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By TOM MULHERN | Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 8:35 pm | Loading…

Thursday chat: Talkin' UW football with Mulhern and Polzin

Can Paul Chyst possibly pull out the end-around for David Gilreath and Lance Kendricks again this week against Indiana?

What does O'Brien Schofield need to do to earn All-Big Ten honors?

Could the Hoosiers possibly blow another big second-half lead -- or will they even get the chance?

Staff writers Tom Mulhern of the Wisconsin State Journal and Jim Polzin of The Capital Times answered readers' questions about the University of Wisconsin football team in their weekly chat Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

To review the conversation, click here.

University of Wisconsin senior defensive end O'Brien Schofield was named one of 16 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is given annually to the top defensive player in college football.

The only UW player to be named a finalist for the Bednarik was defensive end Erasmus James in 2004.

"Tremendous honor," UW defensive line coach Charlie Partridge said. "The work he's put in and the road he has traveled, it's a great story. I'm really, really proud of how he's achieved it. It didn't just happen. He really worked hard for what he's achieving right now."

Schofield didn't have a tackle for loss in the last game against Purdue, but still remains tied for the national lead with 2.06 TFLs per game (16.5 total). In the last five years, the only UW player with more TFLs in a season was Matt Shaughnessy in 2007 with 18.

Posted in Football, Tom_mulhern on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 8:35 pm Updated: 9:54 pm. | Tags: Tom Mulhern, O'brien Schofield, Uw Football

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