The Wisconsin Badgers football team returned to practice at Camp Randall Stadium on Tuesday after spending two weeks at an off-site camp at UW-Platteville. They’ll ramp up their game preparation over the next few weeks before beginning the season on Aug. 30 against Western Michigan.
Senior safety Hunter Wohler is coming off of a 2023 campaign in which he recorded 120 total tackles, including a sack, while also securing two interceptions and six pass deflections. His performance led to him being selected as a First Team All-Big Ten (AP) member.
Wohler was kind enough to field a few questions from us following practice Monday, explaining how an improved linebackers group impacts him and the rest of the secondary.
“It frees us up to play loose and go make plays. Third downs especially, it can put some pressure on the quarterback and make them make stupid decisions. We can take advantage of that,” Wohler detailed.
Today, I was able to snag @BadgerFootball safety Hunter Wohler (@HunterWohler) for a one-on-one after practice at Camp Randall
“We know we have a lot of really good players and we can make a lot of good plays and shock some people”#Badgers #Wisconsin pic.twitter.com/Gl5qXKACUl
— Nick Bruesewitz (@NickBruesewitz) August 13, 2024
This offseason, the Badgers hired Alex Grinch to become their safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator, a decision that Wohler certainly endorses.
“Great dude. Great coach. He understands the position really well,” Wohler continued, “He challenges us heavily. Him being around has forced us to be better and take ownership of what we’re doing.”
Wohler had the opportunity to make the jump to the NFL following his junior season, but he decided to stick around and try and finish what he started at Wisconsin. He’ll look to build off of his monster year in 2023 when the Badgers officially kick off their season in 16 days.