Wisconsin Football: Spring Game Set For April 23

The Wisconsin football spring game is a week away

One week from today, the Wisconsin football team will take the field for the annual spring game, giving fans their first look at the 2016 version of the team.

It will certainly be a different group of Wisconsin Badgers out on the field, especially on offense.

The Badgers will feature a new quarterback, new offensive linemen and new receivers and tight ends.

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The most important of those positions, of course, is quarterback, where the Badgers will be looking to replace Joel Stave, who leaves Wisconsin as the winningest quarterback in school history.

To replace him, the Badgers basically have a two-man race between Bart Houston and Alex Hornbrook. Houston, the fifth-year senior, jumped out to an early lead in spring ball and certainly is the more obvious choice to take over the offense.

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Hornibrook has made it more of a battle as of late, but the job seem’s Houston’s to lose.

Around the offense, Wisconsin will need to replace receivers Alex Erickson and Tanner McEvoy, tight end Austin Traylor, fullback Derek Watt, and offensive tackle Tyler Marz.

It won’t be an easy task, but the Badgers have several capable options ready to step in.

Defensively, Wisconsin’s biggest departure was defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, who left Wisconsin for the same position at LSU.

The Badgers hired former USC Justin Wilcox to replace him, and will look to continue their strong defensive showing from years past.

They’ll have to do so without the services of last year’s Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, Joe Schobert, as well as safety McEvoy and cornerback Darius Hillary.

The Badgers have plenty of questions left for the upcoming season that won’t be answered at the spring game, but it will be their first opportunity to play for a crowd at Camp Randall Stadium this year.

The spring game begins at noon on Saturday, April 23. Tickets are $5 and are available here.

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Preceding the spring game is the annual Badger Sports Kids Fair from 10 a.m. to noon in the McClain Center adjacent to the stadium. Admission is free, and includes interactive games, displays, photos with Bucky, and a variety of athletic skills stations