True freshman Zach Kinziger hadn't played a single minute all season leading up the Badgers' game against Central Michigan. But surprisingly, head coach Greg Gard unleashed the young guard, and playd him 13 minutes in the win.
It was quite the shock for fans watching to see the freshman check in. But after the game, Gard addressed why he waited until now to burn Kinziger's redshirt.
"I don't look at it as burning a redshirt," he said. "From the time we got back from San Diego, as practices have unfolded, how competitive he is, he's a little bulldog defensively.