Thursday, October 14, 2010

Scouting the Badgers

Wisconsin comes into this game 5-1 with wins over UNLV, San Jose State, Arizona State, Austin Peay, and Minnesota. The sole loss was to Michigan State. Wisconsin has not had a turnover since the second game of the season, against San Jose State game, The Badgers also don't commit a lot of turnovers, with only 20 so far this season, tied for the lowest in the country. Wisconsin is 11th in the country in rushing offense with 240 yards/game.
 
Offense
QB Scott Tolzien leads the team with 69% completions for 1201 yards, seven touchdowns, and two interceptions. At RB are John Clay and James White, who both average 80 yards/game and have 1,177 combined rushing yards, which is second best in the country for a running back duo. Clay has been mentioned in Heisman talk as he has averaged over 100 yards in 11 of his last 12 games. Freshman White has an average of 7.7 yards/carry with a total of eight rushing TDs. TE Lance Kendrick leads the team in receiving yards and is leading the TEs nationally with 391 receiving yards.
 
Defense
The defense has only allowed one rushing touchdown this season, and has not allowed a running back to gain 100 yards. LB Culmer St. John leads the team with 33 tackles, including ten in the Minnesota game. CB Antonio Fenelus leads the team with two interceptions. FS Aaron Henry leads the team with two fumble recoveries.
 

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