Much like our beloved Miami Hurricanes, the Wisconsin Badgers struggled in 2018 to return to their winning ways from the year prior. Wisconsin followed up their Orange Bowl winning 2017 season with a 7-5 record in 2018. The Badgers, who face the ‘Canes in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on December 27th, are ranked 24th per the S&P+. Miami enters the bowl game at Yankee Stadium ranked 22nd per the same metric.
The Badgers have historically relied on defense and a strong running game for success. Dating back to the 90’s with Ron Dayne or more modernly with Melvin Gordon and now Jonathan Taylor- using multiple tight ends and running power is the base of the Badgers offense.