CONTENTS AUGUST 31, 2016 ▪ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3 DAVID STLUKA

HERE’S HOUSTON Bart Houston was born to be in this moment, it would seem. Named for legendary Packers , the UW senior is set to make his first start at .

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SEASONED VET? WHAT TO WATCH Where to catch the Badgers Michael Deiter turns just 20 on Saturday, but he already finds himself ASK THE BADGERS as the Badgers’ most experienced Who will have a breakout year? man on the offensive line. BADGERING-SCROLL FOR MORE- Coach Paul Chryst (Football) Wisconsin Athletic Communications Kellner Hall, 1440 Monroe St., Madison, WI 53711

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© 2016 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved worldwide. LUCAS AT LARGE BY MIKE LUCAS ▪ UWBADGERS.COM Deiter comfortable with role of veteran ichael Deiter isn’t sure In a tutorial role, Voltz will like- treat this block today? Stuff like what to make of his ly wind up as the gift that keeps that. He has helped me mental- Mseniority. He’s 19. He on giving. ly reading defenses and getting has played one season of college “I wouldn’t be half the player the calls right. And the physical football (and redshirted one). that I am right now if it wasn’t tips that he has given me have He’s not a grizzled veteran. At for Dan,” said Deiter, a sopho- helped tremendously, too.” least, he’s not grizzled. more from Curtice, Ohio. “The Last season, Deiter and Voltz But he is the most experienced first thing I asked him was, worked side-by-side for the first member of Wisconsin’s offensive ‘You’re going to travel right? six games at left guard and cen- line now that Dan Voltz has giv- Because I need you on the side- ter, respectively. When Voltz en up football. lines.’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’m going to missed the Purdue game with an So how does it feel to be an ol’ make sure that I travel.’” injured elbow, Deiter took over vet with all of 13 career starts? Voltz, a fifth-year senior, will at center. When Voltz came back “It’s really confusing to hear be a student assistant coach. the following week at Illinois, someone say that,” he said. “It’s “That’s huge for me,” Deiter Deiter slid over to guard. But it kind of exciting at the same said. “I lean on him if I see stuff was short-lived. time. But Beau (Benzschawel), that is confusing. How should I Voltz blew out his knee against Jacob (Maxwell) and Mi- the Illini, ending his season. cah (Kapoi) have played a Deiter started the last five lot. I see them as all veter- games at center, including ans, too. We have to keep the Holiday Bowl victory pushing each other, lead- over USC. Kapoi, in turn, ing each other and bring- was the starter at left guard. ing the young guys along.” Although Voltz was deter- Did he say young guys? mined to get back in the Deiter may be starting to lineup, the injuries were too act his age. After all, he much too overcome. will turn 20 on Saturday. “We knew that he was bat- “That will be a cool tling some stuff ― he hadn’t birthday,” he enthused. practiced in a week,” said Especially cool, he might Deiter who wasn’t complete- have added, knowing ly shocked when Voltz an- the guest list will exceed nounced last Tuesday that he 80,000 at Lambeau Field was done playing. “He has for the 2016 opener be- done plenty (during the re- tween the Badgers and hab) to come back and play LSU. ESPN’s College with us. All of us respected GameDay crew will be on his decision.” hand to kick off the daylong Voltz voiced his concerns festivities in Green Bay. about continuing while “Can’t wait,” said Deiter. “It’s meeting separately with the going to be awesome.” offensive line.

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“It was a little emotional, but other). There’s not one I’d pre- has learned that attrition is part it was not like anyone was cry- fer to play with. I trust both of of the process and experience is ing,” Deiter said. “You could look those guys tremendously to go invaluable. around the room and see that in there and get the job done.” “How to make the calls and people were hurting. It was kind The starting tackles have a how to read defenses has just of sad for me because I was combined three starts ― all be- gotten so much easier for me,” looking forward to playing with longing to the right tackle, Max- said Deiter, who has bulked up him. I know the other guys were, well, yet another redshirt sopho- to 325 pounds. “It kind of slows too. But that’s just the way it more. Ryan Ramczyk, a transfer down the game ― to step back goes.” from Stevens Point, will take and see what blitzes and fronts Voltz had stressed all along over for Tyler Marz at left tackle. that we’re getting. I think that’s that if he returned this season, Ramczyk has two years of eli- definitely where I’ve matured it would be at guard, not center. gibility remaining, so this group the most.” That was out of respect for De- can grow together. The Badgers will face their iter’s play over the ball. “I was former defensive coordinator, flattered to have someone like Dave Aranda, in the opener. “HOW TO MAKE THE CALLS Dan say that,” Deiter said. “I fig- Deiter doesn’t need an introduc- AND HOW TO READ DEFENS- ured Dan knows what is best for tion, either, to his blitz packages. ES HAS JUST GOTTEN SO the O-line and that was a proud “I’ve been trying to think back to MUCH EASIER FOR ME,” SAID moment for me.” what he did against us all spring DEITER. “IT KIND OF SLOWS Deiter is a good listener. Es- ball and camp,” he said. “We’ve DOWN THE GAME ― TO STEP pecially when Voltz is delivering seen it before, so it shouldn’t be BACK AND SEE WHAT BLITZ- a message. In particular, the too crazy.” ES AND FRONTS THAT WE’RE 22-year-old Voltz challenged But the Lambeau Field envi- GETTING. I THINK THAT’S Deiter to take over the lead- ronment should be. Especially DEFINITELY WHERE I’VE ership mantle. “I’m working on for a first-year starter like quar- MATURED THE MOST.” that,” Deiter said. “I do know terback Bart Houston, who with Dan stepping aside, I do beat out . “Bart have to be a little more vocal Deiter already has grown in earned it,” said Deiter. “He’s go- and more of a leader.” many areas over two fall camps ing to do fine for us. He’s ready Deiter won’t have to do it and three spring practices at for it. Him and Alex had a great alone, of course. He will be Wisconsin. He was 17 when he camp. I love both of those guys. sandwiched between a cou- enrolled for the second semester They’re awesome.” ple of redshirt sophomores in of classes in 2014. And he took Deiter might be biased about Benzschawel, an eight-game a majority of the reps at center Hornibrook since they’ve formed starter (six at RT, two at RG); because of injuries to Voltz and a duet. and Kapoi, a 10-game starter (six Dallas Lewallen. For a taped “Ask the Badgers” at LG, four at RG). Competing Of the four early enrollees segment, Deiter and Hornibrook for snaps with Kapoi is redshirt in his recruiting class, Deiter is combined to sing Billy Joel’s freshman Jon Dietzen. the only one remaining. Quar- “The Longest Time.” The review? “The chemistry with both of terback D.J. Gillins and safety “We’re both really bad singers,” them is great,” Deiter said of Austin Hudson transferred, and Deiter confessed. “It will be Kapoi and Dietzen. “I don’t really offensive lineman Jaden Gault more funny than entertaining.” feel a drop-off (from one to the left the football program. Deiter Spoken like a veteran. ▪

