Wisconsin got some unexpected news on Thursday, when longtime running back Chez Mellusi announced that he was stepping away from the program due to a health-related reason.
The Badgers will have a different look at running back on Saturday against Purdue. The Wisconsin Badgers will have a different look at running back on Saturday when they play the Purdue Boilermakers, as Chez Mellusi is no longer with the program, having left to rehab some of his injuries.
The Badgers had a major change at running back on Thursday. The Wisconsin Badgers faced some significant news this week, as top running back Chez Mellusi is stepping away from the team to rehab his injuries, according to a statement from the team.
Wisconsin will be down a running back for a portion of the season. Thursday, the team announced that senior Chez Mellusi has stepped away from the team in an effort to rehab injuries that have plagued him throughout his career with the Badgers.
A former Clemson Tiger is walking away from football. Wisconsin announced Thursday that Chez Mellusi has decided to step away from the team, at least for the time being, in order to focus on his health.
The Wisconsin Badgers will be without running back Chez Mellusi for an undetermined amount of time. The surprising announcement was made Thursday evening, with the university issuing a statement saying Mellusi's absence is related to his health.
Tyler Van Dyke completed 17 of 27 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown and Chez Mellusi ran for 60 yards and two scores Saturday to help Wisconsin to a 27-13 victory over South Dakota in Madison, Wis.
The running back is set to be the starter, but comes into his sixth year with a long injury history. The Wisconsin Badgers saw a big part of their offense shift last season when running back Chez Mellusi went down with a fractured fibula in Week 4 against the Purdue Boilermakers.
The Badgers have two high-end running backs in their rotation this season. The Wisconsin Badgers lost a key piece of their running back room this offseason when Braelon Allen declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, forgoing his final year of eligibility.
Longtime Badgers running back Braelon Allen is now in the NFL with the New York Jets, but familiar face — Chez Mellusi — is back in Madison for one last season.
The Badgers running back was named to one of the most prestigious preseason lists. The Wisconsin Badgers are looking ahead to the 2024 season with fall camp officially underway, and much lies on this year with big changes made to the roster and an increase in competition in the new-look Big Ten.
Non-conference schedules are great ways of weighing one conference against another. Plenty of attention is paid to the non-conference slates of contenders and pretenders alike.
Last week Wednesday, veteran RB Chez Mellusi announced he would be returning for one last ride with the Wisconsin football program. Mellusi suffered an injury in the Big Ten opener against Purdue, sidelining him for the entire 2023 season.
The Wisconsin Badgers football team had been anticipating Chez Mellusi’s decision regarding his return for the 2024 season since the regular season concluded, and now, the wait is over.