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• • • • wouldn't be here without their leadership and efhere was no veiling Herring's and Landisch's fort. I learned a lot from them." disappointment after losing to South Carolina Herring plans on applying that knowledge to the in a game in which Wisconsin never punted way he leads next season. One thing won't change and had two tailbacks rush for more than 100 yards, about the way the Badgers go about their business, Melvin Gordon and James White. The Badgers had he promised. "We will instill our toughness brand," been 17-0 during White's career when he reached he said, "and we're going to make sure everyone the century mark. who comes in here understands that." "Losing is unacceptable, and we definitely want Konrad Zagzebski and Bryce Gilbert have been to change the way we play in bowl games," said Lanaround long enough ― both are fourth-year judisch, a third-year junior from Nashotah, Wis., and niors ― to know how it works on the D-line. Joining Arrowhead High School. "We're losing a lot of great them will be Jake Keefer, who was injured in trainseniors on defense. There will be room to step up ing camp, Chikwe Obasih, a true freshman who redand I plan on being a leader next year." shirted this season, and Logan Schmidt, a redshirt Citing the influence of the senior inside linebackfreshman entering his third season at UW. ers ― Borland, Ethan Armstrong and Conor O'Neill "I feel good about the young defensive front," An― Landisch said, "They were great role models. dersen said. "But there's a huge gap there ― it's seThey were hard workers who brought their lunch pail with them every day. They had no quit in them whatsoever. We're going to miss those guys." The graduation losses are even more pronounced on the line of scrimmage with the departures of Beau Allen, Tyler Dippel, Ethan Hemer and Pat Muldoon, as well as Brendan Kelly, who made the conversion from defensive end to outside linebacker when the Badgers transitioned to a 3-4 alignment. "As you're going through your career as a football player, you have to wait your turn sometimes," said Herring, a fourthyear junior from Fairview Heights, Ill., and Belleville East High School. "I've been watching guys like (Patrick) Butrym, Allen, (Jordan) Kohout and Hemer." Butrym and Kohout were among the earlier role models for Herring, who was recruited to Wisconsin as a defensive end. After bulking up, he moved inside and became an integral component of the rotation this season. Alternating at nose guard with Allen, he had eight tackles for loss and four sacks. "I'm ready for it, I'm willing," Herring said of taking on more leadership respon"We're losing a lot of great seniors sibilities. "We had a great group of seniors on defense," Landisch said. "There and I looked up to them and I applaud will be room to step up and I plan them for everything they brought us. We on being a leader next year." DAN SANGER / ICON SMI T 43