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On the turf, culture, coaching and camaraderie can propel a program toward a conference championship game and garner recognition across the country.
Deion Sanders seamlessly transformed the University of Colorado-Boulder into one of the nation’s most beloved programs. Quinn Ewers and the University of Texas regained their position as a playoff threat following a signature win in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 9.
This fall, head coach Luke Fickell and University of Wisconsin hope to mimic a metamorphosis of this magnitude. The Badgers, following an opening weekend rout versus the University of Buffalo, dropped a thriller in their first road test of the season in Pullman, Washington.