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You may notice the absence of some top teams from the Big Ten conference on the Wisconsin Badgers' schedule in 2013.

Taking over a new program as a head coach always brings its share of challenges.

Oftentimes, what goes overlooked in coaching is the amount of turnover there is among assistants every year, and Wisconsin football has seen plenty of that despite only having two coaching changes over the past few decades.

The State Journal says O'Brien confirmed his departure. The newspaper said O'Brien was home in Kernersville, N.C., when the Badgers started their seven-week summer workout program Monday.

The one-time starter is reportedly leaving the Badgers' after just one season. O'Brien transferred from Maryland prior to the 2012 season.

With the high school calendar approaching its end in most cases and the recent arrival of a certain high-profile junior college recruit, Wisconsin football is about to have an influx of new faces in the coming weeks.

Since taking over for Bret Bielema, Gary Andersen and his new staff have drawn unanimously rave reviews.

The Q&A with an opposing football blogger returns this week as the Big Ten opener against the Wisconsin Badgers is the topic.

It's not often that you see a Rose Bowl team finish the season 8-6, but that's exactly what happened with Wisconsin football in 2012.

It's already been four and a half months since the 2012 college football season came to a close as we near the end of May, and nobody is more eager to push through summer and begin the 2013 season than first-year Wisconsin football head coach Gary Andersen.

Improved pass blocking would bode very well for a group of quarterbacks that has no clear starter entering the summer.

Heading into the summer conditioning and strength programs, here are the first two of 10 big questions the Badgers face heading into the fall.