Crisis averted: Ticketing issue cleared up before Wisconsin football game
Colten Bartholomew | Wisconsin State Journal
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Wisconsin fans cheer during an interception return for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Badgers' season-opening shutout of Illinois State last Saturday at Camp Randall. UW is set to kick off Week 2 action this Saturday in Madison at 2:30 p.m.
Camp Randall Stadium gates opened for Saturday's game against Washington State at 1 p.m. and a nationwide ticketing issue was resolved just beforehand, according to a University of Wisconsin spokesperson.
Which years would Wisconsin football have made the playoffs if there always were 12 teams?
Good news for the Badgers
The College Football Playoff Board of Managers on Friday gave the University of Wisconsin program an easier path to the playoffs in future seasons.
The board’s decision to expand the playoff field from four to 12 gives the Badgers and others around the country hope to win a national title even if they don’t win their conference crown. The board voted for a 12-team model consisting of the six highest-ranked conference champions and six highest-ranked at-large teams. The expansion will take place in 2026, or possibly earlier if TV contracts and other considerations get ironed out sooner.
The outcome surely wasn't what Badgers fans were hoping for, but that doesn't mean Wisconsin's loss to Washington State didn't come without so…
Wisconsin fans cheer during an interception return for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Badgers' season-opening shutout of Illinois State last Saturday at Camp Randall. UW is set to kick off Week 2 action this Saturday in Madison at 2:30 p.m.
