Two more freshmen for Wisconsin played this past week against Hawaii, running the season total to 18. However, of those, only four are "true" freshmen, the rest redshirts.
Against Hawaii, Alec Ingold became the latest to have his redshirt burned (figuratively, of course, but a ceremony like that might be interesting). Having just moved to running back from linebacker, Ingold made an immediate impressio, getting seven carries against the Rainbow Warriors. Of course, the freshman who had the biggest impact against Hawaii was another running back, Taiwan Deal, who scored twice and rushed for 147 yards.
The other freshman that played, by the way, was spring game start Evan Bondoc, a safety. That leaves only four redshirt freshmen who have yet to see the field this year: offensive lineman Beau Benzschawel, who could be back shortly, third-string quarterback D.J. Gillins, nose tackle Jeremy Patterson, despite being listed as No. 2 on the depth chart, and wide receiver Peter Roy, a walk-on from Muskego.
Finally, if you are comparing to last year, Wisconsin used 20 freshmen in 2014. Of those, 11 were redshirts (compared to 14 of 18 this season).
Here's the complete list of playing time and season totals for the young Badgers:
Have not played
Connor Allen, P; Zack Baun, OLB; Titus Booker, CB; Ty DeForest, ILB; Jon Dietzen, OL; Ian Dretzka, OL; David Edwards, TE; Jason Erdmann, OL; Kevin Estes, OL; Mitchell Herl, TE; Zach Hintze, K; Alex Hornibrook, QB; Henry Houden, WR; Kraig Howe, DE; Andrew James, WR; Tyler Johnson, OLB; Troy Laufenberg, RB; David Moorman, OL; Kyle Penniston, TE; David Plaff, DE; Max Praschak, OLB; Gunner Roberge, NT; Andrew Ruzek, DE; Bradrick Shaw, RB; Elijah Strong, CB; Kelly Thomas, DE; Nick Thomas, ILB; Bret Verstegen, S; Jake Whalen, OLB
Have not played
Beau Benzschawel, OL; D.J. Gillins, QB; Jeremy Patterson, NT; Peter Roy, WR
"TRUE" SOPHOMORES
Have not played
John Damrow, TE; Ricky Finco, WR; Krenwick Sanders, WR
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