For the first time in a long time, the University of Wisconsin football team didn’t find a new way to lose a game. It found a way to win one.
Inside a chilly, snow-filled Camp Randall Stadium, the Badgers (3–6, 1–5 Big Ten) out-toughed, out-lasted, and out-executed No. 23 Washington, snapping a 10-game skid against ranked opponents and delivering Luke Fickell the signature win he’d been missing since arriving in Madison.
The same week that Athletic Director Chris McIntosh publicly committed to keeping his embattled head coach for 2026, Wisconsin responded with its most complete, connected, and resilient performance of the entire season, gutting out a 13–10 victory that felt like a long-overdue exhale.