Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell runs through a drill during fall training camp at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. - Photo by Badger Notes
MADISON, WI (WSAU) – Badger fans are going to get their first true look at Luke Fickell’s new-look Badgers on Saturday as they take on Buffalo.
Head coach Luke Fickell explained to the media the special characteristics of Week 1 in college football, noting that there isn’t a preseason or any live-action to aid the team’s preparation.
“I mean, game one is so unique in college football with the time that you spend, you know, preparing for one game and never having a scrimmage of any sort or anything where you do anything with anybody else,” Fickell said. “So, Week 1 is always incredibly intriguing. I think obviously, in Year 1, it’s even more so.”
“For me, for all of our players, I kind of said this morning, it’s almost like Christmas morning. You’re preparing for a lot of things,” Fickell continued. “There’s a lot of anxieties, you’re excited about it, but yet there’s a lot of things that you just don’t know from each other. So for all of us involved, it’s an exciting time. I’m kind of excited, too, to actually get to Saturday, we’re not ready.”
Fickell also discussed what it’s going to be like playing in front of the Camp Randell crowd saying, “I won’t take much time to probably look around and enjoy it by any means. But the excitement, the buzz, the feeling curious to see how our students show up, if we can try to find a way, I heard, to get them in a little bit earlier and start this thing off the right way. It is a 230 kick, so it shouldn’t be that early for him. So hoping that maybe there’s some newness to getting some things maybe adjusted up a little bit, that’s a suggestion from our players.”
Wisconsin will face off against Buffalo on Saturday at 2:30 CST on FS1.
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