Danny O'Brien Rumors & News

If you've been following along with Wisconsin football spring practice reports, you probably gathered that Curt Phillips and Joel Stave are the 1a and 1b on the depth chart, with Bart Houston and Danny O'Brien fighting for leftovers. Still, it's nice to get confirmation in writing. Here's Jeff Potrykus: Stave and Phillips this spring have been the most effective of the four scholarship quarterbacks on the roster. For the most part they have been splitting the work with the No. 1 offense. Phillips, who started UW's final five games last season and can be an effective runner, has appear...

Will Joel Stave, Curt Phillips, Danny O'Brien, Bart Houston or Tanner McEvoy win the starting quarterback job? Only two assistants returned from last year's staff -- how will all the new ones fit in? Does Gary Andersen really like Macklemore? MADISON, Wis. -- The minute rumors broke that Dave Aranda would follow Gary Andersen to Madison, Wisconsin fans couldn't help themselves from dreaming of exciting 3-4 schemes and blitzes sending safeties and linebackers darting every which way. If Aranda's comments on the nine scholarship players projected to play defense hold any merit, then such...

Consumed by the hype surrounding the transfer of Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien, Joel Stave was an afterthought entering the 2012 season. O'Brien, the former Terrapin standout, was anointed the best solution to fill the massive void left by Russell Wilson. Stave, meanwhile, had yet to attempt a pass as a Division I gunslinger. O'Brien was given the reins of Wisconsin's offense to start the season, yet it only took three games before head coach Bret Bielema and his staff decided to make a change. Enter Stave. Wisconsin went on to earn a 4-1 record, including three conference wins, w...