A Defensive Nightmare

In the first quarter it looked like it was bad. Now we know it is even worse. Sophomore linebacker Chris Boreland is officially out for the season.

As many people noticed in the first game, it was Boreland that made the Wisconsin defense work. While Borland was in the game the Badger defense was able to create penetration, and stop UNLV in the backfield.

In the second half Boreland left the game with numbness in his shoulder. The next week Borland was again on the sidelines for the San Jose State game. Then this past weekend Borland started against Arizona State, but rather short lived after Borland left the game early in the first quarter.

Now it appears that will be the last we see of Chris Borland in 2010. Tuesday it was announced that Borland will miss the remainder of the season, and apply for a medical red shirt once the season is over.

Regardless of the red shirt, Borland's injury hampers the Badger defense significantly. Last season Borland racked up five sacks and ten tackles for loss while only starting six games of the thirteen games he played in.

Borland was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year in 2010 on the defensive side of the ball, and will undoubtedly be a missed on the field this season.