They might be funny money
stand on that
I believe so as well
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‣ 2028 CFB Regular Season, Week 3 - Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
(2-0, 0-0) Utah Utes at Wisconsin Badgers (2-0, 1-0)
#14 UTAH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10
#5 WISC | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31
QB Isaac Wilson: 19-33, 243 yds, TD, 2 INT HB Eric Knight: 12 att, 54 yds, fumble WR Neeko Wynn: 6 rec, 83 yds
LB Thomas Heiberger: 8 tkl, TFL CB Omillio Agard: 3 tkl, INT CB Demario Starr: 2 tkl, INT, TDCoach Singleton's Post Game
Coach Singleton was not made available to the media. Defensive assistants spoke to the media.
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Why Coach Singleton ducking the media after a convincing win?
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‣ 2028 CFB Regular Season, Week 4 - Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
(3-0, 1-0) #5 Wisconsin Badgers at Marshall Thundering Herd (2-1, 0-1)
WISC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28
MRSH | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20
S Rico Smith: 6 tkl, 2 TFL LB Coco Generals: 5 tkl, 2 TFL S David Zelenka: 1 tkl, INT
Offense: 13 rushes, 5 yds, 0.4 yds per rush QB Benjamin Thompson: 20-29, 282 yds, 2 TD, INT WR Zach Ruegamer: 4 rec, 112 yds, TDCoach Singleton's Post Game
Q: You guys got off to a slow start on defense, allowing two long touchdowns in the first half, how were they able to settle down in the second half?
A: We have the better guys, the more talented roster so it's really just about guys doing their jobs and executing.
Q: Was this perhaps a let down spot after last week's big win?
A: I think there was just a lack of energy overall from within and when you come out to a flat stadium, honestly, the motivation needs to come internally. I don't know how motivated you have to be when you're the better player, the better team to beat a team you're better than so hopefully we don't need that juice from the crowd or externally to come and play. At this level, just show up, be a pro, act like a pro and play like a pro. This isn't high school where you need the marching band and all the circus to play a game.
Q: Wasn't much of a pass rush after getting a ton of plays from the front last week, what was Marshall able to do to neutralize what might be the best defensive line in the Big Ten?
A: They just blocked well, were sound up front and did a good job of getting the ball out quick.
Q: David Zelenka continues to be a big contributor for you guys at safety, making that move from linebacker. He had the interception today, has played a lot of snaps this year, perhaps more than some anticipated. Has his switch to safety been more of a smoother one, compared to Thomas Heiberger's attempted transition two years ago?
A: He's got natural coverage skills so its been an easier transition for him, particularly in space. Thomas [Heiberger] is still one of our better coverage guys but he's more of a box player where David [Zelenka] does have that versatility to be in space, in the box, on the boundary and feel comfortable.
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Week 5 Preview: vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
Record: 1-2, 0-0 Big Ten
Results: L 35-32 vs. BYU, L 37-27 vs. Missouri, W 34-17 vs. Southern Illinois
Team Leaders
Passing: Alessio Milivojevic (62 cmp%, 276 yds per game, 8 TD, INT)
Rushing: Braydon Jones (62 yds per game, 4 ypc, 2 TD)
Receiving: Elton Linthicum (18 receptions, 100.3 yards per game, 5 TD)
Projected Starters
QB #2 Alessio Milivojevic, Rs Senior | 6'2", 220lbs | 82 ovr, 73 spd, 76 acc, 86 awr, 91 thp, 86 sac, 92 mac, 84 dac
HB #29 Braydon Jones, Rs Senior | 5'10", 194lbs | 83 ovr, 90 spd, 88 acc, 91 car, 84 jkm
WR #18 Lakeem Thrash, Rs Junior | 5'9", 181lbs | 80 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 87 cth
WR #10 Al Biggums, Rs Freshman | 6'4", 198lbs | 79 ovr, 89 spd, 90 acc, 87 cth
WR #9 Rico Hoese, Sophomore | 6'2", 197lbs | 79 ovr, 95 spd, 92 acc, 83 cth
TE #15 Jalen Powlus, Rs Junior | 6'3", 226lbs | 73 ovr, 84 spd, 86 acc, 75 cth, 78 rbk
LT #66 Brandon Hansen, Rs Senior | 6'6", 330lbs | 88 ovr, 93 str, 98 pbk, 82 rbk
LG #56 Robert Volk, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 333lbs | 87 ovr, 93 str, 75 pbk, 80 rbk
C #73 Steve Bauplan, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 289lbs | 83 ovr, 92 str, 91 pbk, 92 rbk
RG #60 Glenn Sams, Rs Junior | 6'5", 297lbs | 87 ovr, 90 str, 82 pbk, 93 rbk
RT #77 Demario Garnes, Rs Junior | 6'7", 284lbs | 79 ovr, 81 str, 89 pbk, 78 rbk
Coach Singleton's Notes:
‣ After last week's near disaster, can't take anyone for granted
‣ A good diverse group of receivers for Illinois but nothing that's scary
‣ Coco had a nice bounce back game so he's back in the driver seat at linebacker but want to continue to rotate guys
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‣ 2028 CFB Regular Season, Week 5 - Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
(1-2, 0-0) Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers #5 (4-0, 1-0)
ILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14
WISC | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17
Offense: 18 rushes, -0.4 yards per rush QB Alessio Milivojevic: 24-35, 303 yds, 2 TD, INT WR Al Biggums: 6 rec, 121 yds LB Coco Generals: 7 tkl, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks OLB Kirk Kennedy: 5 tkl, 3 TFL, 0.5 sack DT Brian Cole: 2 tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 sackCoach Singleton's Post Game
Q: Two late touchdowns in what was a dominant performance, what was Illinois' offense able to do in those final two drives?
