Wisconsin Badgers edge rusher Nick Herbig was ejected in the second half of last weekend’s matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers for a targeting call on a play against quarterback Casey Thompson.
As a result, Herbig is expected to miss the first half of Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
But, interim head coach Jim Leonhard told reporters that he plans to appeal the call, believing that the penalty was incorrectly assessed in hopes that Herbig can play for the entirety of Wisconsin’s final regular-season game.
“We have started that process [of appealing the call] and we’ll continue to push.