Here are five observations from the University of Wisconsin football team's practice on Monday. It was the first full practice open to the media. The Badgers were in "half-pack" (helmets and shoulder pads).

1, BACKING IT UP: Transfer quarterback Russell Wilson did nothing to slow down the hype in his first performance in front of the media.

Wilson was precisely what he was advertised to be: He's got an accurate arm and an effortless delivery. Not only does he have a quick release, he gets back and sets up quickly. For a guy who is just learning the offense, the ball came out quickly. He seemed to make good decisions, although he might have been a little quick to scramble on a couple plays.

He appears to have an early connection with senior wide receiver Nick Toon. The two combined on a couple nice completions over the middle.

Wilson also has quick feet and looked really good making throws on roll-outs and while on the move. He flashed his speed on a third-and-10 scramble for a first down in a move-the-ball session near the end of practice. On the play, he got outside linebacker Josh Harrison, who runs well.

It wasn't a perfect day for Wilson by any means. He dropped one snap. He had another play where he ran right into a linebacker on some type of option play. I didn't see him throw any interceptions, although cornerback Marcus Cromartie dropped one potential pick in his hands.

Both Wilson and Budmayr appeared to evenly split reps between the ones and the twos.

For a guy who has spent so little time in the UW offense, Wilson looked more comfortable than I expected. Let the excitement continue to build.

2, THIRD RECEIVER: It looks like freshman Kenzel Doe gets the first crack at being the team's third receiver. After Toon and sophomore Jared Abbrederis, Doe seemed to get the most work, followed by redshirt freshman Isaiah Williams.

None of the receivers after Toon did anything to stand out. In addition to the nice grabs over the middle from Wilson, Toon's best catch came on a throw by Budmayr. Linebacker Kevin Claxton came free up the middle on a blitz and Budmayr would have been sacked, but the coaches let the play run on. Budmayr heaved a deep pass to Toon, who extended his right arm for a one-handed catch along the left sidelines.

3, GOOD PASS RUSH: The defense mounted a good pass rush for most of the practice and it wasn't just due to the blitz. Junior defensive end David Gilbert was in the backfield for what would have been sacks at least three times.

During one blitz, both Gilbert and senior defensive end Louis Nzegwu went unimpeded to the quarterback. That led to freshman Melvin Gordon getting an earful from running backs coach Thomas Hammock about his lack of pass protection.

4, WELCH WATCHES: When the competitive field-goal session was held early in practice, senior Philip Welch was a spectator. Sophomore Alec Lerner and redshirt freshman Kyle French each had four field-goal attempts, while Welch watched with his arms folded across his chest.

UW coach Bret Bielema said on Sunday there is competition among all three kickers for both the kickoff and field-goal jobs and he apparently means it.

5, OFFENSIVE LINE DEPTH: Senior Josh Oglesby spent all practice at right tackle with the first offense.

The second line had sophomore Casey Dehn at left tackle, sophomore Zac Matthias at left guard, sophomore Ryan Groy at center, junior Robert Burge at right guard and redshirt freshman Rob Havenstein at right tackle.

Redshirt freshman Dallas Lewallen appeared to come up limping, which could be why Burge was at right guard.