TAMPA – Although this particular incident at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium took place years ago, the time frame is of little importance simply because in some form or fashion the story repeats itself pretty much every Saturday of every Badgers football season.
The only difference here is Badgers coach Bret Bielema, whose 9-3 Big Ten team faces the Tennessee Volunteers in the New Year’s Day Outback Bowl, is the storyteller. He’s recalling being a freshman defensive lineman at Iowa and making his first trip with the Hawkeyes to Wisconsin. That’s important, because among visiting fans in the stands was Bielema’s father.