Spotlight WISCONSIN FOOTBALL How Wisconsin football's running backs are addressing a major offensive concern Colten Bartholomew Sep 18, 2025 Sep 18, 2025 Updated Sep 20, 2025 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’ll take more than some early season struggles to get Dilin Jones to break into a sweat.kAm%96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== E62> :D?’E CF??:?8 E96 32== H6== 6?@F89 E@ H:? 82>6D 282:?DE 2 CF8865 q:8 %6? r@?76C6?46 D4965F=6] yFDE 9@H 325 :D :En %96 q2586CD Wa\`X 92G6 7:?:D965 E96:C C68F=2C\D62D@? ?@?4@?76C6?46 D=2E6 H:E9 E96:C =@H6DE CFD9:?8 @FEAFE[ `be]f J2C5D CFD9:?8 A6C 82>6[ D:?46 `hh` W`ah]_X]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^eg3c64f6\ehcg\cbe5\32fe\ag_27h4c435`Qmq6?4965 (:D4@?D:? @776?D:G6 =:?6>2? :?E6?E @? >2<:?8 4@>6324< E@ E96 =:?6FAk^2mk^Am kAmqFE y@?6D[ 2 C65D9:CE 7C6D9>2? 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