Badgers' Mellusi hopeful he can be ready for start of season
FILE - Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi (6) leaves the game against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Nov. 6, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. 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 torn anterior cruciate ligament. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

FILE - Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi (6) leaves the game against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Nov. 6, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. 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 torn anterior cruciate ligament. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Mar. 28, 2022 04:03 PM EDT
FILE - Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi (6) is pictured during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Oct. 30, 2021, in Madison, Wis. 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 torn anterior cruciate ligament. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

FILE - Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi (6) is pictured during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Oct. 30, 2021, in Madison, Wis. 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 torn anterior cruciate ligament. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Mar. 28, 2022 04:01 PM EDT