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

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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 sea- ta Vikings and two in the Arena “Our whole family loves foot- son for the 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. ”

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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 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. ■

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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. gather for lunch because they’re what not to eat. Plus, we’ve giv- When I was in school in the spread out all over campus. en them ideas and options on late ’60s, we got $15 a month ― I told our coaches that the way how to shop for their own foods which was a lot of money back athletes are fed is going to look and make their own meals. then ― we got a show pass to go different at almost every school This is all about doing things to the movies and we were able because everybody has different for our athletes ― being stu- to sell our tickets. That 15 bucks facilities. I saw where Oklahoma dent-athlete-friendly. Over the ― it’s probably worth $250 a will be using food trucks. years, so many things have month now ― disappeared over We’re fortunate that we have changed positively for coaches, the years; so did the show pass two big kitchens. but nothing really for athletes. and the freedom to sell tickets. So far, our numbers have been One of the things that we’ve Everything else moved forward very good with those showing up been doing at Wisconsin since except what we were doing for and eating breakfast. The ath- I’ve been here is providing funds student-athletes. Now that is all letes are excited about it, they for the student-athlete to com- changing and it’s for the good of appreciate it, and they’re taking plete their undergraduate degree everybody involved, especially advantage of it. if they leave school without it. the athletes. ■ THE VOICE BY MATT LEPAY » VOICE OF THE BADGERS

Badgers face challenge from Babers’ bunch n last Saturday’s wild 45-42 receivers, and it’s a talented who moved on to Wake Forest. victory against Indiana, Bowl- group. The best of the bunch The defense is going through a Iing Green quarterback James appears to be freshman Roger transition, and a couple of key Knapke completed 46 passes Lewis, who had a record-setting players have been out because in 73 attempts. Both of those day against the Hoosiers with of injury (linebacker D.J. Lynch) totals are single-game school 16 receptions for 149 yards. He or illness (defensive lineman records. finished his day by hauling in Zach Colvin). Still, it appears to While that is quite a pitch the game-winning TD pass in the be an aggressive bunch, led by count, it still falls a bit short of closing seconds. linebacker Gabe Martin. what happened at Camp Ran- Head coach Dino Babers likes No doubt a storyline to this dall Stadium on the night of Oct. to let it rip on offense, and last game will be the MAC’s success 10, 1998. That was the evening week his offense was on the against the Big Ten this season. Purdue’s Drew Brees chucked it field for 113 snaps. Babers spent The Falcons are one of three 83 times, completing an NCAA the last two seasons at Eastern teams in the league with wins record-tying 55 passes. For the Illinois, where he led to Panthers at the Big Ten’s expense (Cen- Badgers, the good news was to a 19-7 record, including a 12-2 tral Michigan beat Purdue, and the star QB threw a few to the mark and a run to the FCS quar- Northern Illinois knocked off home team, including one to terfinals in 2013. Northwestern). All-America cornerback Jamar While it is probably a bit too Fletcher, who returned it 52 LET US SEE WHETHER early to eliminate the Big Ten yards for what proved to be the THE BADGERS CAN GET from the Play- game-winning points. THE RUNNING GAME CRANKED off chase, it is obvious that this You also might remember UP AGAIN, WHILE QUARTER- conference is struggling. A good that was the night when “Jump BACK TANNER MCEVOY AND performance for the home team Around” was born. Actually, the COMPANY TRY TO BUILD ON this Saturday might not flip the group House of Pain released AN EXCELLENT SECOND perception of the league, but the song six years earlier, but on HALF EFFORT AGAINST the Badgers do have an oppor- that October night, the Camp WESTERN ILLINOIS. tunity to do their part in helping Randall crowd rocked the sta- the Big Ten restore some order. dium when the tune blasted Babers also spent four years This will be a good test for the through the speakers. with Art Briles at Baylor, which Wisconsin defense. On offense, Bowling Green assistant coach included the Heisman Trophy let us see whether the Bad- Sean Lewis can give today’s Fal- season of Robert Griffin III in gers can get the running game cons players a scouting report 2011. cranked up again, while quarter- of what happens around here To make a long story short, back Tanner McEvoy and com- at the end of the third quarter. Babers knows offense, and he pany try to build on an excellent Lewis was a Badger from 2004- knows winning. So does Bowl- second half effort against West- 07, earning letters his final two ing Green. ern Illinois. years as he moved from quarter- Last year the Falcons won the After a bye week, it is back back to tight end. Mid-American Conference cham- to football this Saturday at the Lewis works with BG’s wide pionship under Dave Clawson, Camp. About time, isn’t it? ■ ASK THE BADGERS

