Wisconsin’s gut-wrenching 16-10 loss to Penn State is now officially in the rear-view, as the team looks ahead to Saturday’s matchup with Eastern Michigan.
Usually, I’d be here with five keys to a Wisconsin victory. However, with the opponent being Eastern Michigan (not a good football team) and with what we saw last weekend, instead we’re focusing on five things we need to see from the Badgers in order to be confident in where they stand as a team.
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Saturday’s loss to Penn State saw a lot of good signs from the Badgers. The defense was dominant, Chez Mellusi looked like a No. 1 back and the offense did move the ball well against a good Penn State defense.
But a loss is a loss, and with how the Badgers handed that game away there is a lot we need to see change moving forward.
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I believe this is still a really good football team, I just need to see all five of these things happen in order for me to remain confident: