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2010 Wisconsin Recruting Class

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Posted Feb 3, 2010

Wisconsin Badgers 2010 - Big Ten ... Head Coach: Bret Bielema

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 8-4
2009 Record: 10-3

9/5 No Illinois W 28-20
9/12 Fres St W 37-34 2OT
9/19 Wofford W 44-14
9/26 Mich St W 38-30
10/3 at Minnesota W 31-28
10/10 at Ohio St L 31-13
10/17 Iowa L 20-10
10/24 OPEN DATE
10/31 Purdue W 37-0
11/7 at Indiana W 41-28
11/14 Michigan W 45-24
11/21 at Nwestern L 33-31
11/28 OPEN DATE
12/5 at Hawaii W 51-10
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
12/29 Miami W 20-13

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 11-1
2008 Record: 7-6

8/30 Akron W 38-17
9/6 Marshall W 51-14
9/13 at Fresno St W 13-10
9/20 OPEN DATE
9/27 at Michigan L 27-25
10/4 Ohio State L 20-17
10/11 Penn State L 48-7
10/ 18 at Iowa L 38-16
10/ 25 Illinois W 27-17
11/ 1 at Michigan St L 25-24
11/ 8 at Indiana W 55-20
11/ 15 Minnesota W 35-32
11/ 22 Cal Poly W 36-35 OT
Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 27 Florida St L 42-13

Wisconsin Badgers

The Top Five Prospects

DB	Peniel Jean	5-11	185	Wellington, FL
DB	Michael Trotter	6-0	200	Milwaukee, WI
DT	Beau Allen	6-2	300	Minnetonka, MN
DT	Bryce Gilbert	6-2	285	Brookfield, WI
OL	Robby Havenstein	6-7	345	Frederick , MD
The Entire Class
QB	Joseph Brennan	6-4	178	Cherry Hill, NJ
LB	Cody Byers	6-3	203	Centerville, OH
TE	Sherard Cadogan	6-3	227	Cherry Hill, NJ
OL	Kyle Costigan	6-5	270	Muskego, WI
ATH	Manasseh Garner	6-2	205	Pittsburgh, PA
WR	Chase Hammond	6-4	200	Youngstown, OH
LB	Josh Harrison	6-1	215	Huber Heights, OH
DE	Warren Herring	6-4	248	Belleville, IL
DE	Jake Irwin	6-4	255	Waunakee, WI
OL	Dallas Lewallen	6-6	295	Berlin, WI
RB	Jeff Lewis	6-2	197	Brookfield, WI
TE	Marquis Mason	6-5	210	Madison, WI
OL	Joe McNamara	6-2	275	Weston, FL
LB	Cameron Ontko	5-11	211	Cuyahoga Falls, OH
DB	Frank Tamakloe	6-3	189	Olney, MD
RB	James C. White	5-10	196	Fort Lauderdale, FL
ATH	Isaiah Williams	6-1	192	Miami, FL
DB	Jameson Wright	6-2	171	Fort Pierce, FL
DE	Konrad Zagzebski	6-3	225	Schofield, WI

Dec. 29
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
Wisconsin 20 ... Miami 13
For roughly 57 minutes, Wisconsin dominated Miami, but the first minute of the game and the final two minutes didn’t quite go the Badgers’ way. The Canes ran a trick play on the opening kickoff as Sam Shields took it into the end zone, but it wasn’t a touchdown thanks to a penalty. However, Graig Cooper needed just one play to take it 16 yards for a Miami score, but that was it for the Miami offense until late. In between, Wisconsin got two three-yard John Clay touchdown runs and Philip Welch field goals from 37 and 29 yards away, but the second field goal came with 4:01 to play when UW chose not to go for it on 4th-and-1 deep in Miami territory. That left the door open, and Jacory Harris kicked it in going 79 yards in ten plays with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Thearon Collier with 1:22 to play. Miami recovered the onside kick, but Wisconsin’s pass rush, which beat up Harris all game long and finished with five sacks, forced a stalled drive to seal the win. Miami gained just 170 yards until its last scoring drive. Hurricane LB Darryl Sharpton made 15 tackles.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin DEs O’Brien Schofield and J.J. Watt combined to make six tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, two broken up passes, and one fumble recovery.
Miami: Passing: Jacory Harris, 16-29, 188 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Damien Berry, 4-29, Receiving: Thearon Collier, 5-41, 1 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 19-26, 260 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: John Clay, 22-121, 2 TD, Receiving: Lance Kendricks, 7-128
What It All Means: Wisconsin should’ve won this game in a blowout with a dominant performance from the defense, a fantastic day from John Clay and the running game, and a sharp outing from QB Scott Tolzien. Instead, in what became an ugly trend throughout the regular season and was a problem against the Canes, the Badgers can’t drop the hammer. They were very, very fortunate that none of the victory were snatched away in the final moments after letting teams like Minnesota, Indiana, and Michigan State back in games that should’ve been over early in the fourth. But maturity might take care of that, and now, after this game, Wisconsin might be a top 15, or even higher, team going into next year.

