Maema Njongmeta’s fielded waves of similar questions over the past 10 days.
'I saw myself in those plays': Why Wisconsin captain played 1 snap at Purdue
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BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski catch up after the University of Wisconsin's off week about what linebacker Maema Njongmeta and running back Jackson Acker had to say during availability Tuesday.
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