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				<title><![CDATA[Hill, Wisconsin roll over Akron]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Bret Bielema has lofty 
expectations for P.J. Hill.  The junior did not disappoint in 
Wisconsin's season opener.

Hill rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, leading 
the 12th-ranked Badgers to a 38-17 victory over Akron.

The Big Ten Conference's Freshman of the Year in 2006, Hill 
figures to be the focal point of a Wisconsin offense that is 
breaking in a new starting quarterback - Allan Evridge - this 
season.

The 228-pound Hill followed up his breakout freshman season with
a solid sophomore campaign in which he rushed for 1,212 yards 
and 14 touchdowns.  But Bielema knows Hill will have to take his
game to another level if Wisconsin is to challenge Ohio State 
for the Big Ten title in 2008.

"There is a difference in P.J. Hill from the last two years," 
the Wisconsin coach said.  "He is our running back, and we want 
him to understand that."

Hill certainly fulfilled his role in this contest, carrying the 
ball 26 times.  He scored on a 2-yard run in the first quarter 
and a 1-yarder in the third as the Badgers (1-0) overcame a 
sluggish start to win their 13th straight home opener.

"We wanted to hit the ground running, and I do feel that we did 
that," Bielema said.

"You want to show (the opponent) that it's going to be a long 
day," Hill added.  "It's not going to be easy. We play physical 
football, straight at you.  Nothing too fancy, but eventually, 
it's going to wear you down."

Zach Brown rushed for 87 yards and a TD for Wisconsin, which 
finished with 404 yards on the ground.

"P.J. is our guy, but the one thing we've got is the ability to 
kind of change gears a little bit," Bielema said. "Zach is a 
different runner.  Obviously, there are certain plays that he is
good at.  He was hitting the draw play at a great rate today."

After opening a 17-0 lead just eight seconds into the second 
quarter, Wisconsin struggled for the rest of the half as the 
Zips (0-1) scored 10 straight points.

Akron pulled within 17-7 on Chris Jacquemain's 3-yard TD pass to
Merce Poindexter, but Wisconsin's David Gilreath returned the 
ensuing kickoff 63 yards.  A personal foul on the Zips moved the
ball to Akron's 18, but Hill fumbled the ball out of the end 
zone three plays later.

"I was just being competitive," Hill said.  "I should have known
better than reaching with the ball."

The Zips narrowed their deficit to 17-10 on Igor Iveljic's 
26-yard field goal just before halftime.

"I probably should have emphasized playing in the second quarter
a little bit as well," Bielema said.  "We obviously didn't do 
things as well in the second quarter, especially there toward 
the end of the half when we got the ball down to the 1-yard line
with one timeout on the board.  Definitely a lot of things we 
can correct."

But the Badgers rolled in the third quarter behind a dominant 
offensive line that opened gaping holes for Hill and Brown, who 
scored from 2 yards out to make it 31-10 with six minutes 
remaining in the period.

"I do like the way we responded and came out in the third 
quarter and took the game over," Bielema said. "I would probably
give the game ball to the offensive line.  They controlled the 
line of scrimmage and were able to move Akron up front, even 
pick up guys on the second level."

Evridge completed 7-of-10 passes for 75 yards in his debut as a 
starter.  The fifth-year senior tossed a 3-yard TD to Garrett 
Graham just 4 1/2 minutes into the game, capping a 10-play, 
67-yard march on Wisconsin's opening drive.

"The part that we knew Allan was going to be able to do was 
being able to manage the game," Bielema said.  "He put on a lot 
of calls at the line of scrimmage which are good, and he was 
positive off of that."

Jacquemain finished 22-of-36 for 227 yards and two touchdowns 
for Akron, which was predicted to finish last in the 
Mid-American Conference this season.

"We're going to have to play extremely well, and they're going 
to have to make some mistakes to have that opportunity," Akron 
head coach J.D. Brookheart said.  "They did make those mistakes,
but we didn't take advantage of them."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:40:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wisconsin once again has high hopes for 2008]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Akron at No. 12 Wisconsin, 12:00 pm EDT

MADISON, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Wisconsin failed to live up to 
its 2007 preseason billing as a serious contender to Ohio State 
in the Big Ten Conference.  But the Badgers appear primed to 
rectify that situation this year.

Third-year coach Bret Bielema and the 12th-ranked Badgers open 
their 2008 campaign Saturday with a home game against Akron.

The preseason No. 7 last year, Wisconsin started the 2007 
campaign in promising fashion, winning its first five games.  
But the Badgers lost three of their next five contests, a rough 
stretch capped by a 38-17 drubbing to Ohio State.

Wisconsin squandered a 17-14 lead in that game, as the Buckeyes 
scored 24 unanswered points to end the Badgers' already fading 
hope of a Big Ten title.  Wisconsin finished the campaign with a
9-3 record, including 5-3 in conference play, before losing to 
Tennessee in the Outback Bowl.

However, hopes are high once again in Madison, as Wisconsin 
returns 17 starters - including junior running back P.J. Hill - 
from last year's squad.

The offense will feature a new starting quarterback in 
fifth-year senior Allan Evridge and should be centered around 
the 228-pound Hill, who followed up an breakout freshman season 
with a solid sophomore campaign in which he rushed for 1,212 
yards and 14 touchdowns.

Another offensive star returning for Wisconsin is senior tight 
end Travis Beckum, who passed up on an opportunity to leave for 
the NFL following a terrific 2007 campaign in which he hauled in
75 receptions for 982 yards and six TDs.

The Badgers have won 12 straight home openers and figure to 
extend that run against Akron, which finished with a 3-5 MAC 
record and a 4-8 overall mark last season.

Wisconsin defeated the Zips, 48-31, in September 2003 in the 
only previous meeting between the schools.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:12:13 GMT</pubDate>
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