After losing three consecutive games, Houston Texans fans found something to celebrate last weekend.
Fresh from their bye week the No. 25 Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) surprised Northwestern (0-2, 4-2) last week in a 35-6 triumph for Wisconsin. With less time to prepare, the Badgers will look to be ready for the well-rested Fighting Illini (0-1, 3-2).
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 9-2-1 overall) have won their past four games, but all of them have been at home.
Following a dominant defensive performance against Northwestern in which seven different players recorded sacks, the Badger defense heads to Champaign, Ill., to face a historically underrated Fighting Illini offense.
The FIFA 2014 World Cup will kick off in Brazil roughly 236 days from now.
After a four-match stretch on the road, the Wisconsin volleyball team (4-2 Big Ten, 15-3 overall) returns to the UW Field House this weekend to take on No. 16 Michigan (2-4, 12-5) and No. 5 Michigan State (6-0, 17-1).
Following a dominant defensive performance against Northwestern in which seven different players recorded sacks, the Badger defense heads to Champaign, Ill., to face a historically underrated Fighting Illini offense.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 9-2-1 overall) won their fourth straight game Tuesday night, beating Western Illinois 1-0 on a second-half penalty kick.
The next stop for No. 25 Wisconsin’s offensive machine is Champaign, Ill., where it will face Illinois this Saturday. The team is coming off an explosive performance over Northwestern at Camp Randall, where it put up 35 points in a rout of the then No. 19 Wildcats.
This weekend, Camp Randall played host to a great college football upset. Yes, the Northwestern Wildcats, the then No. 19 team in the country traveled to Wisconsin and lost. But here’s the weird part: It didn’t feel like an upset. It didn’t feel like a big deal. It felt like just another home win for the Badgers.
Now that Wisconsin has exposed Northwestern and Michigan has fallen to Penn State, it’s definitely reasonable to say the Badgers are the second best team in the Big Ten, with Ohio State as No. 1.
Women’s Hockey
After Friday night’s remarkable defeat of No. 14 Ohio State, the Wisconsin volleyball team (4-2 Big Ten, 15-3 overall) lost to No. 4 Penn State (5-1, 14-2) Saturday night on the road.
In the opening series of the inaugural Big Ten hockey season, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-0-0) wasted no time defending its No. 3 ranking as it took on Northern Michigan (0-2-0) this weekend at the Kohl Center, earning 5-2 and 2-1 victories over the the Wildcats in its first home-opening sweep since 2004.
After losing to Ohio State in a hard-fought battle in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 28, Wisconsin had the luxury of sitting at home watching those same Buckeyes face off against Northwestern in a prime-time matchup of then-undefeated Big Ten teams.
First Quarter
The Badgers take on the Northwestern Wildcats Oct. 12. Be sure to pick up a Daily Cardinal Gameday issue at Camp Randall, which includes a free roster!
Despite being down after the first set, the No. 19 Wisconsin volleyball team (4-1 Big Ten, 15-2 overall) came back and defeated No. 14 Ohio State (2-4, 14-4) 3-2 in Columbus Friday night. The win allowed UW to maintain third place in the Big Ten.
Homecoming weekend kicked off Friday night as the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 8-2-1 overall) defeated the defending national champion Hoosiers (1-2-0, 4-7-1), in a thrilling 4-3 victory at McClimon Soccer Complex.
Wisconsin football (1-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) is back this weekend. After taking last week off with a bye, the Badgers welcome No. 19 Northwestern (0-1, 4-1) this Saturday for Wisconsin’s homecoming game.
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