Four takeaways from Wisconsin’s 38-17 loss to Michigan

Four takeaways from Wisconsin’s 38-17 loss to Michigan

The Wisconsin Badgers have dropped to 1-3 on the season with today’s 38-17 loss to the No. 14 Michigan Wolverines.

There was a glimmer of hope before the half as Graham Mertz led the offense down the field in only seconds and found Chimere Dike for a long-range touchdown. But the team collapsed after Mertz’s third-quarter injury, turned the ball over several times and allowed Michigan to capture a win at Camp Randall for the first time in 20 years.

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On Barry Alvarez day on the newly-named Barry Alvarez Field, Wisconsin has started the season 1-3 for the first time since Alvarez’s first year as head coach.

Here are four takeaways from yet another Wisconsin loss: