Melvin Gordon cemented himself into the annals of Wisconsin football history a year ago this week when he rushed for a then-NCAA record 408 yards against Nebraska as snow in the sky created a snow globe-like feel at Camp Randall.
The win put Wisconsin in the driver’s seat for the eventual Big Ten West crown.
With what local weather forecasts are predicting (3-to-6 inches of snow), Saturday’s Northwestern-Wisconsin game will conjure memories of that evening.
Though the game will likely decide second place within the division, the implications aren’t as severe as last season’s “snow game.