Wisconsin to Start Danny O’Neil With Billy Edwards Likely Out After Knee Injury
Coach Luke Fickell named transfer Danny O’Neil the starter for Saturday with Billy Edwards Jr. considered week-to-week following a knee sprain.
Overview
- Fickell said Tuesday he does not believe Edwards will play against Middle Tennessee because the quarterback did not practice.
- Danny O’Neil will start at quarterback and senior Hunter Simmons will serve as the backup, according to Fickell.
- Edwards exited on a non-contact play in the second quarter of Wisconsin’s 17-0 win at Miami (Ohio) in the opener.
- Sources told ESPN that Edwards’ MRI was clean and the injury is a sprained knee, leaving his return timeline undefined.
- O’Neil went 12-of-19 for 120 yards with a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown and an interception, and Wisconsin faces a road trip to Alabama after Middle Tennessee.