With spring football fast approaching for Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers, we’ve been previewing the critical time in the calendar. So farm we’ve looked at breakout candidates, biggest questions and depth chart projections for both offense and defense.
This spring is critical for Luke Fickell and his Wisconsin program as it looks to find its place in the new era of the Big Ten. The Badgers have clear improvements to make after a 7-6 2023 campaign, improvements that must begin in spring before the season draws near.
Remember, last spring Phil Longo’s offense struggle with pace, snapping the ball and turnovers against a solid defense. Those issues continued to plague the team during the season. It is hoped some improvements will just be due to natural comfort in Year 2 of the Fickell and Longo era. But some could also be due to better talent at key positions.
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Looking ahead to the season, we’ve already ranked all 18 programs in the Big Ten, ranked the 18 starting quarterbacks, ranked all 18 head coaches, predicted each Big Ten team’s 2024 record, looked at the early College Football Playoff tiers, made bold predictions for the season and checked in on the Las Vegas win totals for each team in the conference.
Before the spring period begins, we want to check in with Wisconsin’s most intriguing position battles. Here are those battles ranked, plus names to know at each spot:
15: Left Tackle
Offensive linemen Tanor Bortolini #63, Jack Nelson #79 and Cormac Sampson #62 of the Wisconsin Badgers walk to the line of scrimmage during the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 30, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Badgers defeated the Sun Devils 20-13. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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