Iowa and Wisconsin will face off this weekend in what could be the deciding matchup to determine the eventual winner of the Big Ten West. Many expected this to be the case ahead of the season.
On any given season, the Hawkeyes and Badgers are a great pick for the top two teams in the west. Given the state of the rest of the division, picking these two as the top teams out west just made sense.
While both have managed to deliver thus far, each carrying only one loss, the two have looked very different than we all expected. Many hoped new transfer quarterback Cade McNamara would help lead an improved Iowa passing attack.
McNamara is now out the season and the offense didn’t look that much better with him at the helm compared to last season. Despite some pretty atrocious quarterback play, Iowa is 5-1. Some things just never change.
For the Badgers, everyone couldn’t wait to see their new offense. After being one of the prototypical power running teams in college football, now Luke Fickell and Phil Longo were going to bring the air raid to Wisconsin. It would be the “Dairy Raid!” The Braelon Allen-led Badgers are currently ranked 16th in rushing yards per game with over 200 yards on the ground.
Once again, some things just never change.
With most of the marbles on the line, here is a look at the tale of the tape for Iowa versus Wisconsin.