MADISON - A handful of Wisconsin players talked about the upcoming 2017 season on Friday at the Badgers' media day.

QUOTE: "It was awesome to work with Peyton and Eli (Manning) - I got to meet Archie and all those guys. So there were some pretty prominent football figures that we got to meet there. Just to see all the other college quarterbacks there - I think there were 43 college quarterbacks that were counselors for the camp - just to make some relationships with those guys and talk with them was pretty cool."

QUOTE: "He's (Nick Nelson) going to bring a lot of flavor. By flavor, I mean swag. There's a reason he has on that hoodie right now, there's a reason why he's starting on the other side of me. I trust him coach (Jim) Leonhard trusts him, everyone trusts him. So we feel like what he can bring to the table, we need."

QUOTE: "It's good knowing that you have a home. I've been with like half the team, as far as position rooms and that stuff. I counted with Lauren Arndt, she's the graphic designer, and I've had like eight coaches since I've been here."

QUOTE: "Maybe George Rushing or Derrick Tindal. Nick Nelson is also up there. But I don't think anyone would deny that I'm No. 1. The numbers speak for themselves. Last year I ran a 40 at 4.47, it was marked at. So no one topped that, but some guys were close. Undisputed No. 1, for sure."

QUOTE: "Absolutely. Nothing more, nothing less - national championship, for sure. We have the group to do it. We have guys that are willing to work, we have a tremendous offensive line and tremendous defensive line returning back - stars and studs and tremendous coaches. So why not, why not us? We work as hard as anyone else with the same amount of practices. Why not us?"