As the Wisconsin Badgers prepare to host the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in primetime at Camp Randall Stadium, much of the outlook on their season has already been determined. The 5-4 Badgers have disappointed in head coach Luke Fickell’s second year at the realm.
While the Wisconsin vs. Oregon football game will hold most fans’ attention, Saturday’s matchup also brings together two of the most recognizable mascots in college football: Bucky Badger and Puddles the Duck.
The Wisconsin Badgers football team will welcome the No. 1 Oregon Ducks to Camp Randall on Saturday night in what may be their biggest challenge of what has already been a season full of tough opponents.
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The Wisconsin Badgers football team took a 21-10 lead against the USC Trojans across the first half of the game when they traveled to Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 28 but lost the game with a score of 38-21.
The Wisconsin Badgers are gearing up for their matchup against No. 1 Oregon this weekend. It’s been rough sledding for the Badgers, who’ve been outscored 23-70 in their past two games against Iowa and No. 3 Penn State.
Calling Saturday a disappointing day for Badger fans may be an understatement. In fact, the word disaster may sum it up better.
Wisconsin football fans got the first true showcase of Braedyn Locke in last season’s nail-biter win against Illinois when he stepped in for starting quarterback Tanner Mordecai following Mordecai’s injury in their previous game against Iowa. Again this year, Locke has unexpectedly stepped into the starting quarterback position, mirroring the team’s hardships from last season.
The Badgers had Penn State right where they wanted them.
Every Badgers fan’s dream almost came to fruition in the first half as Wisconsin faced off against No. 3 ranked Penn State on Saturday in Camp Randall.
The Wisconsin Badgers extended their win streak to three games after going to Evanston and defeating Northwestern 23-3. Defense was the name of the game last weekend, holding the Wildcats to just 209 total yards of offense and one field goal.
In the first year and a half of Luke Fickell’s reign, the Wisconsin Badgers football head coach has overseen a lot. Fickell’s experienced the hope of taking over a historical college football program, the bittersweetness of changing an iconic system, continuous recruiting successes and most importantly, the frustration that building progress at Wisconsin has not been easy. But in the last three weeks, Fickell has experienced something completely new.
The Wisconsin Badgers football program seemed to reach a new low after blowing a 21-10 halftime lead at No. 23 University of Southern California. While the game ended in a 31-21 loss, Wisconsin’s first half performance offered a glimpse of what was to come in the approaching weeks, especially from senior running back Tawee Walker, who rushed for two of the three touchdowns scored.
The atmosphere of an away game is always bound to be different than when playing at home, especially when that game is set at a temporary venue. But even a 12,000 person stadium located directly off of windy Lake Michigan could not stop the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday. Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 23-3 as they secured their third consecutive Big Ten conference win.
Coming off of back-to-back wins against Purdue and Rutgers, the Badgers are back in action Saturday as they take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Illinois.
For the first time in a while, the Wisconsin Badgers football team looks good. Not in the way that last season’s wins helped build the foundation for a new era of Badger football, or in the way the continuing recruiting success sets the program up for the future. You don’t have to reach for any metaphorical coach-talk to describe how the Badgers have played the last two weeks – they’ve just been objectively, flat-out good.
Wisconsin Badgers football fans witnessed a commanding victory against Rutgers last Saturday that had several asking, “are we back?”
Wisconsin could struggle against the 3-3 Northwestern Wildcats this weekend, but it may have more to do with the environment the Badgers will play in than the actual threat of the team.
Wisconsin Badgers football is currently in year two of the Luke Fickell era, and it has been off to a shaky start.
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