Wisconsin's practice schedule picked up recently as the program prepares for Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 30.

Third-year sophomore cornerback Dean Engram told BadgerBlitz.com that there had been three practices as of Tuesday. Though the sample size of sessions may be small, we asked several more experienced Badgers who has stood out early on during what can be called bowl prep practices between Tuesday and Thursday availabilities for defensive and offensive players, respectively.

Any questions that were worded or framed differently to players are referenced in italics below.

One name, true freshman wide receiver Markus Allen, surfaced several times in conversations with players. Be sure to check out BadgerBlitz.com early next week for a feature on the first-year player and his progress within the offense over the course of the 2021 season.

(From Thursday)

"I think Markus [Allen] has done a great job, and Skyler [Bell], too. I think that they're doing a really good job of kind of feeding off each other, having that energy every day and just going out there making plays. So I think they've done a great job of standing out and keep progressing a little bit, so it's been fun."