CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 ■ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 5 COVER STORY LIVING ON THE EDGE They make an odd couple but, more importantly, Vince Biegel and Joe Schobert are making a major impact on the Badgers' odd front as outside linebackers in the 3-4 defense. FEATURES LUCAS AT LARGE IN [FOCUS] LEAGUE LEADING The week's best photos THE VOICE With his family's roots in the NFL, Football faces challenge Darius Hillary looks to the next level BY THE NUMBERS for ways to improve his game. Facts and figures on UW WHAT TO WATCH Soccer hosts Huskers ASK THE BADGERS BEHIND THE DESK Who has to have iPhone 6? BADGERING... FOOD FOR THOUGHT Courtney Thomas (VB) INSIDE FOOTBALL Daily breakfast the latest change Falcons flying fast aimed at caring for the Badgers' INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 800-plus student-athletes. Tough tests await in Seattle INSIDE-SCROLL MEN'S FOR SOCCER MORE- Dynamic duo provides punch INSIDE WOMEN'S SOCCER Badgers ready to bounce back 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 Matt Lepay Columnist Drew Scharenbroch Video Production Amy Eager Advertising Drew Pittner-Smith Distribution Contributors Paul Capobianco, Tam Flarup, Kelli Grashel, A.J. Harrison, Brandon Harrison, Patrick Herb, Diane Nordstrom Photography David Stluka, Greg Anderson, Jack McLaughlin Neil Ament, Cal Sport Media, Icon SMI, Cover Photos: David Stluka Problems or Accessibility Issues? [email protected] © 2014 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved worldwide. LUCAS AT LARGE BY MIKE LUCAS » UWBADGERS.COM Hillary looks to NFL roots for inspiration arius Hillary couldn’t stop Darius Hillary, a junior cor- Hillary got a call Sunday from smiling at the mention nerback, has never matched up his mom, Cassandra, who was Dof Ickey Woods’ amusing one-on-one with Ira Hillary, who watching the Bengals beat the “Gonna get some cold cuts to- led South Carolina in receiving Atlanta Falcons at Paul Brown day” Geico television commer- and yards per catch in 1983 and Stadium. She was at the game cial. Breaking out his patented 1984, respectively. Hillary, now with Ira and their oldest son, “Ickey Shuffle” at the deli count- 51, played three years with the Brandon, a former linebacker at er, Woods brought back memo- Bengals, one with the Minneso- Campbellsville (Ky.) University. ries of the 1988 Super Bowl sea- ta Vikings and two in the Arena “Our whole family loves foot- son for the Cincinnati Bengals. Football League. ball,” Darius said. Hillary is quite familiar with “My dad can still move and Before the start of his senior Woods. His father, Ira Hillary, was I would love to do that (cover year at Sycamore High School a wide receiver for those Bengals, him) but we’ll just usually toss in Cincinnati, Darius Hillary was who lost, 20-16, to the San Fran- the ball around or play basket- a youth councelor at the Marvin cisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIII. ball (when he’s home),” Hillary Lewis summer camp. Lewis is Ira Hillary had one catch and a said. “He’s always coaching me, the head coach of the Bengals, punt return in a game that Bad- giving me tips on what receivers though Hillary also got preferen- gers fans will remember because like to do. So he’s always help- tial treatment. “I had kids call- of Tim Krumrie’s gruesome leg ing me out looking at my tech- ing me, ‘Coach,”’ he said. “And I injury in the first half. nique and footwork.” was 17 years old.” THIS IS FUN, THIS IS WHAT WE DO, THIS IS WHY WE “PLAY THE GAME. ” -PAGE 1 OF 2- LUCAS AT LARGE BY MIKE LUCAS » UWBADGERS.COM Hillary has attended some touchdown pass and Wisconsin PBUs — Passes Broken Up. The Cincinnati practices since then went on to win in a romp, 28- Badgers should get their chanc- with UW teammate Jesse Hayes, 9, last November in Iowa City. es considering Bowling Green a junior linebacker whose fa- Hillary would like to make these quarterback James Knapke ther, Jay, is in the midst of his types of plays more often, start- completed 46 of 73 passes for 12th season as the defensive ing Saturday against Bowling 395 yards last Saturday in a 45- line coach with the Bengals. Jay Green. 