Saturday was not a good day for the Wisconsin Badgers. The team outgained Iowa by nearly 100 total yards, yet was unable to find the end zone the entire day, turned the ball over twice and lost the crucial contest 15-6.
The loss drops Wisconsin to 4-2 on the 2023 season and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Notably, it bumped Iowa to 6-1 (3-1 Big Ten), giving the Hawkeyes the tiebreaker and the prohibitive edge in the division.
To add injury to the insult, Wisconsin lost starting quarterback Tanner Mordecai late in the second quarter with a hand injury. Head coach Luke Fickell said postgame “It doesn’t look good for a little while. He couldn’t grip the ball,” pointing toward an extended absence. A worst-case scenario.
And then, to add insult to the injury, here’s the postgame scene outside the Iowa locker room where you can hear the Hawkeyes blasting ‘Jump Around’ as they celebrated the win:
The #Hawkeyes are playing Jump Around in the locker room. pic.twitter.com/P5nzBB6Aee
— John Steppe (@JSteppe1) October 14, 2023