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Football: Voltz unexpectedly retires, leaves left guard spot vacant

A mere week and a half from the beginning of the 2016 season, Wisconsin football has already been dealt a serious blow.

Head coach Paul Chryst announced today at Badgers’ fall camp, the team’s 21st practice, that senior Dan Voltz will retire from football. Voltz, a key offensive lineman, suffered a torn ACL during last season’s game against Illinois.

The mantra of the Wisconsin football team’s offensive line has been “next man up” for the entire 2015 season. The …

The injury kept him from six games total last season, including the final five of the season.