Auburn, Wisconsin eat literal tons of food at Outback Bowl dinner

Auburn and Wisconsin ate a lot of Outback Steakhouse food Friday night. Like, a serious, serious amount of food.

Turns out Wisconsin football players like to eat. Who knew? (USATSI)

Outback Steakhouse -- title sponsor of the Outback Bowl and, you know, a steakhouse and all -- hosted the players from 2015 game participants Auburn and Wisconsin for a welcome-to-Tampa dinner on Friday night.

The damage was ... how shall we put this ... extensive:

Outback Bowl dinner for Auburn & Wisconsin: 750 pounds of steak, 900 lbs. of ribs, 750 lbs. of chicken, 1,600 shrimp, 1,200 lbs. cheese cake

— Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) December 26, 2014

javascript:mctmp(0);Final tally for #Badgers & Auburn at @outbackbowl Dinner: 900 lbs ribs, 750 lbs steak, 400 lbs potatoes, 1600 shrimp, 160 Bloomin' Onions

— Badger Football (@BadgerFootball) December 27, 2014

Now, it's not immediately clear if those numbers represent the amount of food prepared or the amount of food actually consumed (though they add up to somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,100 pounds either way), but to judge by this tweet from Badgers offensive lineman Walker Williams, we're not betting against the latter:

After 2 chicken breasts, 4 steaks, 2 side salads, potatoes, shrimp, an onion bowl, and cheesecake im gunna throw in the towl #outbackbowl

— Walker Williams (@W_Squared2) December 26, 2014

Yes, Williams is listed at 6-foot-7 and 320 pounds. Why do you ask?

Wink of the CBS Eye to SBNation for Williams