Wisconsin might be skinny on the extensive receiver place when it visits Rutgers for a Massive Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.
Wisconsin’s Will Pauling, Bryson Inexperienced and Tyrell Henry every sustained a lower-body damage within the first half of final Saturday’s 52-6 victory over Purdue. Pauling is second on the group in receiving yardage with 21 receptions for 202 yards and a landing this season. Inexperienced has 12 catches for 154 yards, and Henry has one catch for 12 yards.
“We’ll take it day-to-day,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell stated Monday. “Hopefully, although, these guys will be capable to go. But when they are not in a position to apply, it is actually laborious to suppose they are going to carry out in a sport.”
Regardless of the depleted extensive receiver corps, the Badgers (3-2, 1-1) outscored Purdue 31-0 within the second half. Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke accomplished 20 of 31 passes for a career-high 359 yards and three touchdowns within the win, which ended a two-game dropping streak.
“You already know, we’ll create a plan on what they love to do offensively, however we’ll must cease the run and the move,” Rutgers coach Greg Schiano stated. “After which while you flip them over on protection, they’re actually well-coached. Very sound. Massive up entrance. They will run at linebacker and (are) actually skilled within the secondary. So undoubtedly an excellent problem.”
Rutgers (4-1, 1-1) is coming off a 14-7 loss at Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights recorded 4 sacks and held the Cornhuskers to 55 yards of offense within the second half, however the Rutgers offense was 2-of-14 on third down.
Rutgers operating again Kyle Monangai ranks second within the Massive Ten in yards dashing per sport (133.4), however Nebraska restricted him to 78 yards on 19 makes an attempt. Monangai has run for 667 yards and 6 touchdowns on 116 carries this season.
“I feel he’s, I would not say the center of the group, however the coronary heart of the offense, that means that he’ll get his touches,” Fickell stated. “And as he goes, they go. … He is a bodily, downhill again.”
Wisconsin has gained all 5 conferences between the applications and prevailed 24-13 final season in Madison, Wis.
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