As Badger fans, we are all familiar with the name Graham Mertz, the University of Wisconsin football team’s starting quarterback. Mertz made a name for himself last season following an injury to previous starting quarterback Jack Coan. The redshirt freshman started his first game as a Badger against the University of Illinois, where he went 20-for-21 through the air, adding five touchdowns and 248 yards en route to a 45–7 win.
This was Mertz’s best game of the season, a season that had its ups and downs by way of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the season still ended with a victory for the Badgers in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, there is still a lot more to improve looking ahead to next season.