The 2-3 Wisconsin Badgers released their depth chart earlier today ahead of this weekend’s rivalry matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Included in the two-deep are wide receivers Kendric Pryor and Danny Davis, though the two players have been listed on the early depth chart even during weeks where they ended up missing the contest.
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The key omission from the list is true freshman running back Jalen Berger–a player who had won the starting role after impressive performances against Michigan, Northwestern and Indiana before missing last Saturday’s game against Iowa.
No Jalen Berger on the #Badgers’ depth chart…looks like another week of Watson and Groshek (Pryor and Davis are both listed but that’s happened when they missed games too) pic.twitter.com/V7xSZCT08l
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) December 15, 2020
Berger was a late scratch from Saturday’s game, and reading into Graham Mertz’s postgame comments it appears he tested positive for COVID-19 sometime last week.
#Badgers didn't know they would be without freshman running back Jalen Berger until yesterday. Graham Mertz hopes Berger is feeling alright because he knows the affects COVID may have on your body. pic.twitter.com/aKbje143iP
— George Balekji (@GeorgeBalekji) December 13, 2020
If that is the case, the running back will miss Saturday’s game against Minnesota and then be eligible to return for the team’s bowl game.
Stay tuned to BadgersWire throughout the week as we keep up with the status of Pryor and Davis and preview who we will see out on the field on Saturday.
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