Wisconsin for a third straight game will be without starting nose tackle Bryson Williams with a left leg injury. Williams sustained his injury during Wisconsin’s win against Iowa.
True freshman nose tackle Keeanu Benton will fill in for Williams as Benton has played well this season. Benton on the year has registered 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, and one sack as his biggest impact has been his ability to help open up rushing lanes for Wisconsin’s linebackers to make plays in the backfield.
Outsdie of Williams being listed as out for Wisconsin the Badgers also listed starting left tackle Cole Van Lanen and starting cornerback Faion Hicks both as questionable with a head injury.
Van Lanen missed Wisconsin’s win over Purdue as redshirt sophomore Tyler Beach filled in as the starter at left tackle. If Van Lanen can’t go against Minnesota Beach will once again receive the start, which would be his third start.
Hicks has started nine games this season and has appeared in all 11 games this season. On the season Hicks has registered 19 tackles, one pass breakup, and one tackle for loss.
Wisconsin has started five different cornerback combinations this year and if Hicks can’t go Rachad Wildgoose who has started two games this season will likely be the starter opposite of Caesar Williams who has started the last four games.