Wisconsin Football, coming off a three-game winning streak and playing its best football of the season, faces a huge test tomorrow night. The Badgers will host third-seeded Penn State during homecoming week. The Nittany Lions had a bye last week and will enter this game as one of the best defenses in the Big Ten. This is a huge opportunity for Wisconsin football to earn its first signature win under Luke Fickell. Can the prime time interruption make you nervous? Starts at 6:30 on NBC. Here’s a preview of tomorrow’s match.
Can the Wisconsin offense beat Penn State’s stout defense?
Penn State has a really good run defense that allows carries of just over three yards. We all already know that the Wisconsin football team will be managed first and we want to start it. This will be the toughest test in this category so far.
This is a must-win game for Wisconsin’s offensive line. They have been a solid group all year and will be asked to win the line of scrimmage. Tawee Walker will also be asked to break some tackles and get to the second level. I think it’s pretty straightforward: If UW can get control of the ball, they have a good chance of pulling off an upset. If it falls on Braedyn Locke’s right shoulder, it won’t end well.
The Wisconsin football defense needs to keep pressure on Drew Allar
Drew Allar is really shrewd at football. Three of his four interceptions came in one game, and one of them was a Hail Mary behind schedule in the first half. He very rarely hits the ball in a perilous direction.
I’m not sure what Wisconsin’s secondary can do against Allar, but I think the front seven, which is playing much better, needs to find a way to get to Allar. Any quarterback under pressure is susceptible to turnovers. With a quarterback not feeling much pressure, Wisconsin football defensive coordinator Mike Tressel will need to step up the offense. To get to the Allara, she will ride in the front seven. If he has a pristine pocket the entire game, it’s going to be a long night.
Forecast
This is a completely different Wisconsin football team from the game against Alabama almost six weeks ago. Tyler Van Dyke suffers a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, and the starting running back is taking time off from the team to focus on his health. At that time, it was demanding to get five or six wins on the schedule. It didn’t look good.
The Badgers have raised the bar in impressive fashion over the last three games. Part of that is the naysayers. We knew Rutgers wasn’t a one-loss team, Purdue wasn’t very good, and Evanston was always demanding to win. Despite this, the team stuck together and found a solution that works. It’s Tawee Walker and the deep ball.
The defense wasn’t too bad either, but Penn State will be completely different tomorrow night. They have talent all over the pitch and have had two weeks to prepare. I’m sure they’ve seen plenty of film of the Wisconsin running game and will try to win this game with their home run.
There is no way this team would have won this game a month ago. Now? I think this is something different. This team’s confidence seems to rub off on the fans as well. Now we have a real identity with what Phil Longo wants to do in attack. The defense is playing better and attacking the passers better. It will all depend on whether this defense can get to Drew Allar. I think they can. The atmosphere is just different than the Alabama game. Luke Fickell needs a signature win as the head coach of the Wisconsin football team. I think he’ll get it tomorrow night.
Wisconsin 24 Penn State 21
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