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Wisconsin Football: Badgers must avoid ‘trap game’ mindset against Illinois

This Wisconsin football team continues to roll through its schedule. Improving to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference and rising to number six in the AP Poll. They have made it look easy up to this point, but the rest of their schedule will be far from that, having to face Ohio State and Iowa in upcoming games.

But before they can think about the big games coming up, the Badgers have to face Illinois (2-4, 0-3) this weekend. This is the epitome of a “trap game” for the Badgers. With big games on the horizon, it’s easy to look past a team that has finished last in the Big Ten West in each of the last two seasons.