Motion WEarlier this week, the Wisconsin Badger coaches were hoping to have tailback Corey Clement back for this weeks game against Hawaii, if not the following week in the Big Ten Conference opener against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium.

But U-W official announced today that Clement is scheduled to have Sports Hernia surgery next week and could miss four to fix weeks of the Big Ten Conference season.

Clement carried the ball just eight times in the opener against Alabama and has been idle since.

Dare Ogunbowale and Taiwan Deal are now one and two on the Badger depth chart and Alec Ingold, who was moved from linebacker to running back last week, could see some time as well.

Ingold averaged 178.8 yards per game as a senior at Bay Port High School as a quarterback and can play tailback or fullback.  Ingold is currently listed third at the tailback spot on the depth chart.

Corey Clement spoke with reporters after the news broke today.  (Video Courtesy of UWBadgers.com)