MADISON, Wis. -- The mere idea of trying to step into a starting role previously occupied by an All-American would be enough to make many underclassmen quake in their cleats.
So it requires a certain type of football player to block out the external pressures of living up to expectations and replicating success. Someone comfortable enough in his own skin to let all of that outside noise fall on deaf ears. Someone like, say, Wisconsin redshirt sophomore T.J. Watt, who just happens to be the youngest brother of the greatest active defensive player in football -- once an All-American himself.