The speed of the University of Wisconsin football team’s defense will be tested multiple ways Wednesday.
Wake Forest will spread out the Badgers (3-3) and try to outrun them at times. But the Demon Deacons (4-4) also will attempt to run as many plays as they can with an up-tempo, no-huddle offense that attacks defenses with the sheer volume of plays they must defend.
The matchup of those two units may determine the outcome of the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, which is slated for an 11 a.m. kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. UW’s defense must hold up for the full game because Wake Forest has shown on multiple occasions its offense can erase deficits quickly.