Former Kimberly quarterback Danny Vanden Boom poised to start at QB for the Badgers

Former Kimberly quarterback Danny Vanden Boom poised to start at QB for the Badgers

VANDEN BOOM'S TIMETO SHINE...ACCORDING TOMULTIPLE REPORTS...BADGERSQUARTERBACKGRAHAM MERTZ ANDHIS BACKUP CHASEWOLF...HAVE INDEEDTESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19...AND WITH SENIORJACK COAN STILL OUTWITH A FOOT INJURY...THE STARTINGDUTIES WILL FALL ONTHE SHOULDERS OFTHE FOURTH-STRINGER...THE FORMERKIMBERLY STAR HASTHROWN ONLY ONEPASS IN HIS COLLEGECAREER...IT WENT FOR ATHREE-YARDTOUCHDOWN BACK IN2018...EARLIER THISMONTH,VANDENBOOMDESCRIBED HISSTRENGTHS ASACCURACY AND I-Q...AND HISWEAKNESSES ASFOOTWORK AND ARMSTREGNTH...I TALKED WITH HISFORMER HIGHSCHOOL COACHTODAY...WHO SAYS, THAT'SPRETTY MUCH SPOTON...BUT HE SHOULDMAYBE GIVE HIS ARMSTRENGTH SOMEMORE CREDIT..."I would say his strengthsare his accuracy, hisfootball IQ which leads tohim really taking care ofthe football well.

It took allthe way through midwaythrough his senior seasonwhere he threw his firstinterception.

His junioryear into his senior yearwe didn't turn the ball overonce.

His arm strength ispretty good too.

He'smaybe he's being a littlebit humble about that.

ButI've seen him over breakthrow the ball and he's gotsome zip to him.

So Iwouldn't sell himself tooshort on the arm strengthsthing either."RIGHT NOWVANDENBOOM IS THEONLY HEALTHYQUARTERBACK ONWISCONSIN'SROSTER...AN EMERGENCYOPTION MIGHT BESENIOR RUNNINGBACK GARRETTGROSHEK...WHO WAS AN ALL-STATE QUARTERBACKAT AMHERST HIGHSCHOOL IN 2015...FOLLOWING THEBEARS LOSS LASTNIGHT...THE PACKERS ARENOT ONLY IN FIRSTPLACE IN THE N-F-CNORTH... BUT IN ALLTHE N-F-C..