A: They converted a long fourth down that was an obvious offensive pass interference, missed call there but we also have to execute. Second touchdown drive, they just made plays, whooped us.
Q: We saw a lot more rotation today, over twenty players taking defensive snaps. Was that the plan coming into the game or did it just play out that way?
A: [Illinois] runs a lot of tempo so we came in expecting to use different guys, keeping our guys fresh for the fourth quarter and for the most part, I thought we were. I think some guys showed that they deserve to play more and some guys didn't and still have a lot of work to do until we feel comfortable with them being out there, playing multiple consecutive snaps.
Q: Cole Chocolatey continues to be a mainstay, playing most of the snaps so far this year. Is it fair to call that free safety spot his?
A: Until he does something to prove otherwise, yes. The same way this job is my job until I [mess] up and then they'll call somebody else to do this for me.
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Week 6 Preview: at Iowa Hawkeyes
Record: 3-2, 1-1 Big Ten
Results: L 27-24 at Georgia State, W 34-23 vs. Iowa State, W 28-14 vs. Western Michigan, W 22-17 vs. UCLA, L 27-24 at Washington
Team Leaders
Passing: Mike Werner (77 cmp%, 282 yards per game, 9 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing: DeAngelo Bourne (46.4 yards per game, 3 ypc, 3 TD)
Receiving: Juan Moncrief (28 receptions, 379 yards, 3 TD)
Projected Starters
QB #16 Mike Werner, Rs Senior | 6'5", 220lbs | 85 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 80 awr, 92 thp, 88 sac, 87 mac, 75 dac
HB #1 DeAngelo Bourne, Rs Junior | 5'9", 188lbs | 84 ovr, 92 spd, 91 acc, 90 car, 84 spm, 86 jkm
WR #0 Antonio Mayes-Bynum, Rs Senior | 5'11", 190lbs | 86 ovr, 94 spd, 94 acc, 85 cth
WR #80 Jalen Keys, Rs Senior | 6'0", 180lbs | 81 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 88 cth
WR #10 Juan Moncrief, Rs Junior | 6'5", 202lbs | 76 ovr, 89 spd, 88 acc, 78 cth
TE #87 Barry Root, Freshman | 6'3", 240lbs | 77 ovr, 74 spd, 77 acc, 72 cth, 74 rbk
LT #65 Damion Root, Rs Sophomore | 6'5", 294lbs | 87 ovr, 89 str, 92 pbk, 86 rbk
LG #76 Jay Jay Michel, Rs Junior | 6'4", 293lbs | 90 ovr, 97 str, 82 pbk, 78 rbk
C #75 Joe Knapp, Rs Senior | 6'3", 279lbs | 84 ovr, 87 str, 85 pbk, 87 rbk
RG #51 Josh Janowski, Rs Senior | 6'2", 270lbs | 93 ovr, 89 str, 93 pbk, 77 rbk
RT #60 Montrell Craft, Rs Junior | 6'5", 311lbs | 83 ovr, 86 str, 79 pbk, 89 rbk
Coach Singleton's Notes:
‣ While they have some older guys, they are not necessarily experienced as they are only returning two starters on the offensive line in Knapp and Craft
‣ Werner continues to improve as a quarterback, will be more of a threat than last year when they relied on their running game
‣ We have yet to beat them in three seasons and this will be a tough environment, at night in their own stadium with those fucking kids.