The Wisconsin Badgers began the tail end of their spring practice sessions on Tuesday, working in their 10th practice leading up to the spring game on April 23.
The quarterback competition between Bart Houston and Alex Hornibrook continued with an up-and-down day for the offense as a whole, according to BadgerNation.com ($), but the biggest news may have come from under center -- and who might play it.
Dan Voltz, who is recovering from right knee surgery and is expected back for summer workouts, may switch from center to guard based off the continued improvement of Michael Deiter, who last year started six games at center in place of Voltz while starting at left guard for seven. Check out more from Jeff Potrykus' article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
#Badgers C Dan Voltz told OL coach Rudolph he is willing to play G. Says Michael Deiter is too good at C to move.
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) April 12, 2016
#Badgers OL coach Rudolph on Voltz volunteering move to G so Deiter can stay at C. "Dan is fricken off the charts."
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) April 12, 2016
Rudolph said Voltz even listed a few reasons why leaving Deiter at C after he comes back might be a good idea. Time will tell. #Badgers
— John Veldhuis (@JohnVeldhuis) April 12, 2016
Senior RB Dare Ogunbowale had a good day catching the ball out of the backfield. Was able to find space and rack up big yardage. #Badgers
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) April 12, 2016
Injury report
Second-to-last week of spring practices has begun. Here's the latest injury report. pic.twitter.com/a9nMYcpQNh
— Benjamin Worgull (@TheBadgerNation) April 12, 2016
Other highlights
Hornibrook had a second straight INT-less day at practice. Houston had four, but one wasn't his fault and another slipped out of his hand.
— Jason Galloway (@Jason_Galloway) April 12, 2016
Correction from earlier. Hornibrook was INT free today. AH went 8-for-18. BH went 10-for-19 in team, including 55-yd TD to Jazz Peavy
— Benjamin Worgull (@TheBadgerNation) April 12, 2016
#Badgers practiced in half pads today. QBs were both up and down, but Houston had more mistakes (4 INTs).
— John Veldhuis (@JohnVeldhuis) April 12, 2016
Another good practice for TE Kyle Penniston. Had one drop but a number of open and contested catches.
— Benjamin Worgull (@TheBadgerNation) April 12, 2016
Tuesday spring recap
- Badger247.com
- BadgerBlitz.com
- BadgerNation.com
- Wisconsin State Journal, including a feature on left tackle Ryan Ramczyk