{"id":212964,"date":"2025-09-09T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/212964\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:58:08","slug":"wisconsin-qb-edwards-status-is-uncertain-against-no-19-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/212964\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin QB Edwards\u2019 status is uncertain against No. 19 Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">MADISON, Wis. (AP) \u2014 Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards Jr.\u2019s status is uncertain as the Badgers prepare to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-football-poll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 19<\/a> Alabama on Sunday, coach Luke Fickell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Edwards didn\u2019t play in the Badgers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/middle-tennessee-wisconsin-score-2e687120c9f89902f6d6b654faa14a78\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">42-10 victory<\/a> over Middle Tennessee last weekend after he sprained his knee during the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-badgers-3c3f8a772b60ce7d4be2ffc3c7a2c991\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second quarter<\/a> of their season-opening <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-badgers-miami-score-e36cb1bb8a7eb2f7100e86d4754fb316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">17-0 triumph<\/a> over Miami (Ohio).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fickell said during his Monday news conference that \u201cI don\u2019t know a whole lot\u201d about Edwards\u2019 potential availability for Wisconsin\u2019s game with Alabama (1-1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s a Monday,\u201d Fickell said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see as we continue to push forward in the week, but we\u2019ll get obviously prepared either way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-badgers-397d4592e4912b9c1e7281e5a2777da9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danny O\u2019Neil<\/a> started in Edwards\u2019 place and went 23 of 27 for 283 yards with three touchdown passes and an interception against Middle Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAll in all, with what we asked him to do, I think he did a really good job,\u201d Fickell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">O\u2019Neil, who started 11 games for San Diego State last season, was 12 of 19 for 120 yards with one touchdown pass, one touchdown run and an interception after taking over for Edwards against Miami (Ohio).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fickell said he also was uncertain about whether center Jake Renfro would be able to play against Alabama. Renfro missed the Middle Tennessee game with an unspecified injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/ap-newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (AP News mobile app). AP college football: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-football-poll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-football-poll<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-football<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MADISON, Wis. 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