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As far as some- Of all the girls It has to be Oh, that’s got to one who would on the team I’d Melvin Gordon. be Gabby Curtis. actually wait in line, definitely say Lau- Everything he has is She’s got a broken I’d probably have to ren Burich would be new. He always needs screen and definite- say Jacob Brindle. the one. I know she to have the most up to ly needs a new one.” I don’t think I’ve ever wants it really badly date stuff, the new ‘it’ (Assistant coach Katie seen him without and she’s been talking thing. Wouldn’t sur- Elliott added, “Actually the latest iPhone. about for months prise me if he’s in line I’m pretty sure Gabby He’s huge on Apple now. I’m sure she’ll for the iPhone6 right pre-ordered it this products.” get it sooner or later.” now.” morning.”) DAN SANGER / ICON SMI STEVE GOTTER DAVID STLUKA DAN REILAND BADGERING

COURTNEY THOMAS

What is your biggest personal goal for this season? ALL ABOUT COURTNEY “Personally I feel like I don’t have a personal goal, it’s more Year: Senior Height: 6-0 of like a team goal. I want to take this team back to the final Position: Outside Hitter four and hopefully a national championship so that would Hometown: DeKalb, Ill. be my personal goal. I don’t really have a goal for myself but High School: DeKalb High School Major: Human Development and Family to get this team to the highest level.” Studies Court What do you like most about being part of the UW volley- Nickname: ball team? OFF THE COURT WITH “I love being on a team. I would say being on a team and just COURTNEY Most memorable volleyball match: having that love between my teammates is my favorite thing. 2013 National Championship against But I also think Wisconsin has a really cool atmosphere. It’s Penn State a fun thing to be a part of and I absolutely love the fan base My favorite thing about Wisconsin here. It’s so fun to play in the Field House. It’s awesome!” volleyball is: The culture One word that describes the team: What would you say are the team’s greatest strengths this Trusting season? One word that describes me: Determined “I think one strength would be that we have a lot of trust in Most memorable volleyball achieve- each other, which I think is really, really big if you want to be ment: Getting second in the country a good team. We work extremely well together on and off the My goal for this year is: Win a national court. We just mesh well and we play well together. There’s a championship lot of love and trust between our team members.” When you were growing up, what did you want to be? Professional Athlete What is your favorite memory from your time with the I can’t live without: My friends and family - SCROLL FOR MORE - Badger volleyball team? “My absolute favorite memory is goingWISCONSIN to the VOLLEYBALL final four. 2014 I’ll never forget that ever and playing in a national champi- onship. I’ll remember that forever and be able tell my kids about it one day, so that’ll be pretty cool. That’s definitely my favorite memory.” ■ RUSH TO

JUDGOutside linebackers Vince Biegel and Joe Schobert- quickly formed opinions on one another but, much like the young Wisconsin defense they’re helping to lead, they’ve found that first impressions aren’t always indicative of the final verdict

BY MIKE LUCAS ■ UWBADGERS.COM INCE BIEGEL MADE A LASTING IMPRES- gressive mindset.” sion on Joe Schobert the first time they As far as Schobert, he reiterated, “Joe is a lit- V met. Not needing to point to his head, tle more laid back.” Schobert thought to himself, “He has a screw Sounds like opposites might attract. It also loose up there.” sounds like they complement each other. Nothing personal, of course, just an honest re- Offered Biegel, “Sometimes Joe needs to calm action to Biegel’s gung-ho approach to football. me down.” In the same breath, he added, “And “He was screaming and yelling,” Schobert said, sometimes I need to kick Joe in the butt to get “and he was just going crazy.” him going.” This was on the practice field and not even Don’t take that the wrong way. He was just during a game. But it didn’t stop there. “In the spelling out their differences in personality. weight room,” Schobert said, “he was the same “Joe is a good guy and great player,” Biegel way.” said. “He does everything right, he knows his From what he saw, and what he heard, Schob- stuff.” ert could draw only one Together, Biegel and conclusion. “He’s not afraid Schobert are just scratch- to hold anything back,” he COACH ARANDA ing the surface as big-time said. “He’s got a lot of confi- ON BIEGEL & SCHOBERT: playmakers. Both are en- dence, too.” THEY EACH BRING A tering their third year; This was not an indict- UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. Schobert lettered as a true ment of Biegel, by any freshman, Biegel redshirt- means; this was a Schob- THERE'S A LOT THAT WE ed. “ASK OF THOSE GUYS. ert endorsement of Biegel. Speaking to their com- “He’s going crazy when he THEY'RE INTEGRAL, patibility, Biegel said, “I makes plays,” he said. “But OBVIOUSLY, TO WHAT could play Joe’s spot and he’s giving 100 percent all WE'RE DOING. Joe could play mine.” the time.” Laughing, he suggested, You can’t ask for anything “We’re universal outside more out of a teammate. linebackers.” Defense, after all, is fueled by emotion. “Once As such, they’re livin’ on the edge — the edge he gets into his football mindset on the field,” of the Wisconsin defense. Schobert said, “he’s go, go, go, go.” “They” each bring a unique perspective,” ac- Off the field, Schobert added, “Once you get knowledged UW defensive coordinator Dave to know him, he’s pretty normal.” Aranda. After a recent practice, Biegel was standing Citing their roles within the defense, he also just off the field, the McClain Center field. While said, “There’s a lot that we ask of those guys.” Schobert was being interviewed, Biegel waited So far, so good, so promising. “They’re inte- patiently out of earshot. When it was his turn, gral, obviously, to what we’re doing,” Aranda he anticipated where this was all going. said. “What did he say about Vince?” posed Biegel, That was seconded by senior inside lineback- grinning. “No, I’m just kidding.” er Derek Landisch, who has witnessed their Well, he did say that he thought that Vince was growth. a little crazy because he was yelling all the time. “They’re both really great athletes,” Landisch “That’s how I play,” Biegel said. “I would say said. “I describe them as ‘Freaks off the Edge.”’ Joe is a little more calm. I have more of an ag- • • • •

