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Big Ten West Notebook: Showdown in Madison overlooked by many

There is a great football game being overshadowed this Saturday.

There is a really good football game happening this week in Madison, Wisconsin and not enough people are talking about it.

The #25 Wisconsin Badgers are hosting the #18 Northwestern Wildcats will face off at 2:30 central time in what has amounted to the battle for second place in the Big Ten West behind Iowa.

After a tough loss to Iowa by four points, the Badgers have rattle off five wins in a row. Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald talked about the job Paul Chryst is doing on Monday during his press conference:

"Paul [Chryst] has done a terrific job.