Earlier today the Wisconsin football program added the Mountain West’s Colorado State to their 2026 football schedule, completing their three-game out-of-conference run to start the season.
Wisconsin adds 2026 home game w/Colorado State, sources told @Stadium. 1st reported by @FBSchedules. Rams will receive $1.5 million to play at UW
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) January 8, 2021
The year now sees the Badgers open against the Colorado State Rams, face Western Illinois and Pittsburgh and then proceed into their conference slate.
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Colorado State is coming off a 1-3 2020 season which became their third-straight losing campaign, those after the program had a winning record for five straight years including a 10-3 run in 2014.
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