LUCAS AT LARGE PAGE 2 OF 2 BEHIND THE DESK BY BARRY ALVAREZ ▪ UW DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Lambeau and the challenge of scheduling ’m really excited to see us not rated but we’re obviously a Nationally, you’re seeing more play against a very talented big enough name and have had and more of these big match- ILSU team. Our players have enough success that we still ups on the first weekend. You’re embraced the strength of our command respect. giving the fans what they want. schedule, one of the toughest in It has been a lot of fun to see And your inventory for TV is , especially within all of this all come together. more interesting and much more the Big Ten. The Packers have been very valuable. I know everyone in Green Bay easy to work with from an orga- As far as scheduling home- is really looking forward to this nizational standpoint. Anytime and-home series, it’s hard to do. game. They’re even putting up we’ve dealt with them on any- If we can find the right one with big screens in the parking lots thing, they’ve been more than somebody, we’d work with it and for people to watch. They project cooperative. see if we’d be able to do it. I’ll well over 100,000 will be in town. They want to work with us, keep looking. Requests and demands for they want to be partners with us But it’s difficult to go in that tickets have been off the charts. and they want to assist us in any direction when there are games I’ve been getting calls from all way they can. And to get this like this available. The other over the last two weeks. There type of exposure and experience thing to consider is the nine- has been a big push with people for our players benefits us. game Big Ten schedule. Every trying to find tickets. I’ve been asked about possibly other year, you’re going to have The economic impact in Green staging another game like this four league games at home. That Bay should be over the top. one at Lambeau. Murph (Packers means you’re going to want to The presence of ESPN Col- president Mark Murphy) would also play your three non-confer- lege GameDay speaks to the really like to have this happen ence games at home. It’s more magnitude of the game. We’re again. So we’re looking into it. of a balancing act than anything. DAVID STLUKA

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ers talking about enjoying and we get them all in the next cou- OVERALL, I BELIEVE WE’RE relishing a schedule like this one. ple of years. You have no say in GOING TO HAVE A VERY When the older kids were be- that. You just have to play who- SOLID TEAM. BUT ALONG ing recruited, they watched Wis- ever you’re scheduled to play. THE WAY, YOU NEED consin play the likes of Michigan Overall, I believe we’re going BREAKS, YOU NEED TO STAY and Michigan State and Ohio to have a very solid team. But State. And then they got here along the way, you need breaks, HEALTHY AND YOU NEED and they have yet to play any of you need to stay healthy and TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. them. you need to continue to im- They came here to play quali- prove. Like I said earlier, I’m excited ty opponents. That’s part of the With the schedule we have, to see us in action and anxious lure of coming to the Big Ten you need consistency and the for the start of the season. We ― playing in sold-out stadiums guys need to know they’re get- can be strong defensively again against some of the marquee ting better every week. The only and we’ll be much improved in teams in the country. way you can do that is to have the running game. I looked at our initial schedules the same guys on the field. I think we’re going to get some when the conference went to 14 There are challenges. But I’m help from the freshmen wide teams and we didn’t draw any of optimistic and excited to see receivers. They’re talented, they these guys. Now, all of a sudden, what this season brings. ▪ can take the top off the defense and they can run. And that’s much needed. I’d like for us to be able to stay healthy on the offensive line ― to have some consistency so we can improve throughout the year rather than having different com- binations from week to week. It was amazing that we were able to accomplish what we did last year with an O-line that was as young and patched up at it was. All of which contributed to a lack of continuity and consis- tency. We’re maybe two years away from being really deep and really good on the offensive line. We’ve got some good young players in the program right now that look the part. Going into the season, I like the message that Paul has sent DAVID STLUKA this team about the tough schedule. You also hear the play-

BEHIND THE DESK PAGE 2 OF 2 THE VOICE BY MATT LEPAY ▪ VOICE OF THE BADGERS Exciting slate starts Saturday at Lambeau adgers football coach Paul home game is a night tussle with Milt Bruhn’s teams in the late Chryst has a number of Ohio State. Then a bus ride to 1950s had grueling stretches. Bstrengths. Among them is Iowa City, followed by another John Jardine and Dave McClain’s a proven ability to avoid over- game under the lights vs. Ne- Badgers also had seasons in the reacting to whatever challenge braska at Camp Randall. ’70s and ’80s when their teams he and his team might be facing. This is hardly the first time faced Top 25 opponents seem- Chryst is about working every- a Wisconsin football team has ingly on a weekly basis. day to improve. He is about faced a difficult workload, but But at least on paper, this having his players enjoy and one could argue it has been year’s road for the Badgers takes appreciate the process, and he is quite some time since a sched- a back seat to no one. about striving to ― as he might ule has looked like this. This is where Chryst’s say ― “Be the best you.” In 1996, Ron Dayne’s fresh- strengths come into play. I have The smart players understand man year, the Badgers opened never known him to flip out over and accept where the head man conference play against 3rd- much of anything. As far as he is coming from. That can be ranked Penn State. The next is concerned, players put in all especially important this season, week, Barry Alvarez took his of this work, both in and out of which begins Saturday after- team to Ohio State to play the season, for a guaranteed 12 days noon against LSU at Lambeau No. 2 Buckeyes. Then it was out of 365. Field. back home to face 14th-ranked Twelve dates in a calendar year Clearly, this is one of the more Northwestern. to showcase their talents, no highly-anticipated openers in re- In 1999, five of the Bad- matter the opponent. It is safe to cent years. For the third straight gers’ eight Big Ten games were assume Chryst would be just as season, the Badgers are facing against nationally-ranked op- eager to watch his Badgers play an SEC team in Week 1. Only ponents. The only loss was to any team in America, no matter this time the game takes place in fourth-rated Michigan in the how high-profile it may or may the most glorious of NFL stadi- league opener. It was Wiscon- not be. His expectations would ums. sin’s only setback of the year not change. If you are going to have a neu- en route to back-to-back con- The head coach and his play- tral site game, 1265 ference and Rose Bowl cham- ers often use the word “oppor- Avenue seems like a perfect pionships. For the most part, tunity.” Saturday there will be location. the Badgers were a veteran an opportunity to knock off a There is above-normal hype team that was strong across the top-five team. No matter what this week, and the same can be board. A Heisman Trophy win- happens, you can rest assured said for the rest of the schedule. ner, a monster offensive line, a when the clock strikes zero late The Badgers’ first nine oppo- talented and highly-respected Saturday afternoon, Chryst and nents played in bowl games last quarterback in redshirt fresh- his crew will soon turn their at- season. Five of the first seven man (one of tention to the next opportunity teams on the slate are ranked in the few non-vets in the lineup), seven days later. the preseason AP Top 25. plus a nasty, play-making de- There will be 11 remaining, The Badgers open the Big Ten fense. and the Badgers plan to em- with road trips to Michigan State We could keep going with the brace every one of them. and Michigan. The first league comparisons. Some of coach Enjoy the season. ▪

