Before he coaches his first game at Wisconsin -- and we’ll get to the difficult circumstances of the Badgers’ 2016 opener -- new defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox faces a series of challenges in Madison.
Expectations will be high for a group that led the nation in scoring defense last season and returns every piece from its front seven but All-Big Ten linebacker Joe Schobert.
Among the men whose faith Wilcox must earn is outside-linebackers coach Tim Tibesar, who guided Schobert and Vince Biegel to standout seasons in 2015 and was considered a candidate for the coordinator spot.