Hunter Simmons has shown why he's a third-string quarterback the last few weeks, and yet, head coach Luke Fickell and offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes have stuck by him. He went into the locker room at halftime with only one completion for 12 yards. He was struggling, and Wisconsin fans were calling for Danny O'Neil or, really, anyone else to try to play quarterback for the Badgers.
Luke Fickell, in the post-game press conference, defended the decision to ride the whole game with Simmons, but did indicate that maybe there were regrets with that call. In hindsight, maybe it would have worked out better for Wisconsin to switch to O'Neil.