The two players featured on Wisconsin’s gameday flip card for last week’s homecoming game weren’t playmakers. They didn’t go with an offensive star, like thousand-yard rusher Jonathan Taylor or quarterback Alex Hornibrook. Nor did they choose highly touted senior linebacker T.J. Edwards. Nope, the coverboys were Michael Deiter and Beau Benzschawel, both 300-pound offensive linemen. Only at Wisconsin.
Back in 2011, Russell Wilson’s lone season in Madison, the Badgers featured four future NFL starters on their O-line—Travis Frederick, Ricky Wagner, Kevin Zeitler and Peter Konz—plus current Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein was a backup on that team. This year’s version might rival that group.