re: What will our defense hold Melvin Gordon to?

Woah!
If he's a good enough athlete to get snaps from the safety position, we need him to play safety for US!

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I'm a tiger fan in Madison, WI, and the feeling up here is Wisconsin will switch to Connor McEvoy at QB this season.

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Tanner, not Connor.

The 'feeling' does not match reality, at this juncture. As early as yesterday, according to Tom Mulhern, Gary Andersen will split reps between Joel Stave and Tanner McEvoy in practice... for now.

Edit: I am operating under the belief that Stave will start the season and McEvoy will finish it. I do not think it will be lack of production that forces Stave out of the game, but injury. He has had shoulder/collarbone problems dating back to high school and his latest injury that held him out of the spring game is concerning.

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And they have multiple good backs; it's not just Gordon.

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Correct. Over the past few years, Wisconsin has been very good at having multiple RBs produce big numbers. It will be the same this season with Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement. As a true freshman last season, playing in a third-string role behind Gordon and James White, Clement managed to post close to 550 yards rushing (8.2 YPC) and seven touchdowns.

It is my belief that Gordon and Clement are two of the most physically-talented RBs that Wisconsin has ever had. Together, it is obvious they have not matched the production on the field as a as a James White, Montee Ball, and John Clay (who all played together at one point or another). They both are, however, very talented RBs.