Indiana is halfway through a crucial four-game stretch that will lead the Hoosiers straight into the teeth of their Big Ten schedule. So far, so good. Sorta. The results have been there — wins over Penn State and Maryland are exactly what IU needed — but the process to claim those victories has been, well, choppy.
Now, Indiana faces what is typically its toughest test of any season: a road trip to Madison, Wis., where IU and No. 8 Wisconsin will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m.
The opponent
Wisconsin will be playing its first game in seven days after Sunday’s game at Penn State was postponed.