Wisconsin Football: 3 Reasons beating Minnesota is SO important
Wisconsin football will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Camp Randall on Saturday, here's why it's SO important the Badgers win.
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Madison, Wis. - Well, ladies and gents, it's been a roller-coaster season for Wisconsin football thus far, but it's finally Axe week.
Interim head coach Jim Leonhard and the Wisconsin Badgers (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten), who are looking to reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe, play host to the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-4, 4-4 Big Ten) at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Here's a look at three reasons beating the Minnesota Gophers is so damn important...
Wisconsin football vs. Minnesota is CFB's longest-running rivalry game
Every season, Badger fans circle the Minnesota Gophers game on the schedule regardless of circumstance. The Border Battle began back in 1890, and they have played in all but one year since, with the Badgers currently holding a 62-61-8 all-time series advantage.
Tradition matters in college athletics, and you'd be hard-pressed to find many rivalries as cherished as this one.