MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin wide receiver Jazz Peavy insisted he watched the Ohio State-Nebraska game on Saturday night with no legitimate rooting interest. Safety Leo Musso said he wanted nothing more than a good, entertaining matchup. Linebacker T.J. Edwards skipped the game entirely so he could sleep.
Those responses offer a window into the collective mindset of Wisconsin's football team less than four weeks from a potential Big Ten championship game appearance. Despite the importance of the Nebraska result for the Badgers' future -- a 62-3 Ohio State victory that cleared a path for Wisconsin to the league title game -- players showed little outward excitement on Monday.