(LEARFIELD) – The Badgers’ offensive line has lost a starter to injury.
Head coach Luke Fickell reports that left tackle Kevin Heywood suffered an ACL injury last week.
The coach expects him to have surgery soon.
Badgers coach Luke Fickell talked losing Haywood to torn ACL last week in practice.
Fickell talked about a possible solution. Do they move a current starter outside?
Fickell talked about where they go now.
With Heywood unavailable, the team could turn to redshirt junior Leyton Nelson.
Another redshirt junior, John Clifford, has been playing left tackle with the number-two offense, and freshman Nolan Davenport has been working at right tackle.
Wisconsin is returning three starters from last season on its offensive line.
Badgers losing players to transfer portal: Various sources are reporting that Wisconsin is losing receivers to the transfer portal. Tanner Koziol who was joining the Badgers fron Ball State has decided to get back in the portal.
Idaho’s Mark Hamper has also decided to re-enter the portal.
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