In the winter it was postulated that (Offensive Coordinator) Phil Longo's approach to practice was a big factor in, ironically, why our defense was so poor during games. Longo went on to Wisconsin, and after 5 games, we are seeing the same effect we saw at UNC. Here is Wisconsin's Total Defense rank over the last 8 seasons:
2016: #7
2017: 2
2018: 29
2019: 4
2020: 5
2021: 1
2022: 10
2023: 53
2016: #7
2017: 2
2018: 29
2019: 4
2020: 5
2021: 1
2022: 10
2023: 53
