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Wisconsin Football Notebook: Spring Practice No. 6

The Badgers were back on the turf at Camp Randall this morning. My notes from spring practice No. 6.

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Christian Borman
Apr 09, 2026
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Head coach Luke Fickell during spring practice at Camp Randall Stadium. || Photo credit: Christian Borman

It was a beautiful day for some Wisconsin football practice on the Camp Randall turn this morning.

After having a ‘lighter’ practice in the McClain Center on Tuesday, the Badgers were back in full pads on Thursday and those pads were popping. There was plenty of 11-on-11 today and I got a better look at where the offensive and defensive lines were.

Here is my notebook from today’s practice.

The Big Takeaway: Defensive Dominance

The defense won the day, plain and simple. The secondary was athletic, physical, and made nothing easy for the receiving corps, while the defensive front lived in the backfield. The offensive line has a long way to go to gel. They surrendered multiple “sacks” (played through) and bad snaps that would have killed drives before they even started.

It will take time for this revamped offensive unit to find its rhythm against a defense playing with this much swagger.

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