MADISON − University of Wisconsin cornerback Ricardo Hallman often revisits his disheartening performance against Michigan State in October 2022.
Hallman, then a redshirt freshman, was benched as future Green Bay Packers receiver Jayden Reed lit him and the Badgers up for 117 yards and a touchdown on nine catches in a Spartans double-overtime victory.
The 2023 third-team All-American calls the experience "beneficial."
"I was timid," he said. "I was scared of the moment. I was in position to make plays several times, but I didn't go for the ball.