Dec. 5
Wisconsin 51 … at Hawaii 10
The Badgers rolled up 554 yards of total offense and ran for seven touchdowns led by John Clay, who scored from two, three, and 15 yards out. Hawaii was never in the game, getting down 21-0 before Scott Enos connected on a 45-yard field goal midway through the second quarter. Wisconsin was up 37-3 before the Warriors got in the end zone late in the fourth on a two-yard Jovonte Taylor catch. The Badgers tried to run out the clock, but there were still openings to score with Montee Ball tearing off a 35-yard dash and backup QB Dustin Sherer scoring from 11 yards out. Wisconsin held on to the ball for 37:57.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin RB John Clay ran 24 times for 172 yards and three scores
Hawaii: Passing: Bryant Moniz, 15-34, 197 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Leon Wright-Jackson, 5-42, Receiving: Jovonte Taylor, 3-47, 1 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 16-20, 253 yds
Rushing: John Clay, 24-172 yds, 3 TD, Receiving: Garrett Graham, 4-45
What It All Means: Wisconsin didn’t take a vacation. Maybe it was the loss to Northwestern, or maybe it was the rest with two weeks off, but the Badgers overcame the one problem most teams have when facing Hawaii and showed effort. From the start the offensive line blew the Warriors off the ball, while the defense generated solid pressure early on and never let the UH passing attack get going. Scott Tozien was sharp, John Clay was running well, and in all, this might have been the team’s best overall performance of the year (at least against an FBS team).

Nov. 21
at Northwestern 33 … Wisconsin 31
Mike Kafka threw two touchdown passes and WR Zeke Markshausen connected with Sidney Stewart on a 38-yard touchdown pass as Northwestern shocked the Badgers. Wisconsin’s offense struggled after the early part in the second quarter, getting helped by a 68-yard punt return for a score from David Gilreath to stay alive. Garrett Graham caught two touchdown passes including a 13-yarder to pull the Badgers within two, and UW had two chances to take the lead but John Clay lost a fumble and Scott Tolzien threw an interception. The Wildcats only managed two field goals in the second half, and Stefan Demos nailed four field goals on the day.
Player of the Game: Northwestern QB Mike Kafka completed 26-of-40 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns and ran seven times for 17 yards
Northwestern: Passing: Mike Kafka, 26-40, 326 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Arby Fields, 8-28, Receiving: Andrew Brewer, 6-102, 2 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 19-30, 235 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: John Clay, 23-100, 1 TD, Receiving: Nick Toon, 7-80
What It All Means: Wisconsin is going to be kicking itself for this loss if it misses out on a New Year’s Day bowl game. The offense was fine against the Northwestern defense, but two key fumbles and not enough of a commitment to John Clay and the ground game, even though he ran for 100 yards on 23 carries, proved costly. The biggest problem, though, was the soft play from the cornerbacks. The Badger secondary hadn’t been exposed too often by the mediocre Big Ten passing games, but Northwestern didn’t have that problem. There has to be a big concern that Hawaii could bomb away for huge yards in a few weeks when the Badgers make the long trip.

Nov. 14
at Wisconsin 45 … Michigan 24
Wisconsin broke free in the second half as Scott Tolzien threw four touchdown passes and ran for a one-yard score to all but put an end to Michigan’s bowl hopes. The Wolverines stayed alive early helped by a defensive play as Brandon Graham forced a fumble on a sack of Tolzien with Ryan Van Bergen taking the ball 14 yards for a score. Tate Forcier got the Wolverines within four on a ten-yard pass to Roy Roundtree midway through the third, and then it was all Badgers with 17 unanswered points. Michigan was held to just 265 yards of total offense.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien completed 16-of-24 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns with an interception, and he ran for a score.
Michigan: Passing: Tate Forcier, 20-26, 188 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Vincent Smith, 8-28, Receiving: Ray Roundtree, 7-56, 1 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 16-24, 240 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: John Clay, 26-151, 1 TD, Receiving: Nick Toon, 5-98, 2 TD
What It All Means: The Badgers keep on rolling towards a possible 10-2 season needing to win at Northwestern next week before closing up at Hawaii, and with the was Scott Tolzien is throwing, that shouldn’t be a problem. Michigan hung around for a while, but Tolzien was too sharp and too good at keeping the chains moving to provide the balance the team has been striving for all year long. The D needs to be better on third downs, it struggled for the first three quarters allowing the Wolverines to stay alive, but the offense made up for the problems.