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COACH PAUL CHRYST

Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst sat inside a nearly empty Camp Randall Stadium on the Monday before his team is to take on LSU at Lambeau Field and discussed a variety of topics, including the random skill he’d like to learn, the last time he had goosebumps and the biggest challenge facing him and his staff this season. Interview by Andy Baggot: What’s the best money you ever spent? “Engagement ring.”

Do you believe in karma? “To a point.”

What’s that point? “My life isn’t driven by karma, but I think there’s something to be said about it.”

SCROLL Is there something you’re passionate about outside of your job? “Yeah. Trying to be the best father and husband I can be.”

What’s the primary trait you admire in a person? “Authenticity.”

When’s the last time you had goosebumps? “It was this summer on family vacation.”

Can you share the circumstances? “It was a good moment with the family. We were all together. I just stepped back from it enough and it was cool to see.”

What’s the best decision you ever made? “Marrying Robin.”

If you could witness any sporting event in history what would it be? “I think the ’80 Olympics hockey would have been pretty cool.”

If you could learn one random skill what would it be? “I think it would be cool if I could play the guitar.”

Who in life has influenced you the most and how? “My mom and dad. The examples they’ve shown me through all different types of circumstances, good and bad.”

What’s the single biggest challenge facing you and your coaching staff this season? “I think it’s two-fold. It’s getting this team to grow and improve. It’s getting them to be in the pres- ent and not being affected by outside noise.”

What was your recruiting experience like back in the day as a quarterback prospect at Platte- ville High School in the mid-1980s? “I wasn’t a big recruit by any means. I had the same thing where coaches came to school and coaches came to the house. I remember when Coach (Dave) McClain came to the high school. It was a big deal. There was kind of a buzz. … I remember when the coach from Northwestern came and the coach from Michigan State came.”

Were you cognizant at the time of what all that attention meant? “Yeah, I think I was. I knew I was going to go to college. That was the way we grew up. I was the fourth one in our family to go to college, so it wasn’t like that was anything new. I don’t think we spent a lot of time talking about it.”

Did you strongly consider other schools besides Wisconsin? “I knew that I wanted to go to Wisconsin, but I wanted to make sure and that’s why I took a trip to Michigan State. But I don’t think I strongly considered any other school.” ■ ASK THE BADGERS

WHICH TEAMMATE IS GOING TO HAVE A BREAKOUT SEASON? IN 2016-17? JACK MCLAUGHLIN JACK MCLAUGHLIN WALT MIDDLETON DAVID STLUKA

JORDAN HILL HALEIGH NELSON SYDNEY McKIBBON MORGAN McDONALD Junior ■ Men’s Basketball Senior ■ Volleyball Sr. ■ Women’s Hockey Jr. ■ Men’s Cross Country Pasadena, Calif. Cary, N.C. Oakville, Ontario Sydney, Australia

“I’m really looking “I think Lauryn Gillis “I think Sophia Shav- “All summer long forward to seeing will have a breakout er is going to have Joe Hardy has been Ethan Happ being year for volleyball a breakout season doing the right things more aggressive with this season because for us. After having and putting in the the ball in his hands she’s really beginning a really strong fresh- consistent hard work outside of four feet to find a strong confi- man year and making that it takes to make from the basket. He’s dence in herself that the United States it to the top of this got a great work eth- she hasn’t had in the Under-22 team this sport. I’m excited to ic and he’s been put- past.” summer, I think that see what he and our ting in the time and she has gained a lot team will do this fall.” figuring out his jump- of confidence and is er. If he plays with going to have a great the confidence I think year.” he has built over the summer, I think he could be scary good this season.” JACK MCLAUGHLIN GREG ANDERSON DAVID STLUKA

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he storyteller was Guy Houston; the father of scholarship to Saint Mary’s College (Moraga, Calif), fifth-year senior Bart Houston; the starting where he lettered in football and baseball. Tquarterback for Wisconsin in its opener at “I’d have to honestly say my pitching career was Lambeau Field; the former Green Bay work address better than my quarterbacking career ― and that of Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr; the NFL role wasn’t saying much,” conceded Houston, who ini- model for the aforementioned Guy Houston. tially had some interest in becoming a sportswrit- The same guy who named his first boy Bartlett er before reversing his field and getting his BA (in out of respect for his childhood hero. 1982) and Master’s (1987) in business administra- And that’s where this story begins … in the East tion. Bay. During his college years, and beyond, he was still The eastern region of the San Francisco Bay area. Starr-struck to the extreme that he was more de- “When I was a little kid in the ‘60s and I first be- termined than ever to name his first son after Bart came aware of things, the were Starr. “That was the only non-negotiable term of in their heyday,” said Guy Houston, whose dad, engagement when I proposed to my wife (Inge),” he Fred, was a teacher and head football coach at San claimed. Ramon Valley High School in Danville, a little over She said “yes” anyway. 20 miles from Oakland. Houston didn’t have any skeletons in his closet “The school colors were green and gold. So as a when they got married. 2-year-old on up, I wore green and gold all the time. But he had a jersey in his drawer. On Fridays, I pretended that I played for the San A Bart Starr jersey. Ramon Wolves. And on Sunday, I pretended that I One of his high school friends was Rowdy Cor- was playing for the Green Bay Packers. rick, the son of Dick Corrick, who was the director “That’s how it came about … much to the chagrin of player personnel in Green Bay while Starr was of Raider fans and people in this area.” coaching for the Packers. Houston wound up playing quarterback for his “Rowdy would go back and work the camps (in father at San Ramon Valley and set school records Green Bay),” Houston said. “And one summer he in 1977 for most passing yards in a season (1,908) came back home and gave me this jersey because and passes (20). That earned him a he knew that I was such a Bart Starr fan.

