Through the first five games of the season the Wisconsin football team’s offensive line had allowed merely two sacks on 131 pass attempts, paved the way for 217.2 rushing yards per game and overcame injuries at both guard and center positions.
Sitting at 5-0, the Badgers’ offense was ranked atop the Big Ten and the consistent pocket quarterback Scott Tolzien found to throw in was a major reason why.
Then the O-line went up against Ohio State.
With the second best passing defensive efficiency in the Big Ten and the second most sacks at 18, OSU was able to overwhelm UW with wave after wave of defensive linemen.
So what did the Badgers learn from this humbling experience with Iowa up next on the schedule?
Unfortunately, Wisconsin will see a drastically different defensive line from the Buckeyes to the Hawkeyes. Where OSU likes to get pressure by stunting their ends and bringing linebackers, Iowa’s defensive tackles do most of the tricky stuff.
The Badger Herald: Sports: O-Line hopes to bounce back vs. Iowa
Yeah, well thats what they said last week. They were ready for the Horseshoe. Then they completely fell apart.
Tolzien is a good quarterback, but like all quarterbacks do he needs a chance to throw the ball .
10-14-2009, 04:23 PM
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