-PAGE 2 OF 6- one that Aranda is presently grooming. “When you’re in spring ball,” he said, “you try to find or ID the personality of your defense. You’d like to be able to see that as soon as possi- ble so you can build off of it. Very early on, it was apparent that we were an emotional defense — that we could build off of making big plays. “They feed off that,” Aranda said of the young starters, including true freshman safety Lubern Figaro and redshirt freshman Chikwe Obasih. “That was different from the previous group, last year’s seniors, which was a very workman- like group. This is very different and Biegel is a big part of that.” DAVID STLUKA By contrast, Schobert is understated. “He has kind of a workmanlike quiet mentality,” Aranda said. “Whatever you ask him to do, he’ll do it. There have been stretches where he has been ithout getting into specific job respon- an inside linebacker, an outside linebacker, sibilities of the B (Boundary lineback- back to inside, back to outside. He has taken all er, Biegel) and the F (Field linebacker, W of that in stride.” Schobert), Aranda did map out what is gener- In sum, they’ve matured into complementa- ally expected from the outside ‘backers in the ry bookend ‘backers. “Joe is very even-keeled. 3-4 alignment which the Badgers have adopted Whatever comes his way, you can’t really shake after years as a 4-3 defense. him,” Aranda said. “Whereas Vince will enjoy the “They have to be edge-setters in the run highs a little bit. And he’ll get other people to game,” Aranda said of containing an offense and enjoy those highs, too, which is just as import- preventing the ball from getting outside. “They ant.” have to be effective pass rushers when people • • • • are throwing the ball. If a team spreads us out, they have to be able to play in space and tackle in space. “They’re the only position group that has those three phases at those extremes. The safe- ty group may be high one play and down the other. But with the outside linebackers, there are extremes to what they have to be in the core. And it flips on them pretty quick, so they have to be special athletes.” Biegel and Schobert definitely fit that bill, Aranda agreed; each in his own way, on and off the field. “Biegel brings a lot of juice,” he said. “Between him and (inside linebacker) Marcus Trotter, they kind of pace the defense in terms of bringing some energy.” Energy is key to every defense, particularly the DAVID STLUKA NEIL AMENT NEIL AMENT DAVID STLUKA

