Madison, WI – With a field-storming 13-10 victory, in which a redshirt freshman punter led Wisconsin football in passing yards, the Wisconsin Badgers won a Big Ten conference game for the first time in 385 days. Regardless of how aesthetically pleasing it was or was not, getting a win “is great for the soul,” as head coach Luke Fickell said in his post-game press conference.
Wisconsin’s win over the Washington Huskies will not end all the criticism surrounding Fickell’s tenure in Madison. But it will, if only for a week, quiet that criticism as the Badgers nab their first victory over a ranked opponent in ten tries.