Badger Bits: Moffitt moves to center, shuffles offensive line

by John Veldhuis on Aug 25, 2010 5:00 AM CDT in Badger Bits

Good morning all- linkage is a bit light today as I am moving back onto campus. Anyway, here are your Badger Bits for Wednesday, August 25th!

Capping off a major reshuffling on the offensive line, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has decided to move senior lineman John Moffitt back to center from left guard. Sophomore Travis Frederick, who previously had been the backup center, will replace Moffitt at left guard. Bielema stressed in an interview with Tom Mulhern of Madison.com that the switch was made because of all the injuries the team has sustained during fall camp.

"We really wanted to get Ryan moved over to right guard,'' Bielema said. "As we went through fall camp, I didn't think John got enough reps at center, he was concentrating so much at guard. These last three days before we jump fall go into UNLV prep we wanted to put John (at center).''

It doesn't seem likely that Moffitt will have a problem with the switch- he previously started at center during the 2008 season, and has expressed his fondness for the position in various (and hilarious) interviews like this one:

More Badger Bits after the jump!

The team continued their fall camp with two full pads practices on Monday. As always, you can find the practice reports on UWBadgers.com (Or just click here and here).

Sportscenter's Big Ten preview was up and running yesterday- the Badgers were mentioned as one of the biggest obstacles facing Ohio State this year, along with Iowa.

Andy Baggot of Madison.com has analyzed Wisconsin's non-conference schedule. The Badgers are the only team among the Top 25 that doesn't face a non-con opponent with a winning 2009 record.

ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg has started a series on his Big Ten blog: Which player is the most valuable? Rittenberg started with the quarterback spot, where Scott Tolzien was given the edge over Terrelle Pryor.

There are two nice pieces out about Jay Valai and how he has been working to come back from a concussion he sustained during fall camp.

And finally, UWBadgers.com has a feature about Gabe Carimi and the donation he made to Locks of Love.

Only 10 days until kickoff!

Tweet Comment 2 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Rittenberg makes some good points

I agree with practically everything Rittenberg said in the piece about Tolzien and Pryor. Especially with all that we lost on defense last year, we might need to score a lot of points, and from what I have been reading about Budmayr, I just don’t think he is ready yet. If Phillips comes back, I will be less worried about Scotty T goin down, but still, the skills he showed last year werea welcome sight for my eyes.

by Badger_in_Utah on Aug 25, 2010 11:23 AM CDT reply actions

Love the interior line depth

Really hoping Oglesby takes “the jump” this year and really excels.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Aug 26, 2010 10:34 AM CDT reply actions

Comments For This Post Are Closed

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

Badgers Football Schedule

UNLV	Thu 09/01	W 51 - 17
Oregon St. Building The Dam	Sat 09/10	W 35 - 0
@ Northern Illinois Red And Black Attack	Sat 09/17	W 49 - 7
South Dakota Coyotes	Sat 09/24	W 59 - 10
Nebraska Corn Nation	Sat 10/01	W 48 - 17
Indiana The Crimson Quarry	Sat 10/15	W 59 - 7
@ Michigan St. The Only Colors	Sat 10/22	L 31 - 37
@ Ohio St. Along The Olentangy	Sat 10/29	L 29 - 33
Purdue Hammer and Rails	Sat 11/05	W 62 - 17
@ Minnesota The Daily Gopher	Sat 11/12	W 42 - 13
@ Illinois Hail to the Orange	Sat 11/19	W 28 - 17
Penn St. Black Shoe Diaries	Sat 11/26	W 45 - 7
@ Michigan St. The Only Colors	Sat 12/03	W 42 - 39
@ Oregon Addicted To Quack	Mon 01/02	L 38 - 45