Alabama just received injury news that will make the game much harder for Wisconsin

Everyone and their brother seems to be predicting an Alabama trouncing on Saturday over Wisconsin. The national pundits aren't even taking Wisconsin seriously at all. Maybe cause they got whopped last year, or maybe it's just the normal Bama hype train. The road did get more difficult today when Kalen DeBoer announced that star wide receiver Ryan Williams is expected to play.

Williams went down with a concussion in the first game of the year against Florida State. He remained in concussion protocol throughout that next week, and while he may have been cleared for the LIU game. There was no reason to rush him back to the field as LIU didn't present much of a threat to the Crimson Tide. He's back now, and Wisconsin will need to find a way to handle him.

The Alabama game just got harder with Ryan Williams cleared to play on Saturday

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Wisconsin did get beat up pretty soundly last season in Madison by the Crimson Tide 42-10; however, it wasn't at the hands of Ryan Williams. He had four receptions for 78 yards and a score. It wasn't his breakout game, and Wisconsin did a decent job of containing his explosiveness.

That next week against Georgia is when the world started to hear about how dynamic the true freshman was. He went six catches for 177 yards with a 75-yard touchdown. The Bulldogs could not stop him, and he had a spin-around, weaving, catch that went viral in that game.

This season, he hasn't had a breakout game, having been injured against Florida State after catching only five receptions for 30 yards. Then, sitting out the LIU game, the pundits are waiting for a huge game from the young receiver, with many thinking it may come against Wisconsin.

He's going to be a tough assignment, but one that Wisconsin is actively preparing for, according to Luke Fickell.