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The Woelfel World of Sports
Clay ready to roll for Badgers
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August 29, 2008 at
11:34AM EST
BY GERY WOELFEL The time is now for Johnny Clay. The former Park High School All-American running back will make his highly-anticipated debut for the University of Wisconsin in the Badgers' game against Akron Saturday at Madison. If things goes accordingly -- the Badgers are overwhelming 26-point favorites -- Clay will be given the opportunity to flash his immense talents quickly. “I'm looking forward to getting him into the game early, depending on the flow of the game,'' said John Settle the Badgers' running backs coach. "I want him to get a feel for the college game, to get a feel what it's like playing in front of a packed house.'' The 6-foot-2, 237-pound Clay is currently listed third on the Badgers' depth chart at tailback. Junior P.J. Hill will start against Akron, and sophomore Zach Brown will be his main backup. But Settle expects Clay to see plenty of action, and he expects Clay not to disappoint even though he has been plagued in recent weeks by a high ankle sprain. "He's looking good,'' Settle said of Clay, who'll still be wearing his familiar No. 32 jersey. "He missed about a week of camp with the ankle injury, but we wanted to error on the side of caution so we had him nurse it. "He went out the other day and looked very good. He looked like a differnt guy. I'm expecting big things from him this year.'' Starting Saturday. Said Settle: "You can see it in his eyes; Johnny's ready to go.''
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