n Western Illinois’ second offensive se- said. “Now that I’m on the edge, it’s a little easi- ries, Biegel exploded off the edge and er on the body but you have to be a little smart- O left his calling card with quarterback er when it comes to taking on the big guys. You Trenton Norvell by planting him into the turf af- have to use your athleticism to your advantage ter the pass was released. The hit drew a flag, a by trying to get those 320-pound guys to move personal foul penalty on Biegel. That gave the around.” Leathernecks a first down on the UW 39. Although he’s an ideal fit for the 3-4, he’s still “Coach A (Andersen) always talks about play- transitioning to playing in space. ing aggressive,” Biegel said. “And he wasn’t nec- “I’m doing my job if the stats say Marcus (Trot- essarily mad at me. At the same time, you have ter) and Derek (Landisch) have more tackles to be a smart player — understanding down and than me,” Biegel said of the UW’s inside line- distance and the situation. It’s something I can backers. “I like to think of myself as an unselfish learn from. But I’m always going to play aggres- player. I want to make those plays (for others). I sive.” want to play my role in the defense.” On the next play, Biegel sacked Norvell for a Biegel learned the fundamentals at an early loss of five yards. age. They were taught in his home. His grandfa- “The one thing I really enjoy about being an ther, Ken Biegel, has been recognized as a hall of outside linebacker,” said the 6-foot-4, 244-pound fame high school coach not only in the state of Biegel, “is that you’re also a defensive end. So Wisconsin, but nationally. His dad, Rocky, was you have to be able to rush the passer, you have a starting linebacker at BYU, while his uncle T.J. to be play coverage and you have to know the played fullback for the Cougars. defense. You’re kind of a do-it-all type of guy.” They have all shaped his football mentally. Biegel did it all on defense at Lincoln High “But you have to be able to turn it on and off,” School in Wisconsin Rapids. His career num- said Biegel, whose brother, Hayden, is a redshirt bers were off the chart: 425 tackles, 27 sacks, freshman offensive lineman for the Badgers. 10 interceptions, 10 forced , five fum- “You have to have your school mindset and ble recoveries and four defensive touchdowns. your social mindset. And, then, when you go on

He was the Gatorade Player of the Year.NEIL AMENT He was the field, you haveNEIL AMENT to turn it on to your football also an inside linebacker. playing mindset. That’s my office out there and “In high school, I was in the traffic (inside),” he I have to take care of business.”

-PAGE 4 OF 6- • • • • yards held by former UW tailback John Clay. ith Biegel’s obvious family ties to the But it still wasn’t enough to turn the heads BYU program, it’s ironic, perhaps, that of the major college recruiters. Schobert was W former UW linebacker Chris Borland headed to the University of North Dakota before has compared Schobert to Kyle Van Noy, the the Badgers made a late pitch. Flying under the former BYU All-American linebacker. Van Noy radar, he accepted the walk-on invitation and was a second-round pick of the Detroit Lions in has since earned his tender. the 2014 draft. Schobert has now found his niche on the edge Borland noted Schobert has “great ball skills.” after trials at safety and inside linebacker. Same as Van Noy. That might have something “There are a lot of opportunities to make to do with the fact that Schobert had the ball plays,” he said of outside linebacker. “It’s high- in his hands so much at Waukesha West. In the risk, high-reward. If you mess up, they can get 2010 WIAA Division 1 championship game, he a big play. If you’re supposed to set the edge, rushed 38 times for 296 yards in West’s win over and if the ball gets outside, there’s nobody to Stevens Point. run them (the ball carrier) down until they’re 30 Schobert broke the state rushing record of 259 yards downfield.” In the LSU opener, Schobert made a big play by forcing a on tight end Travis Dickson. Safety Michael Caputo recovered and the Bad- gers turned the takeaway into a touchdown. “When they threw it to him (Dickson), it looked like he wanted to cut back,” Schobert recalled. “I just tried to shoot at him, get his legs and get him on the ground. I hit the ball with my shoul- der because he tried to go low, too. You don’t want to take him high because he can fall for- ward. “I’ve played defense my whole life — youth football and high school — so I’ve always been in space and had to make tackles in all kind of situations. I’ve been in the box and I’ve played linebacker when I was younger, too, filling holes. Tackling is something that comes natural.” Overall, there’s a beauty and diversity to Schobert’s responsibilities on the edge. “To me, it’s a lot of versatility,” he said. “Some- times you’re out in space covering receivers and tight ends on routes. Sometimes you’re rushing the passer, holding the edge or meeting a pull- ing guard. You have to do a lot of different things on the edge. “Being a safety in high school and an inside

DAVID STLUKA linebacker on the scout team has prepared me for the physicality. Coming downhill on guys like Travis Frederick and Ryan Groy, taking them on head-to-head, definitely helped. You just have

