This Saturday, the two biggest challenges for the Alabama Crimson Tide have nothing to do with the Wisconsin Badgers. One challenge is that in the second half of the 11:00 AM CST kickoff game, the temperature on Saban Field will be around 100 degrees. Saturday's high is predicted to be 93 degrees. It will be much hotter on the field. The heat will be hard on both teams, but the Badgers will feel it the most.
Saturday's other major challenge will be not to play down to the level of the opponent. On Saturday night, Luke Fickell was asked if Wisconsin was ready to step up in competition.