2 months ago
MADISON – Already in Week 2, the Wisconsin football team has been anything but immune to injuries at some key positions.
Wide receiver Malachi Coleman and linebacker Mason Posa both exited the Badgers' 36-9 win over Western Illinois with injuries. Posa could have returned if necessary, coach Luke Fickell said afterward, but Coleman could not.
Quarterback Colton Joseph, meanwhile, was "a little dinged up from last weekend," Fickell said in his postgame press conference. Fickell similarly said that running back Abu Sama III may have gotten "a little bit of a ding on the shoulder."
Those are in addition to first-team offensive lineman Emerson Mandell's continued absence as he recovers from an injury that he suffered in fall camp.
Fickell said that Joseph – the Old Dominion transfer who has been UW's presumed starter since January – was not ready to go in Tuesday's practice. (He took a significant hit in the Badgers' 41-13 loss to then-No. 5 Notre Dame.)
#coleman #posa #team #madison
Wide receiver Malachi Coleman and linebacker Mason Posa both exited the Badgers' 36-9 win over Western Illinois with injuries. Posa could have returned if necessary, coach Luke Fickell said afterward, but Coleman could not.
Quarterback Colton Joseph, meanwhile, was "a little dinged up from last weekend," Fickell said in his postgame press conference. Fickell similarly said that running back Abu Sama III may have gotten "a little bit of a ding on the shoulder."
Those are in addition to first-team offensive lineman Emerson Mandell's continued absence as he recovers from an injury that he suffered in fall camp.
Fickell said that Joseph – the Old Dominion transfer who has been UW's presumed starter since January – was not ready to go in Tuesday's practice. (He took a significant hit in the Badgers' 41-13 loss to then-No. 5 Notre Dame.)
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2 months ago
There was some concern for Wisconsin's offensive line as it gets ready to face Notre Dame later today, and early Sunday morning Pete Thamel of ESPN gave a good and bad report for the Badgers.
The Irish most likely prepared to see both offensive lineman Kevin Heywood and Emerson Mandell, but the latter will not play. Wisconsin will be without Mandell, who started 12 games for them last year. As for Heywood, he got injured early during fall camp, had been seen in a walking boot, but will give it a go.
Notre Dame's defensive line has the potential to be one of the best in the country this season, and this isn't the best news for Wisconsin. For them to pull off another upset in Lambeau Field, they needed to be at full-strength, which clearly they won't be.
Expect the Irish to try and take full advantage of the Badgers new lineman, but since both players have been out, they most likely prepared for them to be out of this game. We'll soon see how big of an impact losing Mandell but having Heywood is for Wisconsin.
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The Irish most likely prepared to see both offensive lineman Kevin Heywood and Emerson Mandell, but the latter will not play. Wisconsin will be without Mandell, who started 12 games for them last year. As for Heywood, he got injured early during fall camp, had been seen in a walking boot, but will give it a go.
Notre Dame's defensive line has the potential to be one of the best in the country this season, and this isn't the best news for Wisconsin. For them to pull off another upset in Lambeau Field, they needed to be at full-strength, which clearly they won't be.
Expect the Irish to try and take full advantage of the Badgers new lineman, but since both players have been out, they most likely prepared for them to be out of this game. We'll soon see how big of an impact losing Mandell but having Heywood is for Wisconsin.
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2 months ago
MADISON – The status of Wisconsin's Emerson Mandell and Kevin Heywood has been uncertain for weeks. What's a few more days.
It's likely that it won't be until game day that we learn if the starting right side of the Badgers offensive line will play against No. 5 Notre Dame on Sept. 6 at Lambeau Field.
"There aren't decisions made completely on a lot of guys just yet," UW coach Luke Fickell said Aug. 31 during a weekly news conference at Camp Randall Stadium. "We'll have to figure that thing out as we get closer to game day."
Mandell, a right guard, has been recovering for a foot surgery he had in the spring. Heywood, a right tackle, suffered a lower body injury during the second day of camp and didn't return in a full capacity for the rest of camp.
At the end of camp the two were doing individual work during practice. After the final day of camp Aug. 23, the two were running sprints on the practice field north of the stadium following a team scrimmage.
#camp
It's likely that it won't be until game day that we learn if the starting right side of the Badgers offensive line will play against No. 5 Notre Dame on Sept. 6 at Lambeau Field.
"There aren't decisions made completely on a lot of guys just yet," UW coach Luke Fickell said Aug. 31 during a weekly news conference at Camp Randall Stadium. "We'll have to figure that thing out as we get closer to game day."
Mandell, a right guard, has been recovering for a foot surgery he had in the spring. Heywood, a right tackle, suffered a lower body injury during the second day of camp and didn't return in a full capacity for the rest of camp.
At the end of camp the two were doing individual work during practice. After the final day of camp Aug. 23, the two were running sprints on the practice field north of the stadium following a team scrimmage.
#camp
