Wisconsin prepares to travel to West Lafayette, Indiana on Saturday for a showdown with the 4-2 and No. 25-ranked Purdue Boilermakers.
Purdue is coming off a monumental 24-7 victory over then-No. 2 Iowa last weekend led by wide receiver David Bell and defensive end George Karlaftis.
The win brings the Boilermakers into a tie with Minnesota for the No. 2 spot in the Big Ten West. Saturday’s game will go a long way towards seeing who will compete with 3-1 Iowa for the top spot.
What will Wisconsin be up against on Saturday? Well, Purdue is a team that’s proven to find success due to an above-average passing game and stout defense. The Boilermaker rushing attack shouldn’t do anything against Wisconsin on Saturday because, well, it hasn’t done much all season.
But there are several overall areas where Purdue matches up well with Wisconsin, including the few outlined below.
A few cause-for-concern nuggets for Wisconsin v Purdue:
-UW O is one of the worst on 3rd down in the nation, PU D one of the best
-UW passing game one of the least efficient, PU pass D one of the most
-UW rush D one of the best, doesn't matter b/c PU rush O one of the worst— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) October 20, 2021
So Wisconsin will need to outperform its season-to-date numbers in some of those areas in order to come away with a victory.
How will they do that? By executing this week’s five keys to victory: