Wisconsin LB Says They Have A Plan To Stop Leonard Fournette

ESPN Staff Writer Jesse Temple recently caught up with a few Wisconsin defensive players who will have to face dominant LSU running back Leonard Fournette in the season opener.

One of those players was senior linebacker Vince Biegel who says the Badgers have a gameplan to stop Fournette.

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"If we come out technically sound, do our gap responsibilities and everybody executes at a high level, we're hoping to put ourselves in not a highlight film position," Wisconsin linebacker Vince Biegel said. "We're not going to be on his highlight. We're going to go out there and play good, Wisconsin-style defense. He's a great runner, but are we scared of him? Absolutely not."

"He's come a long ways, and we're expecting good things from him," Biegel said. "But we've got a nice, little game plan to stop him."

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The Wisconsin defense knows they will have their work cut out trying to limit Fournette who rushed for 1953 yards and 22 touchdowns last season.

Junior linebacker Jack Cichy says he even added more weight in the offseason to prepare to match Fournette.

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"He has a great center of gravity, and he's obviously a very powerful runner," Wisconsin linebacker Jack Cichy said. "That was part of the reason I wanted to put on more weight this offseason was just to be able to match him and give as many blows as I take."

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LSU and Wisconsin will meet in the season opener on Sept 3 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.