Alex Hornibrook out, Jack Coan to start for Badgers in Pinstripe Bowl

Stephanie Olson by Stephanie Olson

Wisconsin Badgers head football coach Paul Chryst said Thursday that sophomore Jack Coan will start for the Badgers when they play Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Chryst said that Alex Hornibrook will not start due to his head injury.

The Pinstripe Bowl is one week away

Coach Chryst provides updates before the #Badgers head to New York, including who will start at QB pic.twitter.com/A25hAiMpZt

— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) December 20, 2018

On Wednesday, Coan’s father, Mike Coan, broke the news on Twitter that Jack would be starting for the Badgers.

Number 17 is off redshirt, he will be starting in the Pinstripe Bowl game on dec 27 at Yankee Stadium. Lets go!!! pic.twitter.com/ytL41cQjTm

— Mike Coan (@MikeCoan17) December 20, 2018

The game against Miami will be Coan’s fifth game this year for Wisconsin. His sophomore redshirt will be pulled and he will be considered a junior next year.

Hornibrook’s head injury has been an ongoing issue throughout the 2018 season. He did not play in three games this season due to his concussion. He sat out against Northwestern on Oct. 27, but played the following week against Rutgers before leaving the game in the second half with concussion-like symptoms. Then Hornibrook sat out Nov. 10 against Penn State and Nov. 17 against Purdue. He returned to the field to play against Minnesota on Nov. 24.

Last year in the Badgers’ Orange Bowl against the Hurricanes, Hornibrook threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns as Wisconsin defeated Miami 34-24.

The Badgers will take on the Miami Hurricanes in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27.

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