Badgers in the preseason AP Top 25 football poll for 5th consecutive year COLTEN BARTHOLOMEW Aug 17, 2021 Aug 17, 2021 Updated Aug 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Wisconsin football team will open the year ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the fifth consecutive season.kAm&( :D C2?<65 `aE9 :? E96 A@==[ H9:49 H2D C6=62D65 |@?52J]k^Am Wisconsin head football coach Paul Chryst touches on what he likes about the team, learning from last season, the NIL era and playoff expansion. kAm%96 q2586CD 92G6 366? C2?<65 :? E96 AC6D62D@? 65:E:@? @7 E96 A@== b_ E:>6D[ E96 9:896DE 36:?8 }@] c :? a_`g]k^AmkAm%9C66 @7 E96 q2586CD’ @AA@?6?ED E9:D D62D@? — }@] h }@EC6 s2>6[ }@] `g x@H2 2?5 }@] `h !6?? $E2E6 — 2=D@ H6C6 C2?<65 :? 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J@F D66 {@J2=[ 2?5 {@J2=’D 8@E 8C62E DA665[ 8C62E 492?86 @7 5:C64E:@?[ 2 492?46 7@C 2 9@>6 CF? 9:EE6C] x E9:?< 96’D 8@E 8C62E BF:4<D :? 2?5 @FE 2?5[ 282:?[ x E9:?< 2== E96D6 8FJD[ H6’== 7:?5 @FE 6I24E=J H96C6 E96J’C6 2E H96? E96J 4@>6 :?[ 3FE x E9:?< 8FJD E92E 2C6 ;FDE C62==J 8@@5 7@@E32== A=2J6CD 2D H6==] … p?EH2?[ H92E 96 5@6D E@ E9:D A@:?E[ 4@>A=6E6 324< 2?5 925 2 8C62E D6?:@C J62C]”k^Am WIDE RECEIVER Number of players: 2Who are they: Skyler Bell (Bronx, N.Y.), Markus Allen (Clayton, Ohio) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m %96 q2586CD =2?565 EH@ A=2J6CD H9@ A@DD6DD 8@@5 DA665 2?5 28:=:EJ 2E 2C8F23=J E96 3:886DE A@D:E:@? @7 ?665 :? E96 4=2DD] … q6== 92D 2 DF556??6DD E@ 9:D 4FED E92E >2<6D 9:> 52?86C@FD 2D 2 C646:G6C 2?5 C6EFC?6C] … p==6? 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H2D FD65 2D 2 3=:EK6C :? 9:89 D49@@=]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m{6@?92C5’D E9@F89ED @? #2EK=277ik^DEC@?8m “(6’C6 6I4:E65 7@C 9:> 3642FD6 2D E2=6?E65 2D 96 :D[ 96 C62==J 92D ?@E 7@4FD65 D@=6=J @? 7@@E32==] $@ H6 DE:== 766= =:<6 E96C6’D 2 E@? @7 8C@HE9 :? 9:D 82>6 2?5 4@>:?8 7C@> 2 G6CJ[ G6CJ 9:89[ 9:89 =6G6= @7 A=2J 2=C625J]”k^Am OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS Nick Schurr, For the State Journal Number of players: 3Who are they: Ayo Adebogun (Mequon), TJ Bollers (Tiffin, Iowa), Darryl Peterson (Akron, Ohio) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m %9:D 8C@FA C:G2=D E96 ~\=:?6 2D E96 566A6DE[ >@DE E2=6?E65 49F?< @7 E96 4=2DD[ 3FE 5@?’E 36 DFCAC:D65 :7 @?6 @C >@C6 @7 E96D6 A=2J6CD 6?5D FA 36:?8 =:DE65 2E 2?@E96C A@D:E:@? :? E96 7FEFC6] … p563@8F?[ 2 =:?6>2? :? 9:89 D49@@=[ 92D 2 EC6>6?5@FD 7:CDE DE6A] … q@==6CD 92D E96 D:K6 E@ A@E6?E:2==J A=2J @? 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