Just received word that Phil Longo and Mike Tressel will be made available to the media on Wednesday at noon.

Lots of snaps for Braelon Allen.

No Trey Wedig

C.J. Goetz quietly putting a string a good games together. Not a great showing for the guards, as well as Alexander Smith.

Does Wisconsin bounce back today against Illinois?

What are your predictions for today's game?

Personally, I wasn't impressed I know that he was thrust into a position that he wasn't prepared for, but really, that's his job. From what he showed us, he has very little arm strength. Can we use Evers for a series here and there? I know that Longo said that he didn't know the playbook, but we're months away from that

First defensive snaps for freshman Christian Alliegro.

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My favorite time of the week...

First time UW has ever won a game down by 14 points or more in the 4th quarter...

Also when was the last time we had a RS Freshman QB win a game for us? Brooks Bollinger?

TEAM NOTES

Today’s captains: senior WR Chimere Dike, senior QB Tanner Mordecai, senior ILB Maema Njongmeta, senior OLB Marty Strey.

UW came back to win after trailing 21-7 in the third quarter. The comeback marked Wisconsin’s first 14-point comeback since erasing a 14-0 first quarter deficit vs. Wake Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in 2020.

o The second-half 14-point comeback was UW’s first since a win over Purdue on Nov. 17, 2018. Wisconsin trailed 13-27 in the 4th and won 47-44 in OT.

o The last time the Badgers won in regulation after trailing by 14 in the second half in a Big Ten game was Oct. 2, 1982 at Purdue. Wisconsin trailed 24-10 in the third quarter and won 35-31.

Wisconsin improved to 2-0 in Big Ten road games this season. The Badgers have won their first two conference road games in two of the last three seasons (2021, at Illinois and at Purdue).

With UW’s victory, HC Luke Fickell has not lost back-to-back regular season games since 2017, his first year at Cincinnati. He’s won 8 consecutive regular season games coming off losses.
UW has now won 12 of its last 14 meetings with the Fighting Illini, dating back to 2008.

The Badgers have won 6 of the last 7 matchups in Champaign, dating to 2011.
Since Illinois’ 6-game win streak ended with a 35-10 Badger victory in 1993, UW owns a 21-5-1 record in the all-time series.

Wisconsin improved to 42-13 (.764) vs. the Big Ten West since the league moved to its current divisions in 2014. That is the top mark in the conference, ahead of Iowa’s record of 38-19 (.667).

UW forced a three-and-out in Illinois first drive. The Badgers have forced three-and-outs on the opponents’ first drive in 3 of the last 4 games.

Wisconsin converted 10-of-17 (58.9%) on third downs, marking the third time in the last four games converting at least 50%.

The Badgers held Illinois to 100 yards passing after entering the game allowing just 150.0 passing yards during conference play, which ranked 8th nationally.

That Braelan Allen can last an entire game and "take on more" to help the offense. Prove me wrong young man!!

Kechahuna? Renfro? Yacamelli? A WR stepping up and catching a few deep balls? Locke play solid? Badgers getting 5+ sacks vs a OLine that has looked like a sieve the whole season? Should be interesting.