Saturday, September 27 - 3:30 (EST)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wisconsin -7.5
Summary
Both teams are coming off a bye week...the Wolverines are coming into the game 1-2 after their agonizing loss in South Bend to Notre Dame 35-17...despite committing six turnovers, Michigan's offense did show some
signs of improvement as Sam McGuffie rushed for 131 yards and Steven Threet did a good job managing the game and moving the ball...Michigan held Notre Dame to 260 total yards while racking up 388 of their own...Wisconsin stands at 3-0 and are ranked 9th in the A.P. and 8th in the USA Today Coaches poll...the Badgers are coming off a "muscle" win at Fresno State 13-10...Wisky had a balanced attack as they passed for 150 yards and rushed for 154...112 of those 154 rushing yards came from P.J. Hill (photo, left)...this is the first of three consecutive big games for Wisky...next week the Badgers head home to play Ohio State then host Penn State the following week...
Wisconsin Badgers
Here are the Wisconsin game notes for the Michigan game...
Nate Carey of the Madison Capital writes how the bye week came at the right time for the Badgers... "Wisconsin (3-0), which slipped a spot in The Associated Press poll to No. 9 but remains No. 8 according to the coaches, opens its quest for its first Big Ten championship since 1999 on Saturday at Michigan (1-2). And Bielema believes the week of rest was exactly what the doctor ordered." ...
Michigan Wolverines
Here are the Michigan game notes for the Wisconsin game...
Here is the transcript from Rich Rodriguez's September 22nd press confernce...
Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press writes how Michigan will be using starters on the practice squad to prepare for Wisky... "Michigan will work early this week by using some of its regulars to practice against the defensive starters, simulating Wisconsin's physical pounding style." ...
Below is a 4:00 clip of the last time Wisconsin played at the Big House in 2006...Michigan won the game 27-13...
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