Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell reacts within the second half at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin, within the midst of a five-game dropping streak, could not have discovered a worse time to go to No. 6 Oregon.
The Badgers, held scoreless in blowout defeats the previous two video games, will oppose the Geese on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
Oregon (6-1, 3-1 Huge Ten) is coming off a blowout win at Rutgers, 56-10 in a recreation that had a 42-3 halftime rating. The Geese, using the nation’s longest energetic street successful streak at 10 video games, will look to begin a brand new residence successful streak after their run of 18 straight was ended by then-No. 7 Indiana on Oct. 11.
The Geese rolled up 750 yards of complete offense in opposition to Rutgers, 415 of these on the bottom. Noah Whittington totaled three touchdowns (two dashing, one receiving) and ran for 125 yards within the Geese’ thirty sixth straight win over an unranked opponent.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning hopes his staff can generate the kind of explosive performs it did at Rutgers, the place the Geese averaged 12.3 yards per play.
“You are not all the time going to have explosive runs in opposition to a staff like (Wisconsin),” Lanning mentioned on Monday. “So we have got to attempt to discover out if we are able to discover a few of these, manipulate a few of these alternatives, however take what the protection provides you as properly, proper? So in the event that they’re heavy to the run, that will offer you extra alternatives to have the ability to throw the ball as properly.”
Whereas the Geese are one of many high packages within the Huge Ten, the Badgers (2-5, 0-4) not as formidable as their historical past has proven.
The Badgers have battled accidents and inconsistency all season, they usually had been crushed 37-0 by visiting Iowa on Oct. 11, and once more at residence final week, falling 34-0 to No. 1 Ohio State. That and a 10-game dropping streak in opposition to Energy 4 convention packages has led to questions whether or not coach Luke Fickell ought to stay at his job, however athletic director and former participant Chris McIntosh launched an announcement on Monday supporting Fickell.
“Whereas our coaches, workers and scholar athletes proceed to reveal the work ethic and values that symbolize UW Soccer, the outcomes merely usually are not the place any of us need them to be,” McIntosh mentioned in his assertion. “Coach Fickell sees the potential in what this staff may be, as do I, and he shares the identical disappointment and frustration.”
Fickell was requested if he was given reassurances that he could be on the helm subsequent season.
“I’ve not been informed,” he mentioned. “I am not fearful about that. I perceive if we do not meet expectations and we do not do the issues we have to do, something can occur.
“… I understand how everyone feels. I dwell it each single day of each minute. I do know the fellows in that locker room do the identical factor. However we have got to search out methods to proceed to push ourselves ahead and discover methods to proceed to get higher.”
The Badgers look more likely to stick to Hunter Simmons and Danny O’Neil at quarterback this week as Billy Edwards Jr. continues to take care of a knee sprain.
Oregon might be with out working again Jayden Limar for the second week in a row attributable to an undisclosed damage. Limar has produced 249 yards and three touchdowns on a team-high 42 carries.
The Geese and Badgers have squared off in some notable video games. On its approach to the Huge Ten championship final season, Oregon edged Wisconsin 16-13 in Madison, Wis. The Geese additionally defeated the Russell Wilson-led Badgers 45-38 in a back-and-forth slugfest within the 2012 Rose Bowl, and Justin Herbert guided Oregon to a comeback 28-27 win over Wisconsin within the 2020 Rose Bowl.
Oregon leads the all-time sequence 4-3.
–Subject Degree Media