BART HOUSTON: BORN FOR THIS PAGE 2 OF 8 “He told me, ‘Don’t tell anybody where you got So he took the boys to the card show. He took it.’ So I kept it in my drawer for 15 or 20 years and something else, too. when Inga was pregnant with Bart, I sent the jersey “Everybody was bringing balls and helmets for and a letter to Mr. Starr. him to sign,” Houston said. “I brought the letter that “I wrote, ‘Could you please sign it. I’m a big fan he wrote to me. He really paused when he saw it and I’m going to name my son after you.’” and he goes, ‘Wow, that’s really cool.’ Starr was gracious enough to write a letter to “I was not only happy that Mr. Starr talked with Houston along with returning the signed jersey. my son but I was also happy and so glad that my Now fast-forward to 2006 and the Pro Football hero was such a nice guy and a gentleman.” Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio. The Starr jersey is hanging in Guy Houston’s of- The induction class included former Oakland fice. Raiders head coach John Madden. “And I have a picture,” he said, “with Bart, myself “We were very close with the Madden family,” said and Mr. Starr. Those are just cool memories.” Guy Houston, who grew up in the same Pleasanton neighborhood. “When he was an assistant with the Raiders, he used to come over to the house and my dad and him would do X’s and O’s on the napkins. So we’ve known him for a long time. “When he was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I was part of the entourage that went there and I brought Bart and his younger brother Sumner for two reasons. I wanted to honor Mr. Madden but I thought, ‘I know Bart Starr goes to these things quite often so I might get a two-for out of the deal.’” As it turned out, Starr didn’t attend. But that didn’t spoil the experience for Bart Houston. “It was phenomenal,” he said. “Obviously, we went searching for the Bart Starr stuff (in the Hall of Fame) and I got to see his bust and a lot of cool stuff.” But that wasn’t the coolest thing. “I got to shake Troy Aikman’s hand,” Houston said with hushed reverence. Aikman, the former quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst, was also a member of the 2006 class, along with former Packers defen- sive end , et al. An impressionable, 12-year-old Houston may have been tempted not to wash his hands again. “He (Aikman) was a very cool guy,” he said. The following weekend, Guy Houston was reading the San Francisco Chronicle when he came across the notice of a card show with none other than Bart Starr as the special guest. “I spent a couple of thousand dollars going to the Hall of Fame with the boys,” he said with a sigh, “and now for 125 dollars I could see Bart Starr right here in San Francisco.”

BART HOUSTON: BORN FOR THIS PAGE 3 OF 8 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ you know every bad play and you remember them art Houston was a thrower. That was the ear- more than the kids.” liest memory Guy Houston had of his son. One of his memories was from his son’s sopho- B “At a very young age, he had an arm,” he more year at De La Salle. said. “He’d throw things, whether rocks or dirt clods “It was probably a breakout game for him,” he said. or whatever. As an infant, he would throw the ball “They were behind in a league game which was very with the dog. He was always throwing things.” uncommon. Bart was the third-string quarterback. As a result, it was only natural for Bart Houston to “The first two couldn’t get anything going and gravitate to quarterback, the position that he played they put in Bart near the end of the first half be- with distinction ― 38-1 record as the starter ― for cause he had the best arm. national powerhouse De La Salle High School. “On a play-action roll-out, he set up and threw a Under the leadership of legendary coach Bob bomb and took a huge hit. But it got us down to the Ladouceur ― who played for Fred Houston at San 5-yard line and we scored. He also threw another Ramon Valley ― the De La Salle Spartans won 151 touchdown and it kind of jump-started him. straight games over 12 seasons (1992-2003). “I’ve got friends from that high school (Amador All of which was depicted in a book and later a Valley) and they still like to tell me, ‘We made Bart movie, When the Game Stands Tall. Houston.’ But he had this real moment in time ― Jim Caviezel was cast in the role of Ladouceur, something I’ll always remember.” who retired in 2013 with a mark of 399-25-3. That was Bart Houston’s second career game. On Houston didn’t throw the ball very much, by de- his “bomb” ― a 48-yard completion ― he kidded, “I sign, for Ladouceur who ran a triple option, play-ac- remember just closing my eyes and throwing the ball.” tion offense. Houston was more of a game manag- It’s one of his favorite punch lines. But he also er. He never attempted more than 22 passes. remembered the team needing a spark. But he still had a measurable impact on the suc- “I hit that deep ball and I hit a shorter pass that cess of the Spartans. went for a touchdown, my first on the varsity,” he “As a dad,” said Guy Houston, a successful real said. “And that was the confidence I needed. It was estate agent, “you remember every good play and like, ‘I can play here.’”