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to be confident. That’s the biggest thing in foot- “We have a huge chip on our shoulder,” Biegel ball.” said. “A lot of the media was down on our front There are even moments when Schobert’s old seven saying, ‘We’re soft, we’re weak, we’re un- running back instincts apply on defense. dersized, we’re inexperienced.’ I think all of the “Less on the outside,” he said, “because you guys up front took that to heart and we’re trying don’t see the holes like you do on the inside. to get better every day as a front seven.” But sometimes you can tell what they (running Aranda saw it coming — the questions — but backs) are looking at and what they’re going to he has liked how the defense has answered so do. It definitely helps and it gives you a football far. sense of what the offense is “It’s exciting to be a part of trying to do.” COACH ARANDA: a group that is as motivated Since they’re seeing things “IT’S EXCITING TO BE and as emotional as this one,” from both edges, Schobert A PART OF A GROUP Aranda said. “I think they feel and Biegel will talk about THAT IS AS MOTIVATED — and I don’t want to use the what they see. “We kind of term overlooked — but they throw ideas off each other that AND AS EMOTIONAL feel that from the onset that way,” said the 6-2, 240-pound AS THIS ONE.” they have not necessarily been Schobert. “It’s great to sit and given a ton of respect. They talk. What do we have to do on this play? What also feed off anything positive.” are you seeing when this happens?” Against LSU, the Badgers had eight different What Badgers fans are seeing is a front seven players contribute to nine tackles for loss. that has performed better than expectations. “We definitely have the ability to be a big-play Truth is, not much was expected at the start of defense,” Schobert observed from one edge. the season because of the graduation losses of “It just speaks to the fact that we have guys all seven starters from last season. who can do it,” Biegel said from the other.

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▲ PHOTOS: Swipe to change ■ Tap to pause/play Slowing fast-flying Falcons is Badgers’ goal Wisconsin defense tasked with taming tempo SCHEDULE (1-1) obody in college football is running plays as fast as the Home games in bold. All times CT. Bowling Green Falcons. Aug. 30 vs. LSU L, 28-24 That should come as welcome news to a coach that has Sept. 6 Western Illinois W, 37-3 Ntargeted tempo as a primary focus in his first season at the helm. Sept. 20 Bowling Green 11 a.m. “We’re not moving very quickly yet,” Falcons coach Dino Sept. 27 South Florida 11 a.m. Babers said Monday. Oct. 4 at Northwestern TBA The numbers paint a different picture, with Bowling Green’s average of a snap every 17.9 seconds easily the fastest rate of Oct. 11 Illinois TBA play of any FBS team. Texas Tech ranks No. 2 nationally at 18.6 Oct. 25 Maryland 11 a.m. seconds per play. Nov. 1 at Rutgers 11 a.m. Still, fast isn’t fast enough for Babers, who is set on building Nov. 8 at Purdue TBA a breakneck attack like the one he was part of at Baylor as an Nov. 15 Nebraska TBA assistant from 2009-11. Nov. 22 at Iowa TBA “Our offense understands our goals and knows where we’re Nov. 29 Minnesota TBA going to be at,” Babers said. “We’re slowly learning the process

and we’re trying to get better every day, but it’s not where we > Complete Schedule | Buy Tickets would want it to be.” That desire to push the pace will be a challenge for a Wiscon- FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: sin defense that has been up to the task in its first two outings of the season. UW is one of just four teams nationally to rank in the top 25 in all four major-SCROLL defensive FOR MORE- categories (scoring de- fense, total defense, rushing defense and passing defense). “They do move quickly,” UW head coach Gary Andersen said of the Falcons. “They are up on the ball. It is always a challenge.” One way the Badgers plan to counter Bowling Green’s speed of operation is to rely on the crowd at Camp Randall Stadium. UW fans have proven to be an asset, with the Badgers having won their last 30 home games against non-conference foes. “They are pretty powerful,” Andersen said of the Badgers’ home crowd. “We can’t allow their pace to affect the game in a positive way. It will cause us some issues, but we have to be prepared for it.” In the wake of a win at home over Indiana, Babers was careful to temper expectations about the Falcons’ flight to Madison. “I don’t know if we can give a team like Wisconsin trouble,” he said of his team’s chances against the Badgers. Wisconsin’s defense would disagree after looking at the film, and it will be up to that — very capable — unit to find the way out of any trouble Bowling Green brings to Camp Randall.

FALCONS ARE FAMILIAR FOES While their high-flying attack might be new, the Falcons re- turn to Madison as anything but strangers to Badgers fans. Wis- consin and Bowling Green will face off for the third time in 10 years when they meet up at 11 a.m. Saturday. UW is a perfect 3-0 against the Falcons — and hasn’t lost a game to a Mid-American Conference team since 1988 — but the Badgers found themselves in a shootout the last time Bowling Green came to town. The teams went into halftime deadlocked 35-35 after a sec- ond quarter that saw a combined seven touchdowns scored — including three rushing scores from Wisconsin RB Brian Cal- houn. The Badgers turned up the intensity on defense in the second half and UW got two more scores from Calhoun to build a 21-point lead early in the fourth quarter en route to a 56-42 win. Calhoun finished with 258 rushing yards and scored five TDs to tie the Badgers’ single-game school record. On the other side, Bowling Green QB Omar Jacobs threw for 458 yards and tied a Camp Randall record with five touchdown passes. The teams combined for 1,035 yards of offense, 55 first downs and 14 touchdowns. UW followed with a 34-14 win over the Falcons in its 2006 sea- son opener, a neutral-site game in Cleveland.

