The University of Wisconsin football program is coming off a 31-10 victory over Rutgers that secured bowl eligibility. Even so, head coach Luke Fickell made it clear that the Badgers aren’t interested in treating their sixth win as some kind of breakthrough.
Wisconsin (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) has three regular-season games remaining, beginning with Saturday’s road matchup against Maryland at 11 a.m. on FS1. And while the Badgers have taken a step forward in the standings, there are still some important questions surrounding this team.
Most notably, what happens at quarterback after freshman Ryan Hopkins delivered an encouraging performance in his first career start? Fickell addressed that decision, Wisconsin’s continued struggles running the football, and the challenges of keeping a roster focused down the stretch.
Here are three takeaways from Fickell’s comments heading into Maryland.