Wisconsin Football vs. BYU Cougars: Tale of the tape
The Special Teams
Wisconsin
Kicker Rafael Gaglianone remains perfect through the first two games with extra points (10/10) and field goals (3/3).
Last week, he had to kick only one field goal for 26 yards, but he tacked on six extra points. His longest field goal this season is 42 yards.
Punter Anthony Lotti had an easy week as well. He had only one punt last week, but he boomed it 54 yards. His season average is up to 42.4 yards per punt.
Freshman Aron Cruickshank was kick returner last week. He returned two kicks for 32 yards. Cruickshank isn’t a big guy, but he can flat out fly. He has the potential to return kicks to the house any time he touches the ball. He could be on of the biggest return threats this Wisconsin football program has seen in a long time.
BYU
The Cougars have a freshman kicker. Skyler Southam has also been perfect so far this season, though he has seen a lot less work than Gaglianone. He has only attempted five extra points, making all of them, and only a 36-yard field goal, which he also made.
Senior Rhett Almond has had the punting duties for BYU. Almond was actually a placekicker that has converted to punting this season. He has had 10 punts this season for 426 yards, a 42.6-yard average. His longest punt this season traveled 52 yards.
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Last week, the Cougars returners combined for 63 yards on four returns. They returned two punts for one yard. BYU will need some big plays from their special teams if they want a shot to upset this Wisconsin football team and end their home win streak against non-conference opponents.