KICKOFF SET FOR SOUTH FLORIDA The Badgers’ Sept. 27 matchup with South Florida will kick off at 11 a.m. and be aired live on ESPN2 or ESPNU. A limited number of tickets are available by calling 1-800-GO-BADGERS or ordering via UWBadgers.com. INSIDE VOLLEYBALL BY DIANE NORDSTROM GREG ANDERSON

Top-10 tussles on tap for the Badgers UW travels to Seattle for Pac-12/B1G Showcase SCHEDULE (8-0) t doesn’t get much tougher for the fourth-ranked Wiscon- Home events in bold. All times CT. sin volleyball team than the Pac-12/Big Ten Showcase this RECENTLY weekend. The Badgers wrap up the non-conference season HotelRED Invitational: Iby traveling to Seattle to take on No. 10 USC at 7:30 p.m. (CT) Sept. 12 Miami W, 3-0 Thursday and No. 5 Washington at 10 p.m. Friday. Sept. 13 Missouri State W, 3-1 And that’s just the start of things, as the Badgers kick off the Ball State W, 3-0 Big Ten Conference season on Sept. 24 when they host No. COMING UP 3-ranked and reigning national champion Penn State. Pac-12/Big Ten Showcase (Seattle, Wash.): “I don’t know if we’ve ever played two top-10 teams in a span Sept. 18 vs. USC 7:30 p.m. of 24 hours, but we have that in front of us, and we are looking Sept. 19 at Washington 10 p.m. forward to that,” UW head coach Kelly Sheffield said of the Bad- gers’ trip to Seattle. “There’s certainly not a lot of turnaround Sept. 24 Penn State 6:30 p.m. time before you get into Big Ten season. Sept. 28 Ohio State 1 p.m. “I think it’s a great experience and a great opportunity for us. Oct. 1 at Northwestern 7 p.m. … I think it absolutely prepares you for the Big Ten.” > Complete Schedule | Buy Tickets USC is 6-2 after dropping its first two matches of the season last weekend to unranked Texas A&M (3-2) and 10th-ranked FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Florida (3-0). Despite the losses, the Women of Troy have two of the top players in the country in junior Samantha Bricio and sophomore Ebony Nwanebu. “Southern Cal is a very-SCROLL powerful, FOR MORE- very good team,” Sheffield said. “Bricio has one of the best serves, if not the best serve, in college volleyball. Nwanebu is going to be an absolute handful out there on the right side, big attacker.” Washington is 9-0 on the year and features the reigning na- tional player of the year in senior Krista Vansant. The outside hitter averages 4.27 kills per set to lead the Huskies. “These are really good programs that are always consistent- ly very well prepared and have some of the best players,” ex- plained Sheffield. “We don’t think we’re slouches on our side, either. They want to go up against the best. We are looking for- ward and excited about the opportunity in front of us.” WISCONSIN OFF TO ONE OF ITS BEST STARTS The Badgers are 8-0 to start the season, coming off a win at their own HotelRED Invitational in the UW Field House last weekend. UW swept Miami and Ball State and downed Missouri State 3-1 to win its 20th title in the 27-year history of the event. Wisconsin landed three players on the all-tournament team with senior Courtney Thomas being named the most valuable player. Sophomores Lauren Carlini and Haleigh Nelson were named all-tournament. Wisconsin is the only undefeated team in the Big Ten and one of only 15 teams nationally that hasn’t lost a match in 2014. The Badgers’ 8-0 start is one of the top six openings in program history. ■ INSIDE CROSS COUNTRY BY A.J. HARRISON

