Four takeaways from the Wisconsin Badgers 2026 football schedule

MADISON – On the surface the schedule the Wisconsin football team will face in 2026 doesn’t feature as many of the pitfalls of the 2025 slate. The Badgers faced seven ranked opponents last season. They’ve got three or four in 2026 depending on whose early preseason rankings you believe. Ten of those 2025 opponents, including eight from the Big Ten, played in a bowl game. Three teams of those league opponents (and four overall) made the College Football Playoff. None of the 2026...