Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema wanted to snatch the words out of the air as soon as they escaped his lips.
“I felt terrible,” Bielema acknowledged Tuesday on the second day of the Big Ten Conference preseason football meetings.On a nondescript day last winter, Bielema encountered tailback John Clay in the UW locker room. Clay was between ankle surgeries that prevented him from running and was overweight.
Bielema glanced at the 6-foot-1 Clay and joked he looked like right tackle Josh Oglesby, who is listed at 335 pounds.