LSU's opening foe Wisconsin suffering from attrition, newspaper reports
LSU opens the 2014 season against Wisconsin in Houston's Reliant Stadium in teh Advocare Texas Kickoff. (Reliantpark.com)
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By Jim Kleinpeter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune
on July 19, 2014 at 7:20 AM, updated July 19, 2014 at 8:54 AM
The Wisconsin Badgers, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Friday.
Freshman wide outs Dareian Watkins of Galion, Ohio, and Chris Jones of Baltimore will not be with the team when it reports for fall camp. Also gone are nose tackle Bryce Gilbert and safety Nate Hammon.
Watkins returned home because of family issues and it is not clear if he will return, the J-S reported. Jones qualified academically under NCAA standards but did not meet Wisconsin's high academic targets. They were two of a five-member freshman class of receivers expected to vie for playing time.
"It doesn't change anything for me," Badgers' wide receivers coach Chris Beatty said. "Of course you'd love to have all five come in. But I'm happy with the three kids who are here. They had great summers."Gilbert, who has graduated, played in eight games last year and had seven tackles. He was the No. 2 nose tackle in spring practice. Hammon is giving up football because of leg injuries, the J-S reported.
Other players who will not return this season are: reserve defensive back Hugs Etienne, reserve linebacker Jake Rademacher, reserve punter Brett Nethery and Alex Walker, a backup tight end who was moved to offensive line in the spring.
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LSU opens the 2014 season against Wisconsin in Houston's Reliant Stadium in teh Advocare Texas Kickoff. (Reliantpark.com)
By Jim Kleinpeter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune
on July 19, 2014 at 7:20 AM, updated July 19, 2014 at 8:54 AM
The Wisconsin Badgers, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Friday.
Freshman wide outs Dareian Watkins of Galion, Ohio, and Chris Jones of Baltimore will not be with the team when it reports for fall camp. Also gone are nose tackle Bryce Gilbert and safety Nate Hammon.
Watkins returned home because of family issues and it is not clear if he will return, the J-S reported. Jones qualified academically under NCAA standards but did not meet Wisconsin's high academic targets. They were two of a five-member freshman class of receivers expected to vie for playing time.
"It doesn't change anything for me," Badgers' wide receivers coach Chris Beatty said. "Of course you'd love to have all five come in. But I'm happy with the three kids who are here. They had great summers."Gilbert, who has graduated, played in eight games last year and had seven tackles. He was the No. 2 nose tackle in spring practice. Hammon is giving up football because of leg injuries, the J-S reported.
Other players who will not return this season are: reserve defensive back Hugs Etienne, reserve linebacker Jake Rademacher, reserve punter Brett Nethery and Alex Walker, a backup tight end who was moved to offensive line in the spring.
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