About three weeks ago, University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph had what he called “a brutally honest day” with left guard Jason Erdmann.
The sophomore suffered a neck stinger midway through fall camp, and while he had since recovered, Rudolph wasn’t seeing the same player on the practice field that had excelled throughout the offseason.
Just days after Rudolph told him it was “time to grow up,” Erdmann replaced starter Jon Dietzen, who has struggled with injuries this season, in the lineup late in the second quarter at Nebraska.
He’s also spelled Dietzen in the two games since, and with every appearance Erdmann’s providing more proof that he’s far from out of place when part of the Badgers’ first-team line.