Badgers running backs intent on releasing 'untapped potential'

MADISON, Wis. -- When Wisconsin running backs coach John Settle was asked to assess his group last spring, he spoke glowingly of how scary good they could be when the season arrived. With seniors Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale leading the charge a year ago, Settle knew the long lineage of Badgers tailback excellence remained in good hands.

But Clement and Ogunbowale are gone now. And that means Settle has a different, more cautiously optimistic perspective this spring about his current crop of players.

"Phew," Settle said, breaking into a laugh. "We've got some work to do. We have a ton of talent. But it's talent that's kind of untapped potential is how I would look at it."

Much will be…