Chez Mellusi News, Rumors, Updates - Wisconsin Badgers

Full go in camp Mellusi (knee) worked with Wisconsin's first-team offense during practice Monday, Matt Belz of SI.com reports.

Impact Mellusi appears to have hit the ground running in fall camp after coming back from a season-ending knee injury suffered last November. The junior transfer was seen working as one of Wisconsin's top-two running backs alongside Braelon Allen during full-contact team sessions Monday. Mellusi totaled 173 carries for 815 yards and five touchdowns on the ground over the first nine games of 2021, and he figures to reprise a prominent role under first-year offensive coordinator Bobby Engram this coming season.

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Running backs Chez Mellusi, Isaac Guerendo ready for fall camp Mellusi and Guerendo suffered season-ending injuries in 2021

AUGUST 3, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Healthy and happy: Chez Mellusi and Isaac Guerendo have recovered from injuries to bolster UW's tailback depth UW tailback Chez Mellusi is coming off a torn ACL but he said he feels great. Both he and Isaac Guerendo say they are full-go for the season...

AUGUST 3, 2022 • JSONLINE.COM

Badgers' Mertz confident he can improve his consistency

Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz’s production thus far hasn’t lived up to the standards set by his lofty recruiting ranking and sparkling debut as a starter

AUGUST 2, 2022 • Associated Press

Expected to take part in fall camp Coach Paul Chryst expects Mellusi (knee) will take part in fall camp, Zach Heilprin of 1670AM The Zone Madison reports.

Impact Mellusi is not going to be a "full go" in camp but the fact he will be taking part bodes well for how his recovery is progressing. As long as Mullusi's recovery stays on track, he will back up Braelon Allen in the Wisconsin backfield.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Wisconsin football player profile: Running back Chez Mellusi Chez Mellusi hopes to return to form after suffering a torn ACL last season

JULY 15, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Won't practice in the spring Mellusi (knee) will not practice in the spring for the Badgers, but he is hoping to be ready to go for the season opener, Colten Bartholomew of The Wisconsin State Journal reports.

Impact Mellusi, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 52-3 win over Rutgers on Nov. 6, will not participate in spring ball. Instead, the junior running back will rest up and prepare to be available for the season opener. The 5-foot-11 junior appeared in nine games during the 2021 season, logging 815 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 173 attempts. Mellusi will look to remain heavily involved in the Badgers backfield moving forward.

MARCH 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Torn ACL not the only injury Chez Mellusi suffered last season Mellusi's first season with UW was physically grueling

MARCH 28, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Badgers' Mellusi hopeful he can be ready for start of season

Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi says he has reached out to former Clemson teammate and current Green Bay Packers wide receiver Amari Rodgers for advice on recovering from a tor...

MARCH 28, 2022 • Associated Press

Notes: Chez Mellusi Aims to Be Ready for 2022 Season Opener Mellusi suffered a torn ACL last season against Rutgers.

MARCH 28, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Limited for spring training Mellusi (knee) will be limited in spring practice for the Badgers, Colten Bartholomew of the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

Impact Mellusi, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 6, in a 52-3 win over Rutgers, is likely to take part in very little or no portion of the session. The 5-foot-11 junior appeared in nine games, rushing for 815 yards and five touchdowns on 173 carries. Mellusi also added on seven catches for 66 yards during his first season with the Badgers. Although Mellusi began to take a backseat role to standout Braelon Allen, the Clemson transfer figures to be an integral part of the Badgers backfield moving forward.

MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Allen's big day helps No. 20 Wisconsin rip Northwestern 35-7

Braelon Allen rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 20 Wisconsin beat Northwestern 35-7 for its sixth consecutive victory

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • Associated Press

Bad news for former Clemson running back Bad news for a former Clemson running back. Chez Mellusi, who transferred to Wisconsin this past spring after playing the last two years for...

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM

Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi out for season with leg injury Mellusi is fifth in the Big Ten with 815 rushing yards.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

No. 20 Badgers lose RB Mellusi to season-ending knee injury

No. 20 Wisconsin has lost leading rusher Chez Mellusi for the rest of the season

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • Associated Press

Who may need to step up if Mellusi misses time? MADISON — Wisconsin Badgers fans collectively exhaled when running back Chez Mellusi showed up on the team’s preliminary status report as qu...

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Chez Mellusi questionable for Northwestern MADISON — The junior running back suffered a left leg injury at the end of an 11-yard run in the third quarter of UW’s 52-3 victory over Ru...

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Badgers waiting for more information on Chez Mellusi's injury PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Wisconsin Badgers will leave the East Coast satisfied after a dominant 52-3 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights....

NOVEMBER 7, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Hot Wisconsin brings nation's top-ranked defense to Rutgers

Wisconsin will bring a four-game winning streak to SHI Stadium on Saturday when it takes on Rutgers

NOVEMBER 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Paul Chryst on what he thought Chez Mellusi and Braelon Allen could give UW: "I don't know if you had complete certainty, but you had confidence."

OCTOBER 27, 2021 • JSONLINE.COM

Army's triple option to test Wisconsin's vaunted run defense

No team in the country runs the ball a greater percentage of the time than Army

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • Associated Press

Wisconsin RB Allen plays with power that belies his youth

Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen doesn’t look like a typical 17-year-old

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • Associated Press

Wisconsin dismisses running back Jalen Berger from team

Wisconsin has dismissed running back Jalen Berger from its football program one year after he led the team in rushing

OCTOBER 10, 2021 • Associated Press

Michigan State, Penn State getting big boost from transfers

No. 11 Michigan State is off to its fastest start since its 2015 playoff season thanks in part to the addition of 20 transfers

OCTOBER 5, 2021 • Associated Press

Chryst says Wisconsin's troubles on offense go beyond Mertz

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says the Badgers’ problems on offense don’t rest solely with their struggling quarterback

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • Associated Press

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