BART HOUSTON: BORN FOR THIS PAGE 4 OF 8 De La Salle rallied for a 32-21 win and Houston a naked boot and scored to break the game open. was named the starter the next week against Mon- “It’s not always the throwing (that defines a com- te Vista, whose quarterback, Brett Nottingham, was petitor) ― it’s the mental part of the game. Some one of the top college prospects in California. things might not show up in the stats. But you know “He was the best quarterback in the league by as a dad or coach they’re pretty cool plays.” far,” Houston said of Nottingham, who went on to Houston kept his composure and took advantage Stanford. “I trained with him back in the day and I of the aggressiveness of Bishop Gorman’s star de- thought, ‘Man, I’m going against an elite guy.’” fensive end Jalen Grimble (a Miami Hurricanes re- De La Salle won, 28- cruit and a Warren Sapp 21. And Houston will clone). never forget his first ca- “I HIT THAT DEEP BALL AND I HIT “He just ate people reer start for two rea- A SHORTER PASS THAT WENT FOR A alive,” Houston said. sons. TOUCHDOWN, MY FIRST ON THE VARSITY. “That’s what he did to us. 1) the Spartans’ 5-7 AND THAT WAS THE CONFIDENCE I We were purely based tailback Terron Ward was NEEDED. IT WAS LIKE, ‘I CAN PLAY HERE.’” on technique and we’d lights out. He rushed for beat him with technique. 398 yards. And, then, he’d just toss 2) the lights really did go out. “Someone flipped us aside and make a play. the switch,” Houston said. “Late in the fourth quarter, Coach (Ladouceur) Subsequently, there was a 20-minute delay at was thinking about a play and I said, ‘Coach, I got Monte Vista’s home field. it. Call the quarterback keeper.’ I was 100 percent “As soon as the lights went off, one of my guards confident, ‘I got this.’” picked me up and ran me to the sidelines,” Hous- Ladouceur showed faith in Houston and deferred ton said. “He thought someone was going to take a to his QB’s instincts. (cheap) shot at the young buck.” “We faked power,” Houston said, “and I ran around Guy Houston recalled another defining “moment” the big boy (Grimble) for a touchdown. That’s when of his son’s prep career. the coaches knew that they could count on me.” “At the end of a close, hard-fought game against Guy Houston always trusted his sons to do the Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas,” he said, “Bart called right things ― on and off the field.

BART HOUSTON: BORN FOR THIS PAGE 5 OF 8 “It was kind of a family project,” he said of offering about that,” Houston said. “My mom was very in- them diverse challenges. “I wanted the boys to be volved. There’s a lot of paper work. exposed to something besides sports and to differ- “My dad was more invested in the camping and ent people and leaders.” backpacking ― more of the action things. I learned As such, he encouraged them to get actively in- a lot about time management and just the overall volved with the Boy Scouts. management of everything I do.” “Other good men were able to work with them,” Learning how to live the life of a politician’s kid he said. “And it made them more well-rounded than (and the potential scrutiny that comes along with it) just 100 percent football, basketball and baseball. It didn’t get Bart Houston a merit badge. But it was was something that we emphasized. part of growing up in his household. “There are probably not many Eagle scouts in D-I Guy Houston was the mayor for seven years in football.” Dublin, Calif. ― a community of nearly 60,000 less There are at least two: Bart Houston at Wisconsin than 10 miles from San Ramon ― and a state as- and Sumner Houston at Oregon State. semblyman from the 15th District for six years. Both made the climb to the top rung; a meaning- “I’ve known a lot of political people where that ful accomplishment considering only 4 percent of (life style) can be a negative for the family,” he said. all Boys Scouts achieve Eagle Scout status. Candi- “But it can be as positive or negative as you make dates must earn at least 21 merit badges. it. All in all, I think it was positive. They must also complete a community service “My kids have met Presidents and senators and project. Bart Houston solicited and collected sports they’ve been to events and done things that a lot equipment from donors in San Ramon and turned it of people don’t get a chance to do. Like the Boy over (12,000 pieces) to the Oakland YMCA. Scouts, it’s another side of life (to experience).” Given this backdrop, he was quizzed on what goes Besides recognizing the importance of knowing into becoming an Eagle Scout. how to tie a tie for formal events ― “I can clean up “It’s a lot of time and it’s a lot of dedication and when I get out of his football gear,” Bart Houston it’s a lot of yelling from my mom ― I’m just kidding said ― there were other benefits.

“I’ve known a lot of political people where that (life style) can be a negative for the family,” Guy Houston said. “But it can be as positive or negative as you make it. All in all, I think it was positive. My kids have met Presidents and senators and they’ve been to events and done things that a lot of people don’t get a chance to do.”

BART HOUSTON: BORN FOR THIS PAGE 6 OF 8 Like controlling the message. “It shaped me to be politically correct as well as “BART CAME BACK AND SAID, being my own person at the same time,” Houston ‘I LOVE THAT PLACE. THE PEOPLE ARE chuckled. “That’s Class 101 for politicians: being yourself and being politically correct.” REAL SPECIAL AND IT FEELS LIKE HOME.’ While existing in the fishbowl, Guy Houston AND HE HAS STUCK IT OUT. IT NEVER praised Inge for pulling everyone together. “My ENTERED HIS MIND TO TRANSFER.” wife has been very supportive,” he said. “You have to have that or it’s not going to work at all.” Bart Houston, 23, also had nothing but praise for his mom’s role in their upbringing. “She was a stay-at-home mom when dad worked,” said Houston, who spent this past weekend cheer- ing on his girlfriend, Caitlyn Clem, the second-team All-Big Ten goalie on the UW women’s soccer team. “My mom went through a lot of stuff having three very active kids ― driving them around. It’s a full- time job and she nailed it.” Inge Houston, a history and tourism major as an undergrad, has been taking courses at an East Bay community college, where the boys’ younger sister, Glynnis, is a freshman. “She was bored,” contended Bart Houston, who’s working towards his master's in kinesiology. It was Inge who accompanied her son on his re- cruiting trip to Madison and the UW campus. “Bart came back and said, ‘I love that place. The people are real special and it feels like home,’” Guy Houston remembered. “And he has stuck it out. It never entered his mind to transfer.” After a brief pause, Guy Houston admitted, “It en- tered my mind. He’s a kid from California going out there (the Midwest) and you’d think that if some- thing went wrong (like not playing) he might leave. “But he said, ‘Dad, I love it here. I’m a Badger. I love the program, the school and the people.’ And I’m very proud of him that he did that (stay five years).” The Houstons will be well represented in Green Bay. The travel party will include Inge and Guy, Glynnis, the ol’ ball coach Fred and some friends. “Tough ticket to get,” Guy said. “We couldn’t bring as many as we wanted.” It’s a busy week for the family. Sumner Houston will fly east with his Oregon State teammates for Thursday night’s game against Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Houston, a 6-2, 289-pound redshirt sophomore, started the final two games last season at nose tack-

