Joel Stave has graduated, meaning Wisconsin now faces significant turnover at its most important position.
At quarterback, clearly this is the year that everything changes for Wisconsin. The malaise of the past is gone, sent to that surprisingly draftable farm upstate. This time, as the Badgers get ready to begin spring practices on Saturday. It's a new year, which means Wisconsin has a new quarterback and everything is going to be OK. We're going to make passing great again.
The 2016 season begins a transition for the Badgers after the seemingly 44-season run of Joel Stave as the starting quarterback, and the bridge to the future -- barring injury or getting caught up in something dumb or malicious -- will be Bart Houston, the senior from Dublin, Calif.