Badger of Honor
Fansided

Five players who can help Wisconsin football dominate Nebraska

By Tanner Nestle

MADISON, WI - SEPTEMBER 08: Elijah Lilly #19 of the New Mexico Lobos is brought down by Andrew Van Ginkel #17 and Zack Baun #56 of the Wisconsin Badgers during a game at Camp Randall Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MADISON, WI - SEPTEMBER 08: Elijah Lilly #19 of the New Mexico Lobos is brought down by Andrew Van Ginkel #17 and Zack Baun #56 of the Wisconsin Badgers during a game at Camp Randall Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
6 of 6
Next
Wisconsin Football S Scott Nelson
MADISON, WI – SEPTEMBER 15: Scott Nelson #9 of the Wisconsin Badgers defends a pass intended for Dallin Holker #32 of the BYU Cougars in the second quarter of the game against at Camp Randall Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Scott Nelson

The freshman didn’t have his best showing against Iowa but getting that kind of experience under his belt is extremely valuable. Now, Nelson gets to play back in his comfort zone in front of home fans.

Anything the front seven can’t clean up Saturday night, Nelson and D’Cota Dixon will be in charge of. Dixon is more like to play underneath Nelson and allow him to roam the defensive backfield. Turnover opportunities should be plentiful, which Nelson has to be able to take advantage of.

If Nebraska is going to win this game then Adrian Martinez and his two stud receivers are going to have to play extremely well. I don’t fully trust the cornerback group to keep the passing game in check so I’ll lean on Nelson to have a good showing at home where he’s played exceptionally so far this year.

He’s going to have to provide a lot of help to the other young defensive backs all night. He leads the team with four pass breakups so far this season and more are imminent. Nebraska will chuck it everywhere and surely test Nelson and the corners. It’s important he at least plays a safe and solid game. If he elevates his level of play to anything like we’ve been expecting of him then he could be in for a huge night.

Next. Ten best Wisconsin Football games since 2010. dark

The great part about Wisconsin football is we trust so many of these players to have good games. And when a few of them can put together a great game then it’s over for the opposition.