In baseball, when a game is out of reach, you put either a terrible or young reliever that needs reps on the mound or a position player. Why burn arms when the outcome is decided? This is precisely what it feels like Luke Fickell is doing by running quarterback Hunter Simmons out against Ohio State this weekend. According to Pete Thamel, the plan is to start the third-string quarterback for another week.
Sources: Wisconsin is expected to start Hunter Simmons at quarterback against No. 1 Ohio State, which will be his third-straight start. In just 11 of the 31 games during Luke Fickell’s 3 full seasons has the team’s intended starter both played and stayed healthy for entire game.