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Luke Fickell explains why Wisconsin football won’t have team captains this season

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Luke Fickell had his first game week press conference of the season on Tuesday, and he spoke with reporters for about 20 minutes on everything leading up to week 1 against Miami (OH). One thing stood out, and it was how he explained the leadership situation among the Wisconsin players. The team has a bunch of leaders, making it impossible to pick captains.

The problem for Fickell is not that there aren't enough leaders to be captains; it's that there are too many. When it came time to narrow down the leaders to just a few to be "captains," his coaching staff couldn't do it.