//Wisconsin QB Knocks Off Illinois Defender’s Helmet on Fumble Return

Wisconsin QB Knocks Off Illinois Defender’s Helmet on Fumble Return

In this weekend’s Hot Clicks: Wisconsin’s quarterback play got a major upgrade Friday night, plus a muddy mess in the Upper Peninsula and more.

Nice Try, Sydney Brown

In losing to Oregon in last year’s Rose Bowl, Wisconsin failed to close the decade with a 103rd win, which, after the national championship, would’ve tied LSU for the sixth-most wins last decade. A win also would’ve been the Badgers’ 64th in the playoff era, tying Boise State and, hours later after the Sugar Bowl, Georgia for fifth-most since 2014.

With the exception of Boise State, whose annual playoff path is arguably impassable along with every other Group of Five team, each of the teams above Wisconsin in 2014–19 wins has at least one playoff appearance. And five others below them—Florida State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Washington–have one apiece. The Badgers have eight 10-win seasons in the last 11 years, haven’t