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After limited playing time last season, Wisconsin defensive tackle Brandon Lane is now a key part of the team's rotation.

Lane's hunger to get on the field motivated him to work harder during the offseason.

The 6-foot-3, 322-pound lineman is expected to help Wisconsin match the physicality of No. 18 Alabama.

MADISON – Playing time is the ultimate motivator.

Brandon Lane understands that first-hand. A year ago the University of Wisconsin defensive tackle was an incoming transfer from FCS Stephen F. Austin ready to make his mark on the Badgers and the Big Ten.

That was the dream. The reality was much different. With the exception of three games, he played sparingly and then during the transfer portal period watched the Badgers add three veterans at his position

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