The Secret Strategy Behind Keeping Badgers’ Colton Joseph Healthy and Unstoppable

“And you have to be willing to live with the fact that they are going to be exposed to contact a little bit more maybe than a guy that’s not in that position. How much you do that and how often you do that, I think depends on the quarterback himself. Some guys are a little bit more durable than others. Some guys have the elusiveness to get out in the open field and just, you know, they seem to never take a head-on shot. They find a way to just make a guy miss and get out of bounds.

“And so being able to do things where we can protect them with the sideline and give them the opportunity to get out of bounds or running them in the red zone where they have an opportunity to get a touchdown and hand the ball to the ref and maybe risk a little bit less exposure there. I think there are a couple of ways that you can do that. But yeah, they’re going to get hit more. And that’s something that we understand and are willing to live with. But I think to run the quarterback as much as you would a running back is not what any of us want.”

Wisconsin will absolutely need Joseph’s running ability this season to jumpstart its offense. But they have to find a way to keep him healthy over the course of a Big 10 schedule if they want to have the success they’re looking for this season.