Badger Countdown: Returning linebacker records 37 solo tackles in 2022
The 2023 college football season continues to get closer and Luke Fickell and his Badgers are now 37 days away from their season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2. In 2022, a redshirt sophomore linebacker recorded 37 solo tackles, good for second on the team.
Jordan Turner is the linebacker who made the tackles and he is back for a redshirt junior campaign this season. Overall, Turner compiled 65 total tackles, including two sacks, while also intercepting a pass, deflecting another and forcing a fumble over 13 contests.
Additionally, Turner earned the Guaranteed Rate Bowl defensive MVP award in December when the Badgers defeated Oklahoma State 24-17. The linebacker recorded eight tackles (four solo) in the contest.
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound athlete was suspended by the team for a driving incident in late June, but he was reinstated a couple weeks later. Turner appears likely to be a leader on Wisconsin’s defense in year one under new defensive coordinator Mike Tressel.
