Wisconsin Football: 5 best Badgers’ offenses of all-time
By Jim Quinlan
2. 2018: The College Footbal Playoff Year?
The 2018 Badgers really have a chance to be elite and perhaps the second-best offense in Badgers’ history. Their entire offensive line, which was very good last year, is returning. They have one of the best running backs in the country in Jonathan Taylor who, as a freshman, was a second-team All-American and was in the conversation for the Heisman. Taylor combines the ability to break tackles with elite speed and really has a chance to be as good as Melvin Gordon.
Prior to the suspensions of Quintez Cephus and Danny Davis, you could have easily made the argument that this was the deepest receiver core the badgers have had since Toon and Abbrederis played together. Once Davis comes back, he will still be paired with A.J. Taylor and Kendrick Pryor who both made big plays down the stretch last year.
he big loss from the 2017 squad was the ultra reliable Troy Fumagali. However, considering Wisconsin’s history of growing tight ends on trees, they should have no problem filling the position starting with junior Kyle Penniston.
Obviously, the big question mark as to whether this team can be elite offensively is the play of junior Alex Hornibrook. He was very solid last year with flashes of brilliance. He’ll be entering his fourth year in the program and considering his great game in the Orange Bowl, we could be looking at a much improved quarterback this year.
So let’s recap: Dominant offensive line? Check. Great running back? Check. Deepest receiving core since 2010? Check. A QB that is the rich man’s version of Scott Tolzien? Hopefully, check. If Hornibrook can be a little better than Tolzien the 2018 Badgers should easily be the 2nd best offensive in their history, however there is little chance they will be better than…..