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Last year Wisconsin really suffered from the graduation of Stellmacher and Zalewski coupled with injuries to Langford and Chapman. Ikegwuonu (can't believe I spelled his name correctly the first time) and Hill were banged up for most of the year, too. Their offensive, while productive, didn't have the fire power to win many high scoring games. A lot of people (myself included) overlooked the loss of leadership in the middle of the defense that Stellmacher and Zalewski provided when picking the Badgers to last year. Assuming they have reformed themselves on defense this offseason and they can stay healthy (they couldn't last year), they still pose a significant challenge to the Buckeye hegemony over the Big Ten. Lots of assumptions there, though.
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