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The No. 1 Oregon football team will hit the road for its final road trip of the regular season to take on Wisconsin Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
Badgers head coach Luke Fickell spoke with media Monday about the matchup against the Ducks. Here’s what he said.
Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell talks about challenges of facing Oregon football
Like many coaches before him, Fickell was incredibly complimentary of Oregon and its No. 1 ranking this season. The coach frequently referred to Oregon’s ranking during his press conference and said the Ducks would be a massive challenge for the Badgers (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten).
“They’re going to be challenged in different ways,” Fickell said of his team. “This one will be one that maybe we haven’t seen the entire year. The ability for (Oregon) to throw the ball down the field, the dynamic of the wide receivers that they have, obviously the quarterback, with his ability to make plays both with his feet and in the air.”
The Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) remain one of the best offenses in all of college football and especially in the Big Ten, ranking third in scoring offense (35.7 PPG) and first in total offense (457 yards per game) in the conference.
The Badgers are middling in the Big Ten in most defensive metrics, ranking 10th in scoring defense (21.4 points allowed per game) and ninth in total defense (323.4 yards allowed per game).
Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell talks to players during the fourth quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 26.
Luke Fickell talks Wisconsin’s struggles heading into last week’s bye
Though the Badgers opened the season 5-2 and 3-1 in Big Ten play, they have lost each of their last two games decisively and limped into their bye week after a 42-10 loss to Iowa Nov. 2.
Coming out of a bye, Fickell said they had lots of things to…
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Publish date : 2024-11-11 23:18:02
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