Freshman Wisconsin football quarterback Kare’ Lyles will reportedly miss spring ball

According to a report, incoming freshman Kare’ Lyles, an early enrollee at quarterback for the Wisconsin football team, will miss spring practice because of an injury.

Lyles, a freshman out of Scottsdale, Arizona, is the only quarterback in the Badgers recruiting class of 2016, and the young player was set to get some early instruction after enrolling at UW earlier this spring semester. Instead, the QB will watch from the sidelines.

That’s according to a report from Wisconsin State Journal reporter Jason Galloway, who reported that a left hip injury will keep the freshman off of the practice field.

It’s an unfortunate position for the Badgers to have an early injury, as the team is looking to replace Joel Stave after his graduation.

While fifth-year senior Bart Houston is expected to win the starting job this fall, the Badgers can use depth at the position. Lyles represents just one of three scholarship quarterback spots on the roster, joining Houston and redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook.

The Badgers also have fifth-year walk-on Thad Armstrong on roster, and according to Galloway, added a walk on in Bobby Dunn, a former Madison Edgewood quarterback who joined the team after attending Wisconsin the past two years. His younger brother, Jack Dunn, is a walk on for the Badgers in the class of 2016.

While Lyles will still benefit from being around the team this spring, he will likely be unable to do much more than observe and study the playbook. Spring practice would have been a chance for him to get plenty of reps in, as we saw Hornibrook get a good look as the Badgers third quarterback in camp last year, a position Lyles is likely to begin his college career playing.

The Badgers will instead likely get a really good look at the battle between Houston and Hornibrook for the starting spot when they hit the field for their first practice on Saturday.