Oct. 7
Wisconsin 31 … at Indiana 28
Wisconsin ran for 294 yards with John Clay running for a 14-yard score and Montee Ball scoring twice from short range, but had to hang on late as Trea Burgess scored on a two-yard run with just over four minutes to play to pull the Hoosiers within three. The Badgers were able to run out the clock helped by a key 18-yard Nick Toon catch on third down. Ben Chappell and Tandon Doss hooked up for two first half touchdown passes for the Hoosiers, with the scores coming from 11 and 46 yards out, and Chappell connected with Terrance Turner for a six-yard touchdown in the fourth, but Wisconsin was able to control most of the game with the running attack.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin RBs John Clay and Montee Ball combined for 249 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries.
Indiana: Passing: Ben Chappell, 25-35, 323 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Bryan Payton, 8-48, Receiving: Tandon Doss, 6-92, 2 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 11-20, 194 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: John Clay, 15-134, 1 TD, Receiving: Nick Toon, 5-123
What It All Means: The running game lost John Clay early on to an injury, although it didn’t appear to be serious, and Montee Ball stepped up and kept the production going. However, it took a big third down pass from Scott Tolzien to Nick Toon to help put the game away on the game-sealing drive. While this was a nice win, it took too long to put it away. The secondary was way too soft against the IU passing game, but there’s no reason to worry about getting torched through the air next week against Michigan. However, Northwestern, coming up in two weeks, can throw and Hawaii, as bad as it is, can bomb away.

Oct. 31
at Wisconsin 37 … Purdue 0
Wisconsin dominated the game from the start thanks to John Clay and a running game that barreled for 266 yards. Clay scored on three short runs, Aaron Henry returned a blocked punt for a score, and Philip Welch connected on field goals from 32, 42 and 22 in the easy Badger win. Purdue quarterbacks combined to complete just 9-of-33 passes for 81 yards, but were plagued by dropped passes all game long.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin RB John Clay ran 23 times for 124 yards and three touchdowns.
Purdue : Passing: Joey Elliott, 5-23, 59 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Ralph Bolden, 10-37, Receiving: Aaron Valentin, 2-32
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 6-13, 87 yds
Rushing: John Clay, 24-123, 3 TD, Receiving: Nick Toon, 3-55
What It All Means: This is what Wisconsin has wanted to do from the start. Scott Tolzien wasn’t at his most accurate, but he didn’t need to be as the running game destroyed the Purdue defensive front and John Clay had little problems getting the big runs needed to keep the chains moving. The defense was helped by Purdue’s dropped passes, but it came up with a nice effort coming off the two tough losses to Ohio State and Iowa. Indiana is playing better and can’t be taken lightly next week in a road game, but the rest of the schedule isn’t that bad.

Oct. 17
Iowa 20 … at Wisconsin 10
Iowa scored 20 unanswered points while the defense put the clamps down on the Badger offense to get a key road win. Wisconsin got up to a 10-0 lead on a ten-yard Montee Ball run and a 34-yard Philip Welch kick, but the Hawkeyes controlled the rest of the game with Ricky Stanzi hitting Tony Moeaki for a 24-yard touchdown and Adam Robinson put them ahead for good on a ten-yard Adam Robinson run. A 48-yard Daniel Murry kick put the game away. UW QB Scott Tolzien got picked off to snuff a final desperation drive.
Player of the Game: Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi completed 17-of-23 passes for 218 yards and a touchdown.
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 15-25, 143 yds, 3 INT
Rushing: John Clay, 21-75 , Receiving: Isaac Anderson, 4-39
Iowa: Passing: Ricky Stanzi, 17-23, 218 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Adam Robinson, 20-91, 1 TD, Receiving: Derrell Johnsoin-Koulianos, 8-113 will be another big test, but the Spartans aren’t great at hanging on to the ball.
What It All Means: The knock on head coach Bret Bielema is that he can’t win the big game, and the performance by his Badgers against Iowa didn’t help. The running game stopped working once John Clay got dinged up and when TE Garrett Graham suffered a concussion. With the safety valve, Graham, out of the passing game, Iowa dared Wisconsin to throw it, stacked up against the run a bit, and the Badger offense bogged down. At home, up 10-0, Wisconsin should be strong enough to beat anyone in the Big Ten, and for the second week in a row, poor offensive production in the second half, and Scott Tolzien interceptions, were killers. On the plus side, this is it. The toughest road game left is at Northwestern, and Purdue and Michigan have to come to Camp Randall.

Oct. 10
at Ohio State 31 … Wisconsin 13
Wisconsin controlled the clock for 42:47, but the Ohio State offense wasn’t needed. Kurt Coleman took an interception 89 yards for a touchdown and Jermale Hines returns one 32 yards for a score as the Buckeye defense bent, and bent, and bent, but never broke. The Wisconsin touchdown came on a fake field goal with Chris Maragos diving for the pylon. Even with the Badgers were close to getting back in the game, like they did with a 46-yard field goal in the third quarter to pull within three, OSU had an answer as Ray Small returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a score.
Player of the Game: Ohio State S Kurt Coleman made 14 tackles with an 89-yard interception return for a score.
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 27-45, 250 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: John Clay, 20-59, Receiving: Isaac Anderson, 6-53
Ohio State: Passing: Terrelle Pryor, 5-13, 87 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon Saine, 14-55, Receiving: DeVier Posey, 2-54, 1 TD
What It All Means: Ohio State’s defensive line dominated the game with six sacks of Scott Tolzien while forcing mistakes that led to the two key interception returns for score. However, even with all the pressure and all the production, the D still allowed way too many yards and way too many marches. But the D didn’t give up any touchdowns; the offense was a concern. Terrelle Pryor, outside of his one brilliant touchdown pass late in the first half, was awful.
What It All Means: Will Wisconsin use this loss as a positive? Yeah, it was a 31-13 loss, but the offense dominated for most of the game. Now it’s time to learn from this and be even tighter with the ball, limit the mistakes, and figure out how to convert drives into touchdowns. There were way too many nice drives that fizzled out. You can’t score one of three times in the red zone and beat Ohio State in Columbus. Last year the team fizzled once the bad things started to happen. If the Badgers can beat Iowa next week, then everything will be fine.

Oct. 3
Wisconsin 31 … at Minnesota 28
Wisconsin was dominating the game and was marching for a game-sealing score, but Zach Brown lost a fumble and Marcus Sherels returned it 88 yards for a score to cut the Badger lead to three in the final seven minutes. The Badgers answered with a long march and a one-yard John Clay touchdown run, but the Gophers wouldn’t quit with a scoring drive that took less than a minute with Duane Bennett punching it in. Minnesota would have one last shot, but the drive fizzled. The Badgers outgained the Gophers 454 yards to 328.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin RB John Clay ran 32 times for 184 yards and three touchdowns
Minnesota: Passing: Adam Weber, 16-30, 271 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: DeLeon Eskridge, 14-60, Receiving: Eric Decker, 8-140, 1 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 16-26, 159 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: John Clay, 32-184, 3 TD, Receiving: Garrett Graham, 7-68
What It All Means: The Badgers can’t close. They dominated in the second half against Minnesota, had Michigan State in the bag, and should’ve been able to close out Fresno State and Northern Illinois with ease, but they couldn’t put the games away and had to fight in the final moments. They have to be able to put the foot on the throat, especially with Ohio State and Iowa coming up. UW can win those games, but they have to be air tight. They have to put together a full sixty minutes.

Sept. 26
at Wisconsin 38 … Michigan State 30
Garrett Graham caught three touchdown passes and John Clay barreled his way for 142 yards and a one-yard score as Wisconsin took a commanding 38-17 lead late into the fourth quarter. Michigan State had stayed alive on two Kirk Cousins touchdown passes, highlighted by a brilliant 20-yard grab from B.J. Cunningham, but UW’s Scott Tolzien broke the game open with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Nick Toon and a 23-yarder to Graham. Keith Nichol threw two MSU touchdown passes in the final two minutes including a 91-yarder to Keshawn Martin with 15 seconds to play.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin RB John Clay ran 32 times for 142 yards and a score.
Michigan State: Passing: Kirk Cousins, 17-34, 201 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Glenn Winston, 9-52, Receiving: Mark Dell, 5-74, 1 TD
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 19-31, 243 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: John Clay, 32-142, 1 TD, Receiving: Garrett Graham, 5-58, 3 TD
What It All Means: Wisconsin is good, really good, but it has to figure out how to close and it has to put together a full sixty minutes. Both Northern Illinois and Michigan State had onside kicks in the final moments to try to come back when they should’ve been dead and buried. The Badgers should’ve easily handled Fresno State, too, but didn’t. Now come the road games with a date at Minnesota to ease into the showdown at Ohio State. Now we see if Scott Tolzien can be the ultra-efficient passer that he appeared to be over the first four games.

