MADISON, Wis. -- Jacob Maxwell took the field for his first career start at right tackle last season against Iowa and quickly tried to process his surroundings. As he nervously stared across the line of scrimmage, below 80,000 screaming fans at Camp Randall Stadium, only one salient thought came to mind.
"Holy (expletive)!"
"Being thrown into the fire at right tackle against Iowa, it was a huge learning experience," Maxwell said following Wisconsin's 10th spring practice Tuesday. "It was like, this is a real thing this year that we're going to have to get over the hump as these young guys and progress faster than we would have had to.