There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the Wisconsin Badgers’ specialists for the 2017 season.
The primary reason is the return of placekicker Rafael Gaglianone, who appeared to rediscover the results of his 2014 freshman campaign last season by converting seven of eight field goals before a back injury sidelined him for the rest of the year.
Also coming back are punters P.J. Rosowski and Anthony Lotti; the former locked down kickoff-specialist duties with impressive results. Gaglianone’s holder, Connor Allen, also will once again be kneeling several yards away from the line of scrimmage on field-goal and extra-point attempts.