For the Wisconsin Badgers, it’s clear that this weekend will be a big game, regardless of the outcome, just due to the fact that a top-five non-conference team is coming to town for a nationally televised game.
When you add in the fact that it’s the Alabama Crimson Tide coming? The intensity only rises, and the Badgers believe they’re ready for the challenge.
“We all know it’s a big week,” head coach Luke Fickell said on Monday. “And this [game versus Alabama] is something that was told to me, I think, the day after I took the job.