It’s game day in Madison as the Wisconsin Badgers get set to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the annual battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
It’s been an up-and-down season for Paul Chryst’s team, with two straight blowout victories to start the season, three games canceled due to COVID-19 protocols and now three straight losses against tough Northwestern. Indiana and Iowa teams.
No matter how bad a season is going, however, a win against rival Minnesota has a way to fix the sentiment surrounding the season and give at least some sort of consolation prize.
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Although ESPN College Gameday was in Charlotte, North Carolina for the ACC title game, the battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe was still a talked-about topic on the show.
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Here is who the hosts picked to come away with a victory:
Kirk Herbstreit: Wisconsin
Lee Corso: Wisconsin
Desmond Howard: Wisconsin
David Pollack: Wisconsin
Guest picker Joel McHale: Wisconsin
The game will kick off at 3 p.m. CST and be available on the Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app.
Minnesota preview:
Five things the Wisconsin Badgers must do to keep Paul Bunyan’s Axe
What Minnesota HC P.J. Fleck is saying about Wisconsin before the game
HC Paul Chryst gives an update on the status of WRs Kendric Pryor and Danny Davis
Film room: The good, the bad and the questionable from Graham Mertz’s performance against Iowa