For the sixth straight season the #6/#7 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) will face off with a college football team from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Last season's FCS foe, Austin Peay, proved to be a walk-in-the-park as the Badgers thrashed the Governors in a 70-3 victory. This time around, the Badgers welcome in the South Dakota Coyotes (2-1) for one last tune-up … [Read more...] about South Dakota, Not Your Typical FCS Foe for #6/#7 Wisconsin (Game Preview)
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Wisconsin Badgers are the Best Team in the Midwest By Far
There's only one team you can call elite right now in the Big Ten, and it's not the traditional powers- the Ohio State Buckeyes (things will get worse before they get better) or Michigan Wolverines (decent start, but they always start fast, only to fade later in recent years). It's not the two conference teams beyond the fringes of Big 10 country either- Nebraska Cornhuskers … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Badgers are the Best Team in the Midwest By Far
Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7: Rapid Reaction
The Soldier Field Showdown II quickly turned into the Soldier Field Beatdown as the #7/#8 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) flashed their offensive dominance in a 49-7 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2). It's time to start calling QB Russell Wilson "Mr. Efficient" because the guy was almost perfect while completing 23 of his 32 passes for 347 yards, three touchdowns and just … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7: Rapid Reaction
#7/#8 Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois (Soldier Field Showdown II): Game Preview
This weekend, the #7/#8 Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) will play their first game of the season away from Camp Randall Stadium in the Soldier Field Showdown II versus the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-1). The first Soldier Field Showdown involved the Iowa Hawkeyes matching up with NIU in 2007 (won by Iowa 16-3). Saturday's match-up with the Huskies has a lot of interesting drama as … [Read more...] about #7/#8 Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois (Soldier Field Showdown II): Game Preview
Wisconsin 51, UNLV 17: Rapid Reaction
Thursday's opener was a hot and muggy one, but the weather had no effect on the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) who absolutely dominated UNLV (0-1) by the score of 51-17. The Badgers have now won 14-straight season-openers and improve to 21-0 versus non-conference foes under Head Coach Bret Bielema. Russell Wilson's debut was everything we imagined it would be and more as he … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 51, UNLV 17: Rapid Reaction