MADISON — The No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers travel down to Evanston, a place they haven’t had much success in in the past 16 years, to face the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday (11 a.m., ABC).
UW (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) has not won at Ryan Field since the 1999 season. With the Badgers’ quest to stay in the Big Ten West race, they need to win against a Wildcats squad that valiantly fought for four quarters against No. 6 Ohio State in Columbus in their 24-20 win.
“Every place is different,” head coach Paul Chryst said on Monday, when answering why Ryan Field has been such a difficult place to play in for Wisconsin in recent memory.