Joel Stave is the unquestioned starter. He has thrown seven touchdowns with just one interception during that span.MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin can win the Big Ten championship on Saturday. A couple of hours after he sat out Wisconsin's Week 2 win against Western Illinois, he and his brother returned to Camp Randall Stadium to throw the ball around. They went out for a late-night dinner and talked about his situation for about two hours.
The toughest thing about Joel Stave's situation at Wisconsin was that we didn't know if or when he would return to full participation. 2 jersey, with that last name? ET. "I hear a decent amount on Saturdays at home games, even where I feel like I'll get heckled as much at home as I do on the road," Joel Stave said. ""We let him know that for us, it's not about football," said Karl Stave, Joel's dad. There was no outlook written for Joel Stave in 2019. Only two other active quarterbacks in the FBS -- Michigan State's Connor Cook and Stanford's Kevin Hogan -- have won more career games.MADISON, Wis. -- Bryan is a 2013 University of Wisconsin graduate, and his ties to the school's football program remain close. Joel Stave, meanwhile, will run out of the tunnel at Camp Randall Stadium on senior day, when No. 20 Northwestern (8-2, 4-2) at 3:30 p.m. Re: QB Joel Stave added to Seahawks practice squad Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:33 pm This seems like an odd signing, but perhaps the team had previously wanted to have a look att his player, or had him on their short list for UDFA signing. Joel congratulated him, then backed up five more yards and ran to his left before zipping a throw between the uprights and into the stands.His older brother, Bryan, remembers talking with Stave right after Andersen informed the team of his decision.We'll never know the answer, of course, and neither Stave nor Wisconsin are all that interested in revisiting the past. Though playing sports was a huge part of their children's lives, it was supposed to be just one facet of them. Perhaps the Badgers don't blow a 17-point second-half lead in the opener against LSU if Stave could have helped provide some semblance of a passing threat. Not included here is retired quarterbacks like Vince Young and Josh Freeman. "I had to always have that mindset that I'm fine, that it's just a game and that I was going to be better for having come through this. ""I knew at some point I was going to come out of it and I was going to be fine," Stave told ESPN.com. He just had to get back to having more fun. Paul Chryst instituted at least one noticeable change in the offseason that could pay off in his first training camp as Wisconsin's head coach. He will try to continue doing something that has gone underappreciated by a faction of the fan base during his entire career: win games.Stave has started 38 career games at Wisconsin, and his record is 29-9. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value. Good luck making it through a game without hearing at least a few snide comments.Yet Stave also will undoubtedly leave as one of the program's most divisive figures in recent memory, the subject of constant criticism from fans who desperately want to see somebody -- anybody -- take snaps under center other than him. The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the USC Trojans in a late-night Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California, 23-21. Maybe they don't lose to Northwestern on Oct. 4, when a clearly rusty Stave tried to lead a comeback despite throwing three interceptions.Karl and Barb Stave made sure all three of their children -- Rachel was a diver for Wisconsin before injuring her neck last year -- became well-rounded, active people. "Andersen said Stave is "probably as comfortable since we've all been here together" in his reads and understanding of the protection scheme.The what-if question may always linger around this Wisconsin season. It's fairly common. "I'm not an offensive guru, but I look at him and I think he's a very talented quarterback playing out there right now and doing a very nice job.