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How Wisconsin Football Uses Screens and Checkdowns in the Badgers Offense

Welcome back to the classroom for Chapter Two of our series on Introducing the Wisconsin football team’s Dairy Raid Offense.

We started this series by dispelling myths about playing football under center. In Chapter 1, I broke down four basic Air Raid passing concepts, how to install them, and how the Wisconsin Badgers utilize their own versions under Phil Longo.

Today, in Chapter 2, we will talk about two misunderstood aspects of the Dairy Raid passing game, which are check-downs and the screen game.

Wisconsin Football Throws Too Many Check-Downs

Wisconsin Football; Badgers quarterback Tanner Mordecai
Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai throws a pass during first spring football practice of the season on Saturday March 25, 2023 at the McClain Center in Madison, Wis.