Five ruled out, five listed as questionable for Wisconsin’s contest vs. Northwestern

Five ruled out, five listed as questionable for Wisconsin’s contest vs. Northwestern

Wisconsin released its status report for this weekend’s contest against Northwestern, revealing the current status of the numerous players who went down with injury during Saturday’s win over Rutgers.

The biggest storyline is the health of running back Chez Mellusi, who went down with a non-contact injury. The update given on today’s status report: he’s currently questionable (not already ruled out) for Saturday’s game.

Paul Chryst said during his Monday press conference the team is still waiting to find out exactly what Mellusi’s injury is.

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Here is Wisconsin’s full Monday status report for the Northwestern game:

  • Players listed as OUT: WR A.J. Abbott, TE Cam Large, ILB Mike Maskalunas, TE Hayden Rucci, OLB Marty Strey
  • Players listed as questionable: OLB Spencer Lytle, OL Michael Furtney, RB Chez Mellusi, OL Jack Nelson, DE James Thompson Jr.

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