42 win over Indiana. Offensively, Hayes is also a former Barry Al- “They’re going to throw the the Falcons ran 113 plays. varez assistant at Wisconsin. ball, we know that, and hope- “You have to read the picture “The Bengals are looking pret- fully we can get our hands on and see what the offense is try- ty good this year,” cooed Hillary, a couple,” Hillary said. “That’s ing to do,” said Hillary, who was who got to sit in front of the TV definitely something that has reminded of last season’s Arizo- last weekend and study other been stressed in the defensive na State game in which the Sun defensive backs, college and room. We talk about ‘Bats and Devils rattled off 93 plays. “Hav- pro. One stood out: Chicago Picks’ and making plays when ing a year under our belt, I think Bears rookie Kyle Fuller, who they come your way.” that we’re a little more prepared had two interceptions against Bats are knockdowns or to handle certain situations like the San Francisco 49ers on Sun- that.” day night. It’s all about pace with the “I was looking at his technique Bowling Green offense, the and he’s such a ball hawk when fastest in the country at 17.9 the ball is in the air,” Hillary said seconds per play. “You can’t let of Fuller, a first-round draft pick that tempo get to you mentally,” out of Virginia Tech. “He has said Hillary, bracing himself that mentality that it (any ball in for a battle of wills. “They the air) is his. That’s something want to speed you up and that I want to have moving for- we want to slow it down a ward.” little bit.” In 29 career games, including Therein lies the philo- 15 starts, Hillary has just one sophical conflict. “They pick. But it was memorable. love those big plays but With less than eight minutes they will take what you left in the third quarter and give them and we don’t the Badgers clinging to a 7-6 want to give them any- lead, Iowa’s Jake Ruddock thing,” said Hillary, who attempted a throw from his outlined the general own 1-yard line that was feeling of the defensive intercepted by Hillary on backs when he also said, the 20. “This is fun, this is what On the very next play, we do, this is why we play the Badgers broke open the game.” the game on a Joel Stave A sentiment, no doubt, to Jared Abbrederis shared by his dad. ■ -PAGE 2 OF 2- BEHIND THE DESK BY BARRY ALVAREZ » UW DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Supporting student-athletes always a focus fter the NCAA took all I know our coaches are really It’s part of the welfare initia- restrictions off meals ― excited about it. Our swimming tives at some schools now. They Awhich took effect in Au- coaches said this was awesome call it a lifetime scholarship. But gust ― we did some research as for them because now their kids we’ve always done that with our a program and we sat down and can eat breakfast after their early student-athletes who left for one talked to some student-athletes morning workout. reason or another. about what we wanted to do. We still have our regular train- When they decided that they I’ve always been a proponent ing tables in the evenings for wanted to return, we’ve taken of having your athletes eating football, men’s and women’s care of them. We also have coop- together. I just think it’s healthy. basketball, men’s and women’s eration on campus where they I want them to know one an- hockey and volleyball. don’t have to come back to Mad- other and I want them to know Besides that, in all of our ison to complete their degree. athletes in other sports, not just weight rooms, we have a refu- Again, it’s about doing some- their teammates. eling station which consists of thing for the student-athletes. That was one of the things that fruit, nutrition bars and protein The Big Ten has a new policy we felt was important to incor- shakes. All of our athletes are which allows us to provide them porate when we began providing able to replenish themselves with tickets. We have 400 tickets breakfast to all 800-plus stu- after workouts. for football on a first-come, first- dent-athletes, whether they are John Dettmann was my served basis. All they have to do on scholarship or walk-ons. strength and conditioning coor- is show their student ID. We’re Breakfast is served from 7-10 dinator when I was coaching. He still working on how we’re going a.m. at Camp Randall Stadium has done a really good job as far to handle basketball. But, over- and the Kohl Center. as educating everyone on nutri- all, it’s a way for them to support We decided on breakfast be- tion and eating properly. other classmates. cause it’s very difficult logisti- We’ve taken the time to teach I’m encouraged by the direc- cally for our student-athletes to our athletes on what to eat and tion that all of this has taken.