Over 76,000 fans crammed into Camp Randall Stadium to watch the first stages of a new era of Wisconsin Badgers football. Last November, Wisconsin hired Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell who comes with College Football Playoff — a goal the Badgers program had flirted with, but never attained in the event’s 9-year history.
Subject to this hopeful, yet raucous atmosphere for their 2023 season opener was the Buffalo Bulls, aiming to build on the successes of last season under third-year head coach Maurice Linguist.
While the Bulls remained within striking distance for roughly 60 percent of the contest, Wisconsin eventually opened up the gap and claimed a 38-17 victory in Fickell’s highly-anticipated debut.