Week 1 of the season always seems to come slowly. For months, all we do is look at the season as a whole and dive deep into the Wisconsin Badgers’ Week 1 matchup.
Yes, the Badgers are usually playing the Western Kentucky’s or Eastern Michigan’s of the world so that game isn’t high profile.
But this year it’s No. 19 Penn State—a team that enters the year with an extremely similar profile to the Badgers.
Saturday will likely tell us a lot about where each team stands after disappointing 2020 seasons, and specifically where each starting quarterback stands after expectations of a bounce-back season.
So when the two teams take the field on Saturday, here are the 10 most important players to watch:
Wisconsin vs. Penn State preview:
- Five keys to victory
- Penn State team preview
- Injury report
- Film room: How can Wisconsin stop Penn State’s offense?