ESPN went through and ranked all 138 FBS college football quarterback rooms. Every program was funneled into a tier, and Wisconsin received almost zero love from the article. The Badger quarterback room fell into the tier titled, “Everyone gets lucky sometimes.” Wisconsin was joined by Iowa, Arkansas, Boston College, and Rutgers. Not the tier you want to be in.
However, ESPN’s worry with Wisconsin’s quarterback room has more to do with Luke Fickell than it does Colton Joseph. If anything, there seems to be some praise for Joseph, but the worry about how it will shake out lands on Fickell.
Wisconsin’s quarterback room listed as “lucky sometimes” by ESPN
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It starts with, “Well, the good news for folks at Rutgers, Iowa, Wisconsin, or Boston College is that there’s really nowhere to go for the offense but up.” Which may actually be underselling how terrible the Badgers were on offense last season. Literally, the bottom of the pile for Power 4 programs…