Show Caption Hide Caption Wisconsin football looks ahead to showdown at Ohio State Badgers coach Paul Chryst and standouts Braelon Allen, Graham Mertz and Keeanu Benton shared their thoughts on playing the Buckeyes. Mark Stewart, Wochit MADISON – Wisconsin teammates Keeanu Benton and Nick Herbig have talked quietly this week about the importance of UW’s Big Ten opener Saturday at Ohio State. “This is going to be a draft-changing game,” Benton, UW’s senior nose tackle, said. “I feel like it’s going to be a battle out there.” The draft to which Benton referred is the 2023 NFL draft. NFL scouts no doubt will be evaluating several Ohio State players throughout the season because the Buckeyes have seen at least one player selected in the first round of the draft in each of the last seven seasons. The program’s high mark was five first-round picks in 2016. A total of 42…
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