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CONTENTS GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. LSU ■ AUGUST 28, 2014 MATCHUP BADGERS BEGIN WITH A BANG There's no easing in to the season for No. 14 Wisconsin, which opens its 2014 campaign by taking on 13th-ranked LSU in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff in Houston. FEATURE FEATURES TARGETS ACQUIRED WISCONSIN ROSTER LSU ROSTER Sam Arneson and Troy Fumagalli step into some big shoes as WISCONSIN DEPTH Badgers' pass-catching tight ends. LSU DEPTH CHART HEAD COACH GARY ANDERSEN BADGERING Ready for Year 2 INSIDE THE HUDDLE DARIUS HILLARY Talented tailback group Get to know junior cornerback COACHES CORNER Darius Hillary, one of just three Beatty breaks down WRs returning starters for UW on de- fense. Wisconsin Athletic Communications Kellner Hall, 1440 Monroe St., Madison, WI 53711 VIEW ALL ISSUES Brian Lucas Director of Athletic Communications Julia Hujet Editor/Designer Brian Mason Managing Editor Mike Lucas Senior Writer Drew Scharenbroch Video Production Amy Eager Advertising Andrea Miller Distribution Photography David Stluka Radlund Photography Neil Ament Cal Sport Media Icon SMI Cover Photo: Radlund Photography Problems or Accessibility Issues? [email protected] © 2014 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved worldwide. GAME 1: LSU BADGERS OPEN 2014 IN A BIG WAY #14/14 WISCONSIN vs. #13/13 LSU Aug. 30 • NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas • ESPN BADGERS (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) TIGERS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) ■ Rankings: AP: 14th, Coaches: 14th ■ Rankings: AP: 13th, Coaches: 13th ■ Head Coach: Gary Andersen ■ Head Coach: Les Miles ■ UW Record: 9-4 (2nd Season) ■ LSU Record: 95-24 (10th Season) Setting The Scene file-team from the SEC. UW will kick off the Saturday’s game airs live on ESPN with Seeking to win its 17th-consecutive sea- 2015 season in Arlington, Texas, against Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and son opener, No. 14-ranked Wisconsin pulls Alabama before a rematch with LSU at Todd McShay on the call and can also be back the curtain on its 2014 season by tak- Green Bay’s Lambeau Field in 2016. streamed via WatchESPN.com and the ing on No. 13 LSU in the AdvoCare Texas While the Badgers have won 16 straight Watch ESPN app. Kickoff on Saturday in Houston. openers — Only Nebraska (28) and Flori- The game will also be broadcast over The Badgers, who look to replace 13 da (24) have longer active streaks — LSU the Badger Sports Network with Matt Lep- starters from the squad that went 9-4 in has a winning run in season openers of its ay, Mike Lucas and Patrick Herb. calling its first year under head coach Gary An- own to keep alive, with the Tigers having the action The broadcast can be heard on dersen, open a stretch of three straight claimed their Week 1 matchup in each of WIBA (101.5 FM / 1310 AM) in Madison or season in which they’ll open against a pro- the last 11 seasons. worldwide via the iHeartRadio app. -PAGE 1 OF 2- GAME NOTES National Powers Face Off record (1.000) and the Badgers owning Poll Position ■ Since the start of the 2009 season, LSU’s a mark of 43-3 (.935). ■ Wisconsin opens the season ranked No. .803 winning percentage (53-13) ranks ■ The matchup with LSU will mark the 21st 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 6 nationally, with the Badgers’ .731 time in the modern era (since 1946) that the Amway Coaches Poll. This is the mark (49-18) ranking No. 12. Wisconsin has opened a season against fifth-consecutive season UW has opened the season in both polls. UW has begun ■ Since 2011, Wisconsin has produced 10 a non-conference foe currently affiliated 12 of the last 15 seasons ranked in the players that were selected in the first 75 with one of the Power Five conferences. AP Top 25. picks of the NFL draft. Only Alabama (16) UW is 10-9-1 in such games, including and LSU (16) have produced more top- three straight wins: Virginia in 2001 (26- ■ The Badgers are 5-3 all-time against the 75 picks over the last four drafts. 