Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell is shown during spring football practice.
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell is shown during spring football practice. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK
Wisconsin football is in the middle of spring practices as it prepares for next season. Head coach Luke Fickell has redesigned some of his coaching staff, has new players to work with, and has a new scheme that hopefully will turn things around. The Badgers missed a bowl game for the first time in 22 seasons last year, and fans are mostly ready to move on from Fickell, as it seems the trajectory is down, not up.
All that aside, spring practices are a great time to see how things shake out, who’s making noise and moving up the depth charts, how position battles are shaking out, etc. They’re also active and physical, leading to injuries. This week, the Badgers had a player go down to injury, and he will be shut down for all of spring. Thomas Heiberger already had to deal with an injury last season, and now he has another one.
Linebacker Thomas Heiberger sustains leg injury during spring practices
Thomas Heiberger is a redshirt freshman linebacker who only played in four games last year due to a training camp injury before the season. He was finally ready to get back into the swing of things when he injured his leg. Requiring the coaching staff to shut him down for the rest of spring practices.
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, native came to Wisconsin as a 3-star linebacker with a solid high school career under his belt. He came to the Badgers with the expectation of playing OLB but was moving to the middle this season.
Heiberger planned to provide depth at ILB and even compete for a roster spot if he was able to prove himself. However, that will have to wait until training camp as he won’t be able to do anything else this spring. It’s a blow for him, and really frustrating for a young player who can’t seem to shake the injuries.
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