Badgers to preview Big Ten course Men and women race in Iowa City SCHEDULE ith the Big Ten championships scheduled for an un- Home meets in bold. All times CT. familiar course this year, the Wisconsin cross country RECENTLY teams will use this Saturday to get the lay of the land Sept. 5 Badger Opener Won the Ashton Cross Country Course at the Big Ten Preview in M: 1st, 20 pts W: 1st, 22 pts Iowa City, Iowa. COMING UP In the past, the Badgers have not usually previewed the site of the Big Ten meet, but UW director of track and field and cross Sept. 20 Iowa Big Ten 8 a.m. Preview country Mick Byrne believes that a visit to the course will be Oct. 4 Greater Louisville TBA beneficial to this year’s team. Classic “I have never put a lot of stock in it before but, because we Oct. 17 Wisconsin 11 a.m. are so young, we just feel that it was important for us to get adidas Invitational there and get at least look at the course,” Byrne said. “That way Nov. 2 Big Ten 10:45 a.m. we have familiarity when we arrive there on Big Ten weekend.” Championship The meet pits the Badgers against Iowa and Kansas State, Nov. 8 Wisconsin Open 11 a.m. with the women running their first 6-kilometer race of the year > View complete schedule and the men their first 8-K of the campaign. The Wisconsin men enter the weekend ranked No. 11 in the FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll. This year’s team is one of the youngest in recent memory, as UW only has two seniors and a single junior on its roster. “The guys are young but-SCROLL they FOR are MORE- coming together and are gelling really well,” Byrne said. “There is obviously talent there. I think the sophomore redshirt class will be important for us. A lot is going to depend on guys like Russell (Sandvold), Ryan (Kromer), Troy (Smith) and Carl (Hirsch). We are only going to be as good as those guys. “We know that we have got two or three really good freshmen. We have an option to redshirt those freshmen or run them. The next two meets are important as we will learn more about our team and our depth. Obviously, going into the championship part of the season, we have to have more than five solid run- ners.” The women also are ranked in the top 25, checking in at No. 16. The Badgers have four returning scorers from last year’s Big Ten meet in Emma-Lisa Murphy, Sarah Disanza, Molly Hanson and Gabi Anzalone, but Byrne is paying attention to see how the underclassmen compete in the upcoming weeks. “We’re taking a close look at the supporting cast,” Byrne said. “It seems to be that that is all we are looking for in this busi- ness. Who is going to be helping the runners up front? There are a few freshmen all of sudden that are doing real well. “We are excited about their performance but we are not go- ing to make decisions on who we are going to put out there for a couple of weeks.” ■ INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER BY BRANDON HARRISON

Dynamic duo provides scoring punch Freshmen Segbers, Barlow on the same page SCHEDULE (1-4-0) t’s not just the 12 true freshmen. This season, many mem- Home games in bold. All times CT. bers of the Wisconsin men’s soccer team have been adjust- RECENTLY ing to new teammates, new roles and new environments. Aug. 29 San Francisco L, 1-2 IAmidst all the transition, however, two constants have begun Aug. 31 Xavier W, 4-0 to emerge for the Badgers. Sept. 5 at George Mason L, 1-2 Mark Segbers and Tom Barlow have been at the front of it all Sept. 7 at Georgetown L, 1-4 so far this season, working together to become one of the most Sept. 12 Rutgers L, 2-3 (OT) dangerous and formidable offensive attacks in the country. Through five games, the freshman forwards have combined COMING UP to score six of the team’s nine goals. Sept. 19 St. John’s 7 p.m. Of the team’s 25 total points this season, Barlow and Segbers Sept. 26 at Maryland 6:30 p.m. have combined to tally more than half (14). Oct. 1 at Marquette 7:05 p.m. The two have energized Wisconsin and given the Badgers one Oct. 4 Michigan 7 p.m. of the premier front lines in the Big Ten this season. Heading Oct. 7 Green Bay 7 p.m. into this weekend, Wisconsin ranks first in the conference in > View complete schedule goals (9), goals per game (1.80) and points (24). Individually, Segbers either leads or is tied for the league lead FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: in goals (4), goals per game (0.80), points (9) and points per game (1.80). The two are already delivering on the biggest of stages, too. Barlow and Segbers each-SCROLL scored FOR their MORE- most recent goals on na- tional television, as the Badgers hosted Rutgers in Madison for its first match as a new conference member, live on BTN. Barlow gave the crowd of 1,610 something to cheer about and the Badgers an early lead by scoring in the 12th minute. Then Segbers came through in the clutch with just 1:59 remaining in regulation with his team-leading fourth goal of the season to force overtime. INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER BY BRANDON HARRISON STEVE GOTTER

