Published Sep 3, 2022
Week 1: No. 18 Wisconsin vs Illinois State Game Center
Raul Vazquez  •  BadgerBlitz
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MADISON, WIS. -- The 2022 college football season kicks off for No. 18 Wisconsin this weekend with a showdown against Illinois State inside Camp Randall Stadium.

BadgerBlitz.com will be there on Saturday to provide all the game coverage from the clash between the Badgers and Redbirds (6 p.m. CT, FS1). We also will break down all of our articles, interviews and media highlights from the week that was into a central thread.

GAME BASICS

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When: Saturday, Sept. 3

Where: Camp Randall Stadium (capacity 75,822)

All-Time Series: Penn State leads 10-9

Series: First ever meeting between the two programs

TV: FS1 (Tim Brando doing play-by-play, Spencer Tillman as the analyst)

Local Radio: Badger Sports Network (Matt Lepay doing play-by-play, Mike Lucas and Mark Tauscher as analysts, Patrick Herb as the sideline reporter)

NEWS/ANALYSIS/FEATURES

INTERVIEWS

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WEEK 1 RELEASED DEPTH CHART, ACCORDING TO UW

WEEK 1 DEPTH, ACCORDING TO WISCONSIN'S GAME NOTES
Pos.First TeamSecond Team

QB

G. Mertz (JR | 6-3, 16)

C. Wolf (R-JR | 6-1, 195)

RB

B. Allen (SO I 6-2, 235)

C. Mellusi (SR | 5-11, 210)

FB

J. Acker (R-FR | 6-1, 238)

R. Nowakowski (SO | 6-1, 237)

WR

C. Dike (JR | 6-1, 195)

M. Allen (R-FR I 6-1, 211)

WR

S. Bell (R-FR I 6-0, 190)

K. Lewis (SO | 6-2, 190)

TE

C. Cundiff (JR I 6-3, 236)

H. Rucci (JR I 6-4, 256)

LT

J. Nelson (SO | 6-7, 310)

N. Rucci (R-FR | 6-8, 297)

LG

T. Beach (SR | 6-6, 317)

J. Brunner (FR I 6-5, 317)

C

J. Tippmann (JR | 6-6, 317)

T. Wedig (SO | 6-7, 315)

RG

M. Furtney (SR | 6-5, 315)

D. Barrett (SO I 6-5, 320)

RT

R. Mahlman (R-FR I 6-8, 315)

L. Brown (JR I 6-6, 313)



DE

R. Johnson (JR | 6-2, 293)

C. McDonald (SO I 6-6, 285)

NT

K. Benton (SR | 6-4, 315)

G. Paez (JR | 6-3, 316)

DE

I. Mullens (SR | 6-4, 303)

J. Thompson Jr. (SO | 6-5, 295)

OLB

N. Herbig (JR | 6-2, 228)

K. Johnson (SO I 6-2, 230)

ILB

M. Njongmeta (JR I 6-0, 229)

J. Chaney (SO I 5-11, 229)

ILB

J. Turner (SO I 6-1, 225)

T. Grass (JR | 6-2, 232)

OLB

C.J. Goetz (JR | 6-3, 243)

D. Peterson (R-FR I 6-1, 244)

CB

J. Shaw (SR I 5-11, 187)

S. Melvin (JR I 5-11, 170)

SS

J. Torchio (SR | 6-1, 211)

K. Latu (JR I 6-0, 195)

FS

H. Wohler (R-FR | 6-2, 201)

P. Zachman (SO | 6-1, 208)

CB

A. Smith (SR | 5-11, 183)

R. Hallman (R-FR | 5-10, 177)




P

A. Vujnovich (SR | 6-3, 230)

G. Meyers (SO | 6-1, 194)

FG

V. Calvaruso (JR | 6-3, 200)

N. Van Zelst (R-FR | 5-11, 184)

KO

J. Van Dyke (SO | 6-5, 215)

V. Calvaruso (JR | 6-3, 200)

LS

P. Bowden (JR | 6-2, 230)

Z. Zei (R-FR | 6-2, 221)

H

G. Meyers (SO | 6-1, 194)

A. Vujnovich (SR | 6-3, 230)

PR

D. Engram (JR | 5-9, 170)

C. Dike (JR I 6-1, 195)

KR

I. Guerendo (SR | 6-0, 223)

K. Lewis (SO | 6-2, 190)

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