The offensive line tradition has been rich at Wisconsin, and not just since Barry Alvarez got to campus. Since 1912, the program has churned out 19 All-Americans along the offensive line: Robert "Butts" Butler (1912), Ray "Tubby" Keeler (1913), Arlie Mucks (1914), Howard "Cub" Buck (1915), Ralph Scott (1920), George Bunge (1920), Marty Below (1923), Milo Lubratovich (1930), Dave Suminski (1952), Dennis Lick (1974-75), Ray Snell (1979), Aaron Gibson (1998), Chris McIntosh (1999), Joe Thomas (2005-06), Kraig Urbik (2008), John Moffitt (2010), Gabe Carimi (2010), Kevin Zeitler (2011) and Peter Konz (2011).
Is there a candidate among this year's unit? It may not be a first-team selection, but in some capacity? Absolutely, and his name is Rob Havenstein.