17), West Virginia in 2003 (24-17) and No. 13 team in the AP poll, the spot LSU Washington State in 2007 (42-21). occupies heading into Saturday’s game. ■ LSU enters Saturday’s game riding an FBS-record streak of 45 consecutive ■ Wisconsin has twice opened its season ■ The last time UW opened a season wins in regular-season non-conference at a neutral site. UW fell 34-0 to Syra- against the No. 13 team in the AP poll, it games. The Tigers haven’t lost to a cuse in East Rutherford, N.J., in 1997 and suffered a 43-7 loss to Colorado on Sept. non-conference foe in the regular sea- claimed a 35-14 win over Bowling Green 2, 1995. son since a 26-8 setback to Virginia Tech in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2006. ■ UW has twice played as the nation’s No. in their 2002 season opener. ■ UW is 0-3 in regular-season meetings 14 team against the 13th-ranked squad, ■ Since LSU’s streak began on on Sept. 7, with SEC teams and has not faced an SEC going 1-1 in those games with a 41-0 2002, the Tigers and Badgers rank 1-2 foe during the regular season since a 20- win over Northwestern in 1951 and a 26- nationally in both wins and winning per- 19 loss to Kentucky in 1984. The Badgers’ 23 loss to Purdue in 2003. centage in regular-season non-confer- only other regular-season SEC matchups ence games, with LSU boasting a 45-0 were losses to LSU in 1971 (38-28 in Mad- ison) and 1972 (27-7 in Baton Rouge). Deep in the Heart of Texas ■ UW is 4-0 all-time in the state of Texas. The Badgers scored a 21-7 win over Rice NUMBERS TO KNOW in Houston in 1952 and a 24-16 triumph Junior RB Melvin Gordon needs just 12 attempts to be eligible to break the Big Ten over SMU in Dallas in 1993, in addition to career rushing average record of 7.27 yards per carry set by Penn State’s Ki-Jana victories in the 2000 Sun Bowl in El Paso 12 Carter. Gordon is the FBS’ active career leader in rushing average (8.1 ypc). (21-20 over UCLA) and the 2002 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio (31-28 over Colora- UW’s five starting offensive linemen — LT Tyler Marz, LG Dallas Lewallen, C Dan do). Voltz, RG Kyle Costigan and RT Rob Havenstein — have combined to start 75 games in their careers. Havenstein has played in (40) and started (28) more ■ The Badgers are 6-1 all-time in the 75 games than any player on the UW roster. month of August, including six consec- utive wins. WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2014 WISCONSIN ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./El. Hometown (High School/Last School) No. Name 99 Adeyanju, James* DE 6-2 262 Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Curie Metropolitan) 1 A.J. Jordan 2 Joel Stave 22 Andersen, Chasen ILB 5-11 221 Fr./Fr. Logan, Utah (Logan) 3 Kenzel Doe 12 Armstrong, Thad QB 6-3 215 Jr./So. Ottawa, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 4 Devin Gaulden 5 Darius Hillary 49 Arneson, Sam*** TE 6-4 244 Sr./Sr. Merrill, Wis. (Merrill) 5 Tanner McEvoy 46 Austin, Matt OLB 6-3 218 Fr./Fr. Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary’s Springs) 6 Corey Clement 6 Alec James 71 Ball, Ray** OL 6-7 324 Sr./Jr. Columbus, Ohio (Westerville South) 7 Michael Caputo 18 Baretz, Lance** WR 5-11 195 Sr./Sr. Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 7 D.J. Gillins 8 Sojourn Shelton 66 Benzschawel, Beau OL 6-6 291 Fr./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton) 9 Jordan Fredrick 74 Biegel, Hayden OL 6-6 303 So./Fr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids) 10 Rafael Gaglianone 47 Biegel, Vince* OLB 6-4 244 Jr./So. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Lincoln) 10 Krenwick Sanders 11 Jazz Peavy 13 Bondoc, Evan S 6-1 201 Fr./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood) 11 T.J. Reynard 24 Brookins, Keelon OLB 5-10 209 So./Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan) 12 Thad Armstrong 12 Natrell Jamerson 17 Cadogan, Sherard** OLB 6-3 232 Sr.#/Sr. Washington Township, N.J. (Camden Catholic) 13 Evan Bondoc 7 Caputo, Michael** S 6-1 212 Sr./Jr. Imperial, Pa. (West Allegheny) 13 Bart Houston 14 Connor Senger 48 Cichy, Jack* OLB 6-2 220 So./So. Somerset, Wis. (Hill Murray) 15 Robert Wheelwright 6 Clement, Corey* RB 5-11 217 So./So. Glassboro, N.J. (Glassboro) 16 D’Cota Dixon 16 Reggie Love 19 Connelly, Ryan OLB 6-3 225 Fr./Fr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 17 Sherard Cadogan 64 Connors, Brett OL 6-6 311 Fr./Fr. New Berlin, Wis. (West) 17 George Rushing 18 Lance Baretz 54 Costigan, Kyle** OL 6-5 319 Sr.#/Sr. Wind Lake, Wis. (Muskego) 18 Dare Ogunbowale 31 Cummins, Connor* WR 6-1 200 Sr.#/Sr. Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 19 Ryan Connelly 19 Leo Musso 28 Deal, Taiwan RB 6-0 216 Fr./Fr. Capitol Heights, Md. (DeMatha) 20 Austin Ramesh 63 Deiter, Michael OL 6-5 317 Fr./Fr. Curtice, Ohio (Genoa) 21 Peniel Jean 22 Chasen Andersen 55 Denlinger, Trent OL 6-6 308 Jr./So. Cuba City, Wis. (Cuba City) 22 Caleb Kinlaw 16 Dixon, D’Cota CB 5-10 206 Fr./Fr. Oak Hill, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach) 23 Austin Hudson 24 Keelon Brookins 3 Doe, Kenzel*** WR 5-8 176 Sr./Sr.