It’s the start of a new era for Wisconsin football. On Sunday, following an embarrassing home loss to Illinois, the university fired head coach Paul Chryst, elevating defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard to interim head coach. This afternoon, Leonhard will lead his players into a stadium that has been a house of horrors for the Badgers over the years, as they visit Northwestern at Ryan Field.
While not one of the most exciting games on the schedule today, that contest has plenty of intrigue. The same can be said for the annual Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma, which is surprisingly being played today between two unranked teams.