No. 18 Wisconsin begins the heart of their 2021 football season on Saturday when they face Jack Coan and No. 12 Notre Dame.
The beginning of the season was a bit of a false start for the Badgers, as a Week 3 bye put them out of action after beginning the season with a tough loss to No. 6 Penn State and a blowout victory over Eastern Michigan.
Now the Badgers look forward at a tough game this weekend against No. 12 Notre Dame, a home test against No. 19 Michigan and a looming Big Ten West showdown against No. 5 Iowa.
First up is Saturday’s Soldier Field showdown with a Notre Dame program that Wisconsin hasn’t faced since 1964.
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Notre Dame enters the contest 3-0 on the year thus far, though the first two of those victories left more questions than answers. The team needed overtime to beat a bad Florida State team Week 1, then needed some late-game heroics from Jack Coan to beat Toledo at home.
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It’s an interesting team to evaluate on both sides of the football. So with that, here is a complete team preview of the 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish: