July 17, 2024

What do you know about Wisconsin’s defense? Safety Hunter Wohler is a beast. All the Linebackers are new. And Bucky picked up some of USC’s leftovers. 

Coaching Changes

What do you mean coaching changes? Mike Tressel is still the DC, right? That is correct, but his support staff has had a pair of shake ups. 

D-Line

In February the Badgers D-Line coach Greg Scruggs left Madison to join the Michigan Wolverines. The Badgers replaced him with EJ Whitlow, an up-and-comer from Air Force. Air Force had a very good defense the last couple of seasons, and Wisconsin is hoping Whitlow was the driving force.

The story doesn’t end here though. After Scruggs joined Michigan, he was arrested for an OWI in March. He is no longer with the program and is currently unemployed. Maybe Scuggs leaving wasn’t the worst thing for Mad Town.

Safeties

Wisconsin lost Safeties coach and ace recruiter Colin Hitschler to Alabama this offseason. On one hand, that is a hell of a compliment to what Colin was able to do for Wisconsin in just 1 year with the new Fickell regime. On the other hand, it sucks to lose a great coach. His replacement is someone …