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Wisconsin Football: Five team weaknesses for 2018

By Tanner Nestle

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: Quarterback Alex Hornibrook #12 of the Wisconsin Badgers looks to pass against the defensive lineman Nick Bosa #97 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: Quarterback Alex Hornibrook #12 of the Wisconsin Badgers looks to pass against the defensive lineman Nick Bosa #97 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – NOVEMBER 25: Alex Hornibrook (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

No team is ever truly complete and Wisconsin Football is no exception. With a bit of a critical eye, here are five weaknesses for this year’s Badgers team.

This post is going to be admittedly very nitpicky. Wisconsin football is very talented this year, but no team in college football is ever perfect. Even last season’s national champions had to make a quarterback change at halftime.

Wisconsin is a team full of great strengths, and those will be highlighted in the future by Badger of Honor, but we need to get the weaknesses out of the way first. Wisconsin isn’t a team associated with much weakness besides the general feeling that it recruits poorly. While that may be true, relative to its record and rankings anyway, the Badgers develop talent as well as any program in the country. The only downside that poor recruiting could mean is a lack of athletes.

In 2018, the Badgers will not be without athletes. Thanks to recent recruits beginning to pan out, Wisconsin can now hit the occasional home run on offense and make huge, momentum-swinging plays on defense. Freshman Aron Cruickshank is going to have a lot of eyes on him due to his lightning speed and explosiveness. Receivers Quintez Cephus, Danny Davis, and A.J. Taylor are just as capable of making plays down the field for the Badgers. And Kendric Pryor added diversity to the offense with two touchdowns on rushing plays last season.

Jonathan Taylor isn’t your typical Wisconsin back either. He can bang in the trenches, but he has breakaway speed and can outrun defenders for long gains. The Badgers may have had issues in the past with picking up chunk yardage, but that won’t be the case this year.

Now that we’ve debunked what is probably the most commonly thought of weakness for Wisconsin, let’s get through what really might hinder the team this year.