With a cool, soggy, and blustery afternoon on tap for Camp Randall Saturday afternoon, let’s take a look at the possible outcomes for the Wisconsin Badgers and Iowa Hawkeyes as the squads clash in the latest edition of the Heartland Trophy Game, a distant second on the coolest Badger Trophies list behind the Axe.
(For purposes of this game, “Winning Big” means coming out on top by 14+ points.)
Wisconsin Wins Big If…
…pretty much everything goes really well for the Badgers: (1) The wind and rain don’t impact the Wisconsin offense, which moves the ball effectively; (2) Iowa’s defense is simply good, not great, and doesn’t create turnovers (Note: Iowa is only 5th in the Big Ten in scoring D coming in); (3) Deacon Hill plays like a guy who couldn’t sniff the top of Wisconsin’s quarterback depth chart for a so-so offense in 2022 causing him to enter the transfer portal in early October; and (4) the Badger crowd brings it all game—especially the students.