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Stock up, stock down for Wisconsin football after Week 8 win over USC

Wisconsin football stock report following the win over USC. Who’s trending up, and who’s trending down?

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Christian Borman
Oct 27, 2026
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Wisconsin Badgers players enter the field during pregame against USC. Photo credit: UW Athletics

After the Wisconsin football team’s win over USC, things are trending upward again. Defensively, the Badgers put the clamps on the 16th-ranked Trojans under the lights at Camp Randall on Saturday night, giving Luke Fickell and the Badgers arguably their best win of his tenure.

A handful of players had impressive performances for the Badgers on Saturday night, so let’s get into who’s trending up and who’s trending down.

Here’s the Week 8 stock report:

📈 Stock up: Wisconsin’s run defense

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