MADISON — Wisconsin might have to rely on fourth-string quarterback Danny Vanden Boom to lead the offense Saturday at Nebraska.
Here’s how it got to this point:
The Badgers opened the season without projected starter Jack Coan, who suffered a foot injury on Oct. 3 and underwent surgery four days later.
Redshirt freshman Graham Mertz completed 20 of 21 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns in his starting debut, a 45-7 victory over Illinois.
However, sources told the Journal Sentinel that Mertz and No. 3 backup Chase Wolf tested positive for the coronavirus.
Mertz received a second positive test and is out. It is unclear whether Wolf received a second positive test.
Those developments have put the ball in the hands of Vanden Boom, who led Kimberly High School to a pair of WIAA Division 1 state titles.
Read more on the situation:
