The Wisconsin Badgers could be without two significant pieces of their defensive line for an extended period of time, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jeff Potrykus on Tuesday.
According to one of Potrykus’s tweets, defensive ends Garrett Rand and Isaiahh Loudermilk “will be out indefinitely.” The veteran Wisconsin beat writer reported that Rand “suffered an Achilles injury during summer workouts”—with the potential of the junior missing the 2018 season—while Loudermilk underwent knee surgery “earlier this spring to address previous injuries.”
Potrykus also reported that head coach Paul Chryst was awaiting confirmation about the status of Rand—who bumped out to defensive end from nose tackle this spring—for this season.