One of the best things about Week 1 of college football is that every team has a clean slate and a renewed sense of optimism. For the Wisconsin football team, which is coming off back-to-back losing seasons, there’s a sense of optimism and pessimism around the program as it begins its 2026 campaign.
As Luke Fickell enters a pivotal season, fan opinions remain split between believing he is still the right guy who didn’t get enough resources early on, and ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’ skepticism.
After three weeks of fall camp observations, some trends have emerged, giving us a glimpse of what to expect from the Badgers ahead of the season opener against Notre Dame at Lambeau Field.
Before the Badgers kick off their season, let’s start the BadgerNotes stock report. Who’s trending up, and whose stock is slipping heading into Week 1?
