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Can Badgers LB Maema Njongmeta be the next Ivan Pace in Mike Tressel’s defense?

The Wisconsin Badgers are a team experiencing significant turnover in 2022, as new head coach Luke Fickell installed a new coaching staff that attracted 15 transfers to the program to compete for the upcoming season.

However, a position that has ultimately remained the same is at linebacker, where the Badgers return their top four players from a season ago: Maema Njongmeta, Jordan Turner, Jake Chaney, and Tatum Grass.

Njongmeta served as the top linebacker on the team last year, and is currently poised to remain in the same position in new defensive coordinator Mike Tressel’s defense, which was the role of standout Ivan Pace Jr.