The Minnesota Gophers (3-3) and the Wisconsin Badgers (2-3) get a second chance to engage in their annual border battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe thanks to the Big Ten’s Champions Week.
Can Wisconsin score on offense?
Wisconsin is in a serious funk on offense. After starting the season 2-0 and averaging 47 points per game on offense, the Badgers have dropped their last three games and averaged 6.6 points per game over that stretch. So what happened? Redshirt freshman quarterback Graham Mertz has been made mortal. Since a near perfect debut against Illinois in the season opener, finishing 20-of-21 for 248 passing yards and five touchdowns, Mertz has thrown more interceptions (5) than touchdowns (3).