Sept. 19
at Wisconsin 44 … Wofford 14
The Badgers had no problem against a punchless Wofford, who was without top RB, Eric Breitenstein, but it wasn’t a sharp performance. Scott Tolzien threw two short touchdown passes and David Gilbert recovered a blocked punt in the end zone on the way to a 31-0 halftime lead, but there were fumbling problems, losing three, to keep the game from being an uglier rout. Zach Brown scored twice for the Badgers on two-yard runs in the second half, while Wofford got on the board with two short runs from Austin Palmer.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin LB Culmer St. Jean made 15 tackles with two tackles for loss
Wofford: Passing: Mitch Allen, 2-6, 32 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Mike Rucker, 7-46, Receiving: Devin Reed, 1-26
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 15-20, 159 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Curt Phillips, 4-92, Receiving: Nick Toon, 6-70 & Lance Kendricks, 6-70, 1 TD
What It All Means: The Badgers are 3-0 without playing their best game. With six fumbles against Wofford, losing three, there are question marks among the running backs, while the offensive line didn’t dominate like it should’ve against a far inferior Wofford defensive front. There might be injury problems on the O line, but the team needs to be far sharper and the running game has to find its groove next week against Michigan State. Fortunately for UW, Scott Tolzien and the passing game have been able to pick up the slack when needed, but getting John Clay and Zach Brown going on the ground would be ideal.

Sept. 12
at Wisconsin 37 ... Fresno State 34 2OT
Fresno State QB Ryan Colburn threw three interceptions, but played a great game with three touchdown passes including a seven-yarder to Seyi Ajirotutu in the first overtime, but in the second, he hung up a pass in the end zone that got picked off by Chris Marargos. Wisconsin's Phillip Welch, who nailed a 57-yard bomb to end the first half, connected on the 22-yarder in the second OT to win the game. Chastin West caught a 13-yard touchdown pass and Devon Wylie took a Colburn throw 70 yards for a 14-0 Fresno State lead, but the Badgers battled back with short scoring runs from Zach Brown and David Gilreath. John Clay appeared to put the game away on a 72-yard scoring dash to give Wisconsin a three point lead, but the Bulldogs got a 41-yard Kevin Goessling field goal to force overtime. Fresno State outgained Wisconsin 468 yards to 413.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin DE O'Brien Schofield made 11 tackles, a sack, and four tackles for loss.
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 17-28, 225 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: John Clay, 21-143, 1 TD, Receiving: Isaac Anderson, 4-70
Fresno State: Passing: Ryan Colburn, 22-36, 289 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Ryan Mathews, 19-107, Receiving: Seyi Ajirotutu, 6-83, 2 TD
What It All Means: The Badgers couldn't have been shakier. The corners, playing off the Fresno receivers, were ripped apart all game long, especially on third downs, and the running game was held in check until the 72-yard John Clay touchdown dash, but they came up with the win by getting the big plays they needed from the defense down the stretch. The O line that had been so mediocre all game long came up with the big blocks in the second half, but the retooled group still needs time. It needs the Wofford game next week to sharpen up before Michigan State.

Sept. 5
at Wisconsin 28 ... Northern Illinois 20
Wisconsin had the game well in hand getting up 28-6 at the end of the third quarter helped by two John Clay one-yard touchdown runs, after starting out hot with Isaac Anderson catching an 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game and a 23-yarder in the second quarter. But NIU came back with two short Chad Spann touchdown runs to pull within eight, but the Badger defense held firm in a game that became much tighter than it should've been.
Player of the Game: Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien completed 15-of-20 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.
Northern Illinois: Passing: Chandler Harnish, 15-24, 174 yds
Rushing: Meco Brown, 11-64, Receiving: Kyle Skarb, 3-42
Wisconsin: Passing: Scott Tolzien, 15-20, 257 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Zach Brown, 14-51, Receiving: Garrett Graham, 6-82
What It All Means: Wisconsin struggled to close out NIU after dominating for three quarters, and the team might have learned a valuable lesson. After taking the foot off the gas, the Badgers almost got embarrassed, but this appears to be a different team than in the past. Scott Tolzien is the passer the offense desperately needed over the last few years, while Curt Phillips adds a nice rushing element to the equation. 152 yards rushing and 281 through the air when not in comeback mode? This is a different Wisconsin team that appeared to adjust this offseason.