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Wisconsin Regrouping after a Disappointing 2012
OC Fired, going back to Badger Football
Madison, WI - After a disappointing 10-3 record in 2012, Wisconsin is taking a look at themselves to try to figure out what went wrong. Eyes in Madison quickly turn to former Offensive Coordinator Mike McCall who brought in a brand new offensive scheme. That offensive scheme certainly produced throughout the season, except when it mattered, against top-ranked opponents. As we all remember, the Badgers faced and lost to three top contenders, Miami, Michigan, and Penn State. UW lost each of those matchups by one touchdown, the most heart-breaking of which was when Wisconsin managed only 206 total yards of offense against Penn State. Commenting on the season, Wisconsin head coach gschwendt had this to say,
"We've got to get back to what gives Wisconsin football it's identity... that is running the football. We strayed too far away from that last season and as a result, our offense was streaky throughout the season. We feel that a solid run game and a balanced passing game is what will take us where we want to go. As a result, I'm proud to officially announce the hiring of Steve Axman to be our offensive coordinator in the upcoming season."
Axman, seen left, is a relative unknown. He is the former offensive coordinator at Idaho University and has also spent time at UCLA and Washington. Having served the Vandals for three seasons (beginning in 2010), Axman has helped arrange an offense based on running the football. Bucking the trend in today's football, he believes in straight-ahead football, with little misdirection or option, his favorite quote being "hit 'em in the freaking mouth", meaning don't run around them, run through them.
Wisconsin is preparing to finish offseason recruiting where afterwards they will quickly begin their Spring Practices. In preparation, BadgerBadgerBadgerMushroomMushroom.com has put together an early look at what the upcoming season's depth chart may look like.
Code:OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos Name Yr Pos OVR Pos Name Yr Pos OVR QB Hunter, Jon So QB 79 LE Wilson, Matt So-RS DE 80 Ward, Brett Fr-RS QB 78 Tyson, Phillip Fr-RS DE 79 HB Ball, Montee Sr-RS HB 94 NT Kohout, Jordan Sr-RS DT 87 Brown, Deon So HB 81 Hemer, Ethan Sr-RS DT 85 FB Butler, Albert Jr FB 3* RE Gilbert, David Sr-RS DE 84 Mason, Marquis Jr-RS FB 72 Irwin, Jake Jr-RS DE 75 LT McCloud, Jeremy Fr T 4* LOLB Edwards, DesmondFr OLB 5* Lewallen, DallasJr-RS T 72 Taylor, Robert So OLB 68 LG Havenstein, Rob Jr-RS G 73 MLB Flores, Melvin So MLB 80 Russell, Justin Jr-RS G 72 Fenton, AJ Sr-RS MLB 78 C Handy, Aaron Fr-RS C 81 ROLB Bonner, Raymond So OLB 80 Johnson, Ryan So-RS C 73 Chase, Cedric Jr OLB 3* RG Frederick, Trav Sr-RS G 94 CB1 Rice, Chris So CB 80 Hall, Lionel Fr-RS T 72 Callahan, ChanceSo-RS CB 75 RT Holt, Matt So T 78 CB2 Howard, Chris Jr-RS CB 77 Lynch, Bill Jr G 2* Lawrence, Brian So CB 3* TE Cadogan,Sherard Sr TE 70 FS Chavis, Brett So FS 79 Fine, Terrence So-RS TE 66 Tamakloe, Frank Jr-RS FS 70 WR1 Duckworth, Jeff Sr-RS WR 87 SS1 Feaster, Darius Sr-RS SS 82 Everson, Jeff Fr WR 5* ONeill, Conor Sr-RS SS 74 WR2 Payne, Justin Jr WR 78 SS2 Jacobs, David Fr SS 3* Johnson, Josh So WR 67 -- -- -- WR3 Nobles, Josh Jr WR 68 K Gordon, Shawn So-RS K 75 Wyatt, Deonne So-RS WR 63 P Merritt, Donny So P 82
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