WISCONSIN (5-5, 3-4 BIG TEN) VS. NEBRASKA (5-5, 3-4)
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Camp Randall Stadium.
TV: NBC with Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analysis) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline).
Radio: FM-97.3 and AM-920 in Milwaukee and a state network with Matt Lepay (play-by-play), Mark Tauscher (analysis) and Patrick Herb (sideline).
Line: Wisconsin by 6½.
Series: Wisconsin leads, 12-4, including 6-1 in Madison.
Coaches: Luke Fickell (6-5, first full season; 69-30, seventh season overall) vs. Nebraska’s Matt Rhule (5-5, first season; 52-48, eighth season overall).
The Badgers hope to get Braelon Allen, left, and the running game going against Nebraska.
FOUR THINGS TO WATCH
Will Luke Fickell’s players come out flying or will they get off to another slow start?
In the last five games, UW has been outscored, 72-23, in the first half. That led to losses to Iowa, Ohio State, Indiana and Northwestern. UW overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit to defeat Illinois, 25-21. UW hasn’t held a halftime lead since its 24-13 victory over Rutgers on Oct. 7. When Northwestern took control early last week, the Wildcats drained all the energy from the Camp Randall Stadium crowd and UW never recovered. Nebraska is banged up and limited on offense. But the Cornhuskers play sound defense and if they stymie UW early, the home crowd could grow restless and players could be frustrated.
With UW’s offense sputtering, the defense needs to take the ball away to help Phil Longo’s unit
UW enters the game with a minus-two turnover margin – 13 takeaways and 15 turnovers. Since forcing three turnovers in the loss to Ohio State, UW has gone two games without a takeaway. The Badgers have to take the ball way from Nebraska, which is 129th nationally out of 130 FBS teams in turnover margin (minus-14). The Cornhuskers have more interceptions…
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Author : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Publish date : 2023-11-17 12:03:17
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