In a matchup of two of the most disappointing teams of the season, the Miami Hurricanes and Wisconsin Badgers will meet up again in the postseason, this time in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl from Yankee Stadium in New York.
Wisconsin had high expectations after coming off a 13–1 campaign in 2017, including an Orange Bowl victory over the Hurricanes. Instead, they sputtered to 7–5 this season, including a blowout loss to Northwestern to end the regular season.
The lone bright stop was Jonathan Taylor, the Doak Walker Award winner given to the nation's best running back.