Manny Diaz’s defense hasn’t bee picked apart often in his three seasons with the Miami Hurricanes, but Miami will see one of the few that has once again next Thursday. This time, however, the Wisconsin Badgers will play without the player most responsible for propelling Wisconsin’s Orange Bowl win last year.
Alex Hornibrook, who started all but three games this season for the Badgers, will miss the Pinstripe Bowl as he continues to deal with symptoms from a concussion he sustained in October. Jack Coan, who started the three games Hornibrook missed and played in four, will get the start in Hornibrook’s place, Paul Chryst told reporters Thursday in Madison, Wisconsin.