The Wisconsin Badgers had their third straight loss in a 24-10 defeat to the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, falling to 2-3 on the season.
Here are the offensive snap counts from the Week 6 loss to Michigan.
Quarterbacks
Hunter Simmons – Snap Count: [57]
Running Backs
Dilin Jones – Snap Count: [31]
Cade Yacamelli – Snap Count: [15]
Darrion Dupree – Snap Count: [6]
Gideon Ituka – Snap Count: [5]
Wide Receivers
Vinny Anthony – Snap Count: [55]
Chris Brooks Jr.– Snap Count: [35]
Jayden Ballard – Snap Count: [22]
Eugene Hilton Jr. – Snap Count: [19]
Tyrell Henry – Snap Count: [8]
Trech Kekahuna – Snap Count: [2]
Tight Ends
Lance Mason – Snap Count: [38]
Jackson Acker – Snap Count: [27]
Grant Stec – Snap Count: [12]
Tucker Ashcraft – Snap Count: [10]
Offensive Line
Emerson Mandell – Snap Count: [57]
Riley Mahlman – Snap Count: [57]
Jake Renfro – Snap Count: [57]
Joe Brunner – Snap Count: [57]
Kerry Kodanko – Snap Count: [57]
Personal Thoughts
Hunter Simmons struggled at quarterback in his second start for the Badgers, throwing for just 82 yards and two interceptions, while completing 8 of 21 passes. Regardless of what you thought, that’s a downright awful stat line. It’s telling that head coach Luke Fickell acknowledged the team probably should’ve gone in a different direction. Wisconsin may have a new quarterback once again this week.
At running back, Darrion Dupree’s early injury was costly, which came on a Simmons turnover. Dilin Jones had some good things in the run game, but was single-handedly trying to keep Wisconsin afloat offensively. That usually doesn’t work out well in college football.
At wide receiver, Trech Kekahuna seemed to be a focal part of the gameplan coming into the game, but he was rocked on a jet sweep two plays in and was quickly ruled out. With Tyrell Henry also missing a good portion of the game, true freshman Eugene Hilton Jr. saw 19 snaps, but did not record a stat.
At tight end, Tucker Ashcraft has yet to really earn a role in his first two weeks back. There has been less tight end usage as a whole, with offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes going away from the two tight end sets we saw more frequently earlier in the season.
Along the offensive line, Wisconsin had another change with Jake Renfro back. Kerry Kodanko remained the starter at right guard, and the Badgers had their five starters play the whole game.
Ultimately, there’s a lot to figure out with this offense. They haven’t had quality quarterback play, while the offensive line’s struggles have really hurt the run game. And things don’t get much easier with the Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks coming up in the next two weeks.