Last-second goal leads to first blemish Badgers look to bounce back vs. Nebraska SCHEDULE (7-1) he Wisconsin women’s soccer team was off to an unblem- Home games in bold. All times CT. ished start. It was undefeated at 7-0, national honors RECENTLY and rankings were being given, and records were being Aug. 31 Northern Iowa W, 3-0 Tset. The group had played more than 721 minutes of unbeaten Sept. 5 at Washington W, 4-0 soccer. Sept. 7 vs. Portland W, 3-0 Then one second changed everything. Sept. 12 at Mich. St. W, 2-1 (OT) Ani Sarkisian of Michigan tapped in a game-winning score Sept. 14 at Michigan L, 1-2 with one second left on the clock and handed the Badgers (7-1- 0) their first loss of the season last Sunday in Ann Arbor. It was COMING UP the first time all season Wisconsin had to face the feeling of de- Sept. 20 Nebraska 7 p.m. feat, let alone in such stunning fashion. Sept. 26 at Indiana 6 p.m. Yet, it took the group about as long to shake off the letdown Sept. 26 at Purdue Noon as it took for them to be beaten: just a moment. Oct. 3 Ohio State 7 p.m. “I told the team one game doesn’t define a season,” head Oct. 5 Penn State Noon coach Paula Wilkins said of her postgame speech to the Bad- > View complete schedule gers. “How we respond to this will be one of the most import- ant things of our season. It’s going to be a very good wake-up FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: call for us if we can learn from this. “I feel that there’s always something we can pull out from a loss. We’ll refocus, correct our mistakes and move forward.” A team that laid out big-SCROLL goals FORfor itselfMORE- at the beginning of the season, the Badgers were not about to let one loss deter them. According to Wilkins, the leadership wouldn’t allow it. It’s not in their nature. “I think this group has a pretty good leadership group,” Wilkins said. “You never want to lose a game, especially in Big Ten play. But, I think the players are really focused on learning from the mistakes and moving forward. “Which is a different feeling than we had last year at this time.” For Wilkins and the Badgers, the silver lining from their first loss of the season is the opportunity to now see the impact of their mistakes — which may have been there all along — and realize how they can improve, only get better and grow from the loss moving forward. Proof of the newly found motivation was found by scanning Twitter updates just hours after the loss. Between the com- ments of players and coaches, it felt less like a group heartbro- ken and discouraged, and more like a team coming away from a loss hungrier and more determined. One tweet simply read, “Adversity is opportunity.” Wisconsin will have its first opportunity to respond when the Badgers kick off Big Ten play at home against defending con- ference champion Nebraska on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Madison. ■ INSIDE WOMEN’S ROWING BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO

The wait is over, now let the rowing begin! UW opens fall season in Milwaukee SCHEDULE t has been about three and a half months since a crew rep- Home events in bold. resenting the University of Wisconsin has taken to the wa- Sept. 20 Milwaukee River ter in competition, but that will change Saturday when the Challenge Milwaukee, WI Iwomen’s openweight and lightweight crews take part in the Oct. 12 Head of the Rock 14th-annual Milwaukee River Challenge. Rockford, IL The three-mile race will run on the Menomonie and Milwau- Oct. 19 Head of the Charles kee rivers in Milwaukee. Boston, MA “This year we are taking a very large number of athletes to the Milwaukee River Challenge, which is a bit unusual for us in the past few years,” UW head coach Bebe Bryans said. “What makes it really unusual is that the openweights are taking only freshmen and sophomores. Approximately 15 of our recruited freshmen will be wearing the W for the first time, joined and led by our 17-member sophomore class. “The lightweights will have a few more upperclass rowers, > View complete schedule but at least one-third of their squad will be freshmen recruits, as well.” FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: The early-season event gives UW a chance to get into a race situation, instead of just practice, as the fall season moves along. The Badgers will race again at the Head of the Rock in Rockford, Illinois, in three-SCROLL weeks, FOR the MORE- team’s next chance to see how their training is helping them improve. “Our goal is the same as it always is at this race,” Bryans said. “Represent Wisconsin extremely well and show what our strengths are going to be for this year. The Milwaukee River Challenge is a great place to race hard, show off in front of a ‘hometown’ crowd, and be home before dinner. “The Milwaukee folks have done a great job in setting up an exciting race course, and we will have two world championship medalists (former Badgers Grace Latz and Vicky Opitz) racing against us in the eight — game on!” ■ THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY

DON’T STAND ON THE TRACKS SEPTEMBER 20, 1969: Running back Alan “A Train” Thompson rushed for a then- school record 220 yards on 33 carries in his collegiate debut against No. 6 Oklahoma. Thompson finished his career in 1971 with 2,005 rushing yards, at the time second only to Alan Ameche in school history. -MORE THIS WEEK-

START OF SOMETHING BIG SCORING MACHINE ACE IN THE HOLE SEPTEMBER 21, 1974: SEPTEMBER 20, 1986: SEPTEMBER 22, 2013: The volleyball team opened Andy Rectenwal of the The women’s golf team won intercollegiate play by hosting men’s soccer team set the the Lady Paladin Invitational UW-Eau Claire. Wisconsin won UW single-game record with with a 54-hole school-record the match 15-8, 15-0. UW four goals in a 7-0 win over score of 865. Kris Yoo tied the finished its inaugural season Michigan. Rectenwal remains Badgers’ 54-hole individual with a 25-4 record. the Badgers’ all-time career record by firing a 213 (73-70-70) scoring leader with 46 goals. to tie for third place.