The No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers will return to the field (which seems like the fifth “return” they’ve had) on Saturday and face off against the 5-1 and No. 10-ranked Indiana Hoosiers at Camp Randall Stadium.
Indiana has put together an impressive season thus far, starting the year 4-0 with wins against Penn State and Michigan before falling to top-ranked Ohio State by only seven points.
Related: An update on our bold predictions for the Badgers’ 2020 football season
Their leader and best player, Michael Penix Jr, injured his leg last weekend against Maryland, however, and according to a report from Bruce Feldman will now miss the remainder of the season.
#IU QB Michael Penix Jr is expected to miss the rest of the season because of the lower leg injury he suffered on Saturday, per source.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 30, 2020
Along with playing the sports’ most important position and being immensely talented, he’s put together the best season-long performance the Big Ten has seen from the position.
Here is how his stats rank in the conference:
- Pass attempts: first
- Completions: first
- Passing touchdowns: first
- Total yards: first
- Passing yards: first
- Total touchdowns: first
- Adjusted passing yards-per-attempt: second
He’s been practically unstoppable and has proven to be the spark the Indiana program needed.
The Badgers will now face the Penix Jr.-less Hoosiers on Saturday which will help their chances at bouncing back from the loss at Northwestern and improving to 3-1 on the season.