BART HOUSTON: BORN FOR THIS PAGE 7 OF 8 le for Gary Andersen, the former UW head coach. Last Thursday, Bart Houston called home with Small world, indeed. the news that he was going back to Lambeau Field So much so that Guy Houston has another tie to as Wisconsin’s starting quarterback for the season Green Bay beyond Starr. One of his longtime friends opener. is Rich Moran, who played nine years on the offen- Guy Houston kind of anticipated what the call sive line for the Packers (1985-93). was about. In 2013, Guy Houston flew to Wisconsin for a “The boys don’t typically call us at 8 a.m.,” he football weekend with his son that included watch- pointed out. ing the Badgers vs. BYU So what does he an- on Saturday and the ticipate for Saturday’s

Packers vs. the Philadel- “HOPEFULLY THE BOYS WILL GO THERE matchup against heavi- phia Eagles on Sunday. SATURDAY AND REALIZE, ‘THIS IS OUR ly-favored LSU? That was the last time STATE AND THIS IS OUR HOME FIELD.’ “It’s going to be spe- that Bart Houston saw AND IT WILL BE AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE cial,” Guy Houston said. a game at Lambeau, a IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THOSE 100 “I thought it was very Packers loss. Seneca smart of Coach (Paul) YARDS AT THE END OF THE DAY.” Wallace started for an Chryst to take the team injured up there in the spring and Scott Tolzien replaced Wallace after the first to let the players look at the place. series. “It kind of reminded me of ‘Hoosiers’ and the Tolzien, the former Badgers quarterback, threw scene where they went into the gym and he (Nor- for 280 yards and a touchdown. man Dale/Gene Hackman) said, “The hoops are 10 That was three years ago. feet high just like back home (in Hickory).’ Houston, then a UW redshirt freshman, appeared “Hopefully the boys will go there Saturday and in just two games and attempted as many passes as realize, ‘This is our state and this is our home field.’ the middle linebacker (Chris Borland) and the punt- And it will be an advantage because it all comes er (Drew Meyer). They threw once each. down to those 100 yards at the end of the day.”

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Storied stadiums are nothing new for a team that calls Camp Randall home and makes stops around the tradition-rich on a yearly basis. Still, there’s a mystique about legendary Lambeau Field that’s hard to put into words. Three former Badgers who have taken turns on the turf in Titletown gave it their best shot.

cott Tolzien has experienced Lambeau Field 2011 and was in uniform for a Super Bowl with the as a favorite son, as an enemy and as a fan, so 49ers two years later, no venue stirs his emotions Swho better to gauge this moment. quite like Lambeau Field. Who better than Tolzien, a former Wisconsin cap- His hands-on knowledge of the stadium’s histo- tain, to tell Badgers players what to expect Satur- ry and his exposure to the inner workings of the day when they step inside that football shrine in Packers ― the people, the philosophy and the vibe Green Bay to face fifth-ranked LSU. from having played there from 2013 to ’15 ― give Who better than Tolzien, a one-time Packers Tolzien uncommon insights. quarterback who also has made NFL rosters in But he’s hardly alone. San Francisco and Indianapolis, to provide the 21 Jared Abbrederis and Mark Tauscher also played Wisconsinities in the UW two-deep a primer on major roles for the Badgers and made their way to the emotions they’ll feel playing on that hallowed Green Bay as draft picks in 2014 and 2000, respec- ground. tively. Who better than Tolzien, who grew up in Illinois Their resumes are augmented by the fact that, a diehard Green Bay fan and often trekked to Lam- like 53 players on the current UW roster as well as beau as a kid, to provide relevant perspective on head coach Paul Chryst, Abbrederis and Tauscher the most unique season opener in Badgers history. were born and raised in Wisconsin. So getting a “I just think about all the moments when I was a chance to play a game at Lambeau Field is a fantasy kid growing up that I had seen take place at Lam- come true. beau Field,” Tolzien said. “To be able to play on that Abbrederis, a wide from Wautoma, is same turf made it special. currently vying for a spot on the 53-man roster af- “It’s a special place to play from the fans to the ter being chosen in the fifth round of the NFL draft. facility to the organization ― everything involved.” “Obviously there’s a lot of history and with a large Tolzien’s voice is distinctive in this exercise. percentage of guys being from the state it’s special Though he played in a Rose Bowl with Wisconsin in to play in there,” he said.

HALLOWED GROUND: THE BADGERS HEAD TO LAMBEAU PAGE 2 OF 5 “Growing up you watch the Packers, you watch “For a lot of these guys it’ll be their only oppor- the Super Bowls, it’s kind of cool to think you’re tunity to play up there,” Tauscher said. “It’s a game playing on the same field that they played on.” that every one of those guys will remember and Tauscher, a tackle from Auburndale, played his en- that’s a pretty special thing.” tire 134-game NFL career in Green Bay from 2000 On the other hand, UW players are being warned to ’10. In addition to starting on a Big Ten Confer- not to let their emotions get the best of them. ence and Rose Bowl championship team at UW in Yes, the season-opener will feature a top-five op- 1999, he won a Super Bowl ring with the Packers ponent from the Southeastern Conference. in 2010. Yes, there will be the pomp and circumstance that “The first thing you always think about is the his- goes with having the ESPN Game Day crew on site. tory and the tradition when you walk in the place,” Yes, there will be the excitement of playing a real Tauscher said. “I view it as one of the cathedrals of opponent for the first time since the Badgers re- sport. corded a 23-21 victory over USC in the Holiday “It’s a special place. Every time you walk into a sta- Bowl on Dec. 30, 2015. dium you soak it up, but when you walk into Lam- “At the end of the day it’s a football game and you beau there’s a lot of emotion, a lot of other things can’t make it too big,” Abbrederis said. that go into your mind. You realize it’s a special oc- “It’s almost like the moment in ‘Hoosiers’ when casion, especially for these guys.” they go into Hinkle Field House and they measure As such, a complicated balancing act awaits the the basketball hoop to make sure it’s 10 feet,” Tolzien Badgers. said, referencing the iconic movie of a small-town On one hand they’re being implored to savor ev- Indiana high school that won the state boys’ bas- ery sight and emotion related to the first major col- ketball championship in 1954. lege football game being staged at Lambeau Field. “It’s the same thing here. You’ve got to treat it as That’s especially the case with the Wisconsinites. just a game. You can’t make it bigger than what it is “It’s an opportunity of a lifetime, one not many because you don’t want your nerves to get to you people get to experience,” Tolzien said. when the game comes.”

“THE FIRST THING YOU ALWAYS THINK ABOUT IS THE HISTORY AND THE TRADITION WHEN YOU WALK IN THE PLACE. I VIEW IT AS ONE OF THE CATHEDRALS OF SPORT.” DAVID STLUKA

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Mark Tauscher Jared Abbrederis Scott Tolzien

Tauscher speaks from experience. Asked what he Abbrederis said those potential distractions for remembers most of his Lambeau debut ― he faced UW players have been minimized. the New York Jets in a preseason game and Phila- “Now when it’s time to play they can just focus on delphia in Week 3 of the regular season as a rookie the game,” he said. ― he blurted out one word. Lambeau Field debuted as in 1957. “Nerves,” he said, adding that he tried to settle in It’s situated in the middle of a tree-lined neighbor- but “didn’t do that as much as I’d hoped. hood. With a capacity of 81,435 the facility tempo- “That first regular-season game you have a sense rarily becomes one of the most densely populated of responsibility to play well. That was a good les- locations in the state on game day. son for me my first start. That emotion didn’t stay In some respects, Lambeau is a lot like Camp in check like I tried to do for the most part in my Randall Stadium, an 80,321-seat facility where the career. It’s a very overwhelming experience. Badgers have played since 1917. “The in-state kids that have been Packers fans, The idea of coming out of both those tunnels to a getting those emotions in check it is a big deal,” partisan roar must be an incredible sensation. Tauscher said. “Both equally are those moments in time you’ll Abbrederis lauded Chryst, a Madison native, for never forget,” said Tolzien, a starter for the Badgers staging a spring practice in Green Bay in April. The in 2009 and ‘10. Badgers bussed from campus and stayed at the But there’s a sense of reverence that sets Lam- same downtown hotel they will be headquartered beau apart. in this week. In addition to practicing indoors at the “It’s amplified because of the history,” Tauscher Center, players and coaches changed said. “Camp Randall’s a great place. Both places are in their assigned locker room at Lambeau Field, had great, but Lambeau has that added historical part. a meal in the facility, checked out the playing sur- It’s one of those places people have on their bucket face and toured the Packers Hall of Fame. list. It is special. You feel all of that.

HALLOWED GROUND: THE BADGERS HEAD TO LAMBEAU PAGE 4 OF 5 address announcer say his name as he dropped back to return a punt. “The crowd went crazy, so it was a pretty cool experience for me,” Abbrederis said. “That moment right there helped me … think that I’ve been there before and can play at this level.” The Badgers are about to find out where they fit in the college

DAVID STLUKA football hierarchy. Their emotions will become more intense as the 2:30 p.m. kickoff approaches. “It’s going to build, build, build “There’s not a lot of stadiums that have stood the and crescendo when the ball’s kicked off,” Tolzien test of time like Lambeau has. You sense that his- said. “There will be a lot of nerves in the air. tory, you feel all that and you see that this is one “But once the first couple plays get out of the special opportunity that not a lot of people get an way you’ll kind of forget your surroundings because opportunity to do.” you’re so encompassed in Tolzien can relate. the game that, other than “You think about all the “THERE’S NOT A LOT OF STADIUMS the play clock for the quar- unbelievable moments in THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME terback, you don’t really history and players that LIKE LAMBEAU HAS. YOU SENSE THAT notice your surroundings. have come out of that tun- HISTORY, YOU FEEL ALL THAT AND YOU “It’s more about manag- nel,” he said of Lambeau SEE THAT THIS IS ONE SPECIAL OPPOR- ing the nerves before the Field. “But I’ll always view game. Once you get the TUNITY THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE Camp Randall as a special first couple plays under place, too; a lot of good GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO.” your belt it’ll feel like a nor- memories there.” mal game.” Tolzien has walked both sidelines at Lambeau. His One with big implications. first visit as a pro came with San Francisco in 2012, “This is why you come to Wisconsin,” Tauscher serving as a backup to and Alex said. “This is a football game you want to go win, Smith. but you can also enjoy the experience.” That was followed by what he said DAVID STLUKA were the “three of the best years of my life” as a backup to Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. Tolzien, now a backup to with Indianapolis, will return to Lambeau with the Colts on Nov. 6. “Obviously it was a little more wel- coming as a member of the home team,” Tolzien said. Abbrederis, a two-time all-Big Ten Conference first-team pick, remembers his first appearance at Lambeau. It came during the final preseason game of 2015 vs. New Orleans. He heard the public

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Tindal’s time has come to ‘bring the swag out’ Long on confidence, cornerback ready for new role as starter

isconsin cornerback Derrick Tindal was in mid-sen- TAP TO VIEW SCHEDULE tence and thought ― extolling the importance of Wplaying with confidence ― when Chris Orr casually walked into his sight line.

“You just have to be yourself,” Tindal said. “Like Chris Orr. Just bring the swag out.” That produced a wink and a nod from Orr, a sophomore line- backer with boundless energy. With Orr looking on, Tindal was asked to describe Orr’s personality to someone who has never met him.

SCROLL “Worst guy ever,” he said with a straight face. Just clowning. “Naaaw, I’d describe him as energetic,” he said. “Fun to play with on the field. Like a brother.” Orr began clowning Tindal by sniffing and feigning tears to reflect how moved he was.

“I’d describe DT as somebody that is athletic and quick,” said TWEETS VIEW TO REQUIRED CONNECTION INTERNET Orr, turning serious. “You always know where he’s going to be.

On the field, you have no doubt that he’ll make a big play.” SOCIAL Then he couldn’t resist. MEDIA: “As a person that boy Derrick is a clown,” Orr teased. “Always has you laughing and smiling.” Their friendship, for sure, has grown stronger over the last year, they both agreed. “When Chris got here, we connected,” he said. “Real recogniz- es real.” That’s what they say back home, explained Tindal, a Floridian (Fort Lauderdale). Just don’t bring up their regional differences, especially since Orr is a Texan (Desoto). Where is the best high school football played? You don’t want to go there with them. “We still got that going (between us),” Orr said. “That’s more like a sibling rivalry.” “Everyone knows Florida is better,” Tindal insisted. “All I’m going to say is look at the numbers and we Texas boys” … Orr’s voice tailed off. Tindal had stopped listening. Orr walked away grinning. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ hen I first got here (Wisconsin),” Tindal said, “my “ mom and dad used to tell me, ‘You’re grown now. WIt’s time (to be on your own).’ But I didn’t feel like that. I still needed my parents. “College is a different thing and I really had to become a man.” That was painfully true after Tindal lost his mom, Regina Sin- gletary, to cancer in early November of his freshman year (2014). He still thinks about her. “Every day,” he said. That’s because there are constant reminders with everything that Tindal does. “I say to myself a lot, ‘I know that she’d be proud of me right now,’” he said. “I just think about that smile ― the smile on her face when I committed (to Wisconsin) and signed (his tender).” She had a favorite saying that now puts a smile on his face. “When I was first going through high school, I used to be kind of bad,” said Tindal, a product of Boyd Anderson in Broward County. “I wasn’t too good of a person at a young age. But I grew out of it. “But she’d always tell me, ‘Derrick, I don’t think you’re too old to get a beating.’ I’d always think about that ― and still do ― and I’ll laugh.” To no one’s surprise, Tindal struggled as a freshman. “I went through a lot of adversity,” he said. “It was kind of hard for me to adjust being alone (without his mom). I had to deal with it.” INSIDE VOLLEYBALL BY DIANE NORDSTROM ▪ UW ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

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Badgers start strong, with eyes on finish Opening weekend tournament championship provides good baseline

ost coaches would look at an opening weekend that TAP TO VIEW SCHEDULE included a tournament championship with wins over Mthree NCAA tournament teams as a tremendous achievement. For Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield, however, the

title at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Honolulu last week- end was just a starting point. “I thought we played well for opening weekend,” Sheffield said. “I thought we played pretty well coming out of the gate, considering we didn’t get a lot of 6-on-6 play during preseason. There’s a lot of things we have to get better at, but for an open-

SCROLL ing weekend, I thought it was a pretty good showing.” The Badgers won the championship with a 3-1 win over 2015 Elite Eight competitor and No. 6-ranked Hawai’i, as well as 3-0 sweeps of Arizona and Kansas State, two teams that also com- peted in the NCAA tournament last season. The wins moved Wisconsin from fourth to second in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) coach- INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED TO VIEW TWEETS TWEETS VIEW TO REQUIRED CONNECTION INTERNET es poll, which ties the highest ranking in program history. The schedule doesn’t get any easier, as Wisconsin opens its SOCIAL home season this weekend with the annual HotelRED Invita- MEDIA: tional. UW plays No. 18 San Diego at 7 p.m. Friday before tak- ing on Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 1 p.m. ― two more 2015 NCAA teams. The Badgers hope a large home crowd helps them win matches. “Hopefully this is the year we’re able to sell out every one of our matches,” Sheffield said. “We sold out about half of them last year and I know season ticket sales are up. Hopefully the students continue to come. Hopefully they are ready to take their game to the next level for us.” INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER BY KELLI GRASHEL ▪ UW ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS SPENCER NATZKE

Fun goes hand in hand with fast start Badgers using big wins as momentum heading into weekend road trip

simple scan of Twitter on the weekend will lead you to TAP TO VIEW SCHEDULE the conclusion that “Saturday is for the boys.” It turns A out that Friday is for the boys, too, at least according to the Wisconsin men’s soccer team.

The Badgers won their season opener over Santa Clara, 1-0, after junior Tom Barlow found the back of the net in the 55th minute of last Friday’s match. Santa Clara is coming off a strong NCAA tournament run last season that ultimately ended with a loss to eventual national champion Stanford. “It’s absolutely a different team,” Barlow said of the Badgers.

SCROLL “For our pregame film we watched the film from last year when we played them in the second or third game, and it just looks like a totally different team. I think we’ve matured a little bit and our shape is better and how we’re playing together looks totally different. “It showed last Friday.”

If beating a team of Creighton’s caliber in the preseason didn’t TWEETS VIEW TO REQUIRED CONNECTION INTERNET help boast the team’s confidence, beating a team that they lost to in overtime last season definitely did the trick. And for Barlow, SOCIAL the team’s active leader in career goals, scoring against both of MEDIA: those teams is very helpful. “It does a lot for me personally because with scoring goals, half of it is mental,” Barlow added. “For confidence, it’s huge for me, especially so early in the season. “Hopefully I can keep it going and keep helping our team finish our chances.” A team that started a five-game losing streak last season, the Badgers already know they are getting off on the right foot this time around with a strong preseason and season-opening show- ing. In addition to solid offensive production in all three games, the Badgers’ defense has been a key. INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER BY KELLI GRASHEL ▪ UW ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS JACK MCLAUGHLIN

Badgers looking to finish what they start Wisconsin is seeking ways to capitalize on scoring opportunities

isconsin came away from its home opening weekend TAP TO VIEW SCHEDULE against Milwaukee and Drake with a pair of draws, W but ties are not wins ― and not winning is not good enough for a determined Badgers squad.

“I think we can learn a lot,” freshman forward Dani Rhodes said. “I think it’s hard to have two overtime games back-to-back on the weekend, but at the end of the day we have to have our effort there, and when it comes down to the final minutes we have to finish and we have to execute on certain plays because it’s not going to be easy.

SCROLL “But we definitely should have won that game.” Wisconsin was dominant on the offensive end in both match- es, outshooting Milwaukee 19-8 and Drake 24-4. UW had just two more shots on goal than Milwaukee but accumulated five more than Drake. The Badgers also had the edge in corner kicks, with nine more than Milwaukee and 14 more than Drake. With so many scoring opportunities, head coach Paula Wilkins says INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED TO VIEW TWEETS TWEETS VIEW TO REQUIRED CONNECTION INTERNET that the team has to find the answer to size those chances. “The biggest thing is we need to find a way to win,” head coach SOCIAL Paul Wilkins said. “If we get this many shots and that many op- MEDIA: portunities and corner kicks, we need to find a way to do that and we need to find out who the answer for that is going to be. “I think we have to go back to the drawing board and look at personnel and see what other people can add to our team.”