The Wisconsin Badgers are not going to the College Football Playoff. They sure as heck are not going to the Rose Bowl. They do get a New Year’s Six bowl, but going from a likely matchup with USC to a matchup with the Mid-American Conference champions? That’s a disappointment. And that’s what makes Western Michigan so dangerous.
Sunday afternoon, the Badgers learned their bowl fate: a Cotton Bowl matchup with P.J. Fleck’s unbeaten Broncos.
The straw that stirs the drink for WMU’s high-powered offense is wide receiver Corey Davis. The 6’3 Davis went for 91 catches, 1,427 yards and 18 touchdowns on the regular season, but the Broncos aren’t a one-man army in terms of people to throw to.