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Coming into Friday night’s game against Michigan (1-3), there were a litany of questions surrounding the No. 10 Wisconsin (2-0) football program. Nobody knew about quarterback Graham Mertz’s status, who would miss the game due to COVID-19, or how the team would respond after missing two consecutive weeks of practice. Expectations were high, but some rust was certainly expected.
The 2020 Michigan Wolverines (1-2), a program that often lauds themselves as the winning-est program in college football history, has looked nothing of the sort this season. This Michigan team is sporting the worst starting record under head coach Jim Harbaugh’s tenure after losing back-to-back games against the Indiana Hoosiers (3-0) and their bitter in-state rivals in Michigan State (1-2).
In the span of a few weeks, the Wisconsin Badgers have gone through a roller coaster of news. With the cancellation of the games against both Nebraska and Purdue, Wisconsin will likely need to win each of its remaining five games in order to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive.
When No. 13 Wisconsin (1-0) fans highlighted this Saturday’s game against Michigan (1-2) on their calendar, they probably anticipated it would be among the teams most pivotal in the race to win the Big Ten West. And, while that remains the case, no one could have foreseen the circumstances leading up to the game for both teams.
When the Michigan Wolverines rolled into Camp Randall Stadium on the morning of Sept. 21, 2019, the closest thing to a worry in Madison, Wis. was how the Badgers defense would defend against Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson.
Teams from the Centers for Disease Control implemented two probes on the UW-Madison community this week, one within the UW football team and another testing the student body for COVID-19 antibodies.
This game will be won as much on the sidelines and on the headset as it will be on the field.
Iowa vs. Minnesota, Friday 7 p.m.
Wisconsin’s future got a little brighter last Friday, as the Badgers received a commitment from three-star wide receiver Markus Allen in the Class of 2021. Allen, an Ohio product, decommitted from the University of Michigan two months ago. He chose Wisconsin over offers from Cincinnati and Virginia and was reportedly garnering plenty of interest from Big Ten counterparts Ohio State and Penn State as well.
You reap what you sow.
Fans eagerly awaiting the return of Badger football were met with disappointing news on Tuesday, as Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced the upcoming football game against Purdue had been cancelled due to complications surrounding the team’s COVID-19 outbreak. Wisconsin currently has 27 active COVID-19 cases within its football program, 15 of whom are players.
The No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) announced as of Thursday that a total of 16 players and staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in a pause of all activities and the cancellation of their scheduled game for Saturday against Nebraska (0-1).
As part of Lameday II, The Daily Cardinal takes a look around the Big Ten for this week’s biggest matchups and storylines.
Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz received a second positive test for COVID-19 Tuesday and will be held out of game activity for 21 days, as first reported by CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.
Badgers fans were given some devastating news Sunday afternoon, as Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel confirmed that quarterback Graham Mertz tested positive for COVID-19.
The Graham Mertz hype train has left the station.
MADISON – If you thought using the word “swag” wasn’t cool anymore — Graham Mertz is here to bring it back.
As part of Gameday One, The Daily Cardinal takes a look around the Big Ten for this week’s biggest matchups and storylines.
No. 1: Keep the Pocket Clean
New to the Wisconsin Badgers football team this year is Nick Herbig, an Outside linebacker from Honolulu, Hi. Hailing from St. Louis School, Herbig stands at 6-2, 215 pounds. He was also the Defensive Player of the Year in Hawaii in 2019.
Solutions by The State News
