MADISON -- The last Wisconsin fall camp practice open to the media took place inside Camp Randall Stadium on Friday morning. And, with that, came a welcomed sight for the program.
Tight end Jake Ferguson (left thumb) returned to practice after missing Wednesday and Thursday's sessions. The redshirt sophomore underwent surgery on Tuesday and wore a splint on his left hand/wrist area the past two days.
The tight end position has been in dire need of bodies with Luke Benzschawel (right leg), Hayden Rucci (left arm), Gabe Lloyd (right leg) and Coy Wanner all out to injury.
On Friday, however, Ferguson worked in both positional and team periods. He even made a fantastic one-handed catch in the back of the end zone on a Graham Mertz throw.
Miss the action from earlier this week? Catch up below:
Aug. 12: Recap | Jim Leonhard video | Jon Budmayr on QBs | Photos, videos |
Aug. 13: Recap | Jack Coan video | Chase Wolf video | Josh Seltzner video | Photos, videos |
Aug. 14: Recap | Keeanu Benton video | Reggie Pearson video | Izayah Green-May video |
INJURY REPORTS
Wide receiver Danny Davis wore a boot on his lower left leg during Friday's practice after suffering the injury a day ago.
Center Tyler Biadasz continued to work during some team periods, and it appeared Cole Van Lanen also saw at least one series in team work. However, redshirt sophomore Tyler Beach appeared to receive the bulk of first-team reps at left tackle.
I did not see true freshman cornerback James Williams suited up, and though UW did not provide a status update on him from "limited" previously, I'll downgrade him to "out" for now.
During practice, a UW official confirmed redshirt senior defensive end David Pfaff (right arm) and freshman tight end Clay Cundiff (head) suffered injuries.
We also saw true freshman Logan Brown (left arm) receive some work in one-on-one pass drills on Friday. UW had not updated us on his status since the beginning of fall camp. I did not see his first rep, but he held up well on the second against redshirt freshman and fellow Michigan native Jaylan Franklin.
