re: Bart Huston named starting QB for the Badgers

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Houston is a sleeper breakout star this season.

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Personally, I think Wisconsin fans should be more worried about getting adequate quarterback play than hoping Bart Houston has a chance to be a "star this season."

Not only was Houston a highly-rated HS quarterback that failed to take the reigns at quarterback for his first four years, but he is throwing to a group of receivers that have less combined career catches than Alex Erickson had in all of 2015. Of course, a guy like Rob Wheelwright is a talented player. Wheels has shown a knack for making big plays (i.e. one-handed catch against USC in the Holiday Bowl), but being his own worst enemy (worst drop-rate in the B1G).

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but I think this further solidifies Badgers chances of winning this game.

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By all accounts, Houston and Alex Hornibrook (RS Freshman) were neck-and-neck throughout spring and fall camps. I don't see how this further solidifies Wisconsin's chances at winning this game. It's not like Houston has an abundance of game experience. He took his first, and only, meaningful snaps against Illinois less than a year ago when Joel Stave went down.

As mentioned previously, I'm more worried about getting adequate quarterback play than I am hoping Houston becomes some "breakout star."