Wisconsin’s 1-1 start to the 2023 season is not what fans expected to see out of the game.
The loss to Washington State can be attributed to many factors, turnovers undoubtedly being the biggest. While inconsistency plagued the team on both sides of the ball, the third quarter did give a glimpse at what the Badgers could be if everything clicked.
File the play of quarterback Tanner Mordecai under that inconsistency. One play he’ll throw one of the best touchdowns we’ve seen from a Wisconsin quarterback, and the next he’ll throw a puzzling interception.
Mordecai’s play is something that will need to improve for Wisconsin to win the Big Ten West. Just how much improvement? Just look at where he ranks among Big Ten quarterbacks in ESPN QBR: