Wisconsin: coordinator change reshaping a unit.
- Coverage leans skeptical — but there's a bull case
- Win total 6.5 — line up since open
- Fickell's third season begins with a 4-8 losing record, but a coordinator change may re…
Wisconsin opens season with high-stakes matchup against No. 4 Notre Dame at Lambeau Field
Can Wisconsin bounce back from a 4-8 season with a strong performance against a top-ranked Notre Dame team?
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Wisconsin's defensive coordinator spot turned over again the following season.
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Wisconsin signed a top-18 transfer-portal class — 33 additions headlined by Colton Joseph (QB) from Old Dominion and Deuce Adams (QB) from Louisville.
a top-3 portal class in the Big Ten this cycle
why it mattersA top-3 portal class for Wisconsin — a program that turned Big Ten clichés into actual football — arrives as Fickell's third season begins with 6% of QB production returning. ~ our read
Wisconsin: coordinator change reshaping a unit.
why it mattersFickell's third season begins with a 4-8 losing record, but a coordinator change may reshape the roster as Wisconsin tries to reclaim its Big Ten identity. ~ our read
Wisconsin enters 2025 rated No. 85 in SP+ (-4.4), down 25 spots from 2024.
why it mattersWisconsin dropped 25 spots in SP+ — Luke Fickell's third season opens with the worst analytics collapse in the Big Ten this cycle. ~ our read
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The optimistic read: momentum, and the 'this is real' takes.
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