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BYU wants to emulate Wisconsin, and for good reason. The Badgers have an outstanding football program and similar stringent academic standards

Provo • BYU football coach Kalani Sitake admires Wisconsin more than any other program in college football with the possible exception of the University of Utah, where he worked for 10 years as a linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.

The Badgers “are always going to be strong up front and represent the state of Wisconsin really well,” Sitake said Monday as the Cougars began preparation for Saturday’s showdown with No. 6 Wisconsin at historic Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. “They are just tough guys and I love that. So I admire it, yeah. That is what we are trying to get to.