INSIDE
FOOTBALL
BY BRIAN MASON
New faces extend beyond
sideline for Badgers
Freshmen waste no time making impact at UW
he fact that Gary Andersen had yet to coach
a game at Wisconsin
didn't mean the first-year Badgers boss roamed the sideline
in anonymity last Saturday.
Before he ever followed
(yes, followed) the Badgers
out of the tunnel at Camp Randall Stadium, Andersen had
already become well known
among UW fans who had gotten a glimpse during his open
scrimmages or via one of his
numerous TV appearances.
Some of the newcomers that
donned helmets and shoulder
pads for their first game, however, were far from household
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names for Badgers fans. That
was the case before Saturday,
anyway.
True freshmen stepped up
on both sides of the ball for
the Badgers, quickly making
a name for themselves in the
process.
Sojourn Shelton became the
first UW true freshman to start
an opener at cornerback since
before Barry Alvarez came to
town, while Corey Clement became the first true freshman to
top 100 rushing yards in a UW
season opener since the NCAA
began allowing first-year players to suit up in 1972.
The first true freshman to
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COMING UP
Sept. 7
Tennessee Tech 11 a.m.
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at Arizona St.
9:30 p.m.
Sept. 21
PurdueTBA
Sept. 28
at Ohio State
7 p.m.
start a season opener at any position
for UW since Travis Frederick lined
up at center in 2009, Shelton did more
than just show up. He grabbed the first
of what he hopes will be many interceptions when he picked off UMass QB Mike
Wegzyn in the third quarter.
Clement turned what would normally
be considered mop-up time into his own
personal coming-out party by rushing 12
times for 90 yards (a 7.5-yard average)
and a touchdown in the fourth quarter
on his way to 101 yards for the game.
In all, 11 players made their UW debuts against UMass.
