Sources: Badgers' Edwards likely out vs. Bama

Wisconsin backmost Billy Edwards Jr. is improbable to play astatine No. 19. Alabama connected Saturday, sources told ESPN.

Edwards is expected to question with the squad and plans to lukewarm up for the game, per sources, but helium inactive faces agelong likelihood to play this week.

Edwards sprained his genu successful the opening crippled against Miami University and is considered week-to-week. Wisconsin manager Luke Fickell said aboriginal successful the week that he's been rehabbing and pushing guardant and the squad "will beryllium prepared either way." He added: "We're going to person to support Billy from himself."

Danny O'Neil, a sophomore who transferred from San Diego State, is successful enactment to commencement again for the Badgers. He has completed 35-of-46 passes implicit 2 games for 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He has 403 passing yards connected the season.

Edwards is simply a transportation from Maryland who Fickell made wide successful the outpouring arrived arsenic the starting quarterback. He threw for 2,881 yards and 15 touchdowns past twelvemonth astatine Maryland.

Wisconsin opens Big Ten play with Maryland adjacent week, a crippled against Edwards' erstwhile school. Wisconsin has a bye aft Maryland earlier traveling to Ann Arbor for Michigan connected Oct. 4.

Wisconsin is 2-0 with wins implicit Miami and Middle Tennessee, and the Alabama crippled looms arsenic the biggest trial truthful acold of the Badgers' overhauled roster. Alabama enters the crippled 1-1 aft getting upset by Florida State successful the opener.