BadgersWire staff predictions: Wisconsin vs. Illinois State

Our BadgersWire staff predictions for Week 1

Wisconsin football is back! In a few short hours, the Badgers will open their season at Camp Randall Stadium as the Illinois State Redbirds come to town.

A new-look Badger defense, a fluid backup quarterback situation, and Graham Mertz in year three take center stage as Wisconsin looks to get off to a winning start in 2022.

Each week of the Wisconsin season, our team at BadgersWire will give you our score predictions with a bit of reasoning as to why. This week, each of our three writers were unsurprisingly on the same page. Here is a look at our score predictions: