The Badgers have been one of the top defenses in the country since Aranda took the reins in 2013 and this season has been no different.
Here’s a closer look at the Wisconsin defense:
Business in the front, Havoc in the back
If you’ve watched a fair bit of USC football this season, you’ll likely feel at home watching Wisconsin’s 3-4 defense. Albeit in utility, not performance or result.
Like the Trojans, the Badgers rely on a stark contrast in playmaking ability between the defensive line and the linebackers. The down linemen are responsible for procedural gap control, while it’s the linebacker corps that receives the benefits of blitz packages.