Even before the opening kickoff, it never felt like the University ofWisconsin footballprogram stood a chance, and the energy inside Camp Randall matched the product on the field: flat, lifeless, and resigned. Even the “Jump Around” felt more like an obligation for Badgers fans than a celebration, a hollow burst of noise in a game already long out of reach.
No. 1 Ohio State rolled into Madison and did what everyone knew they would, cruising to a 34–0 win. It didn’t say much about Ryan Day and the Buckeyes. But it said everything about Wisconsin’s descent into irrelevance, a program that has completely lost its way under Luke Fickell.