Coaching staff turns emotional week into an A performance in Badgers grades JIM POLZIN Oct 8, 2022 Oct 8, 2022 Updated Oct 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin discusses the first win of the Jim Leonhard era, a 42-7 blowout at Northwestern Saturday. kAmy:> !@=K:? 8C256D E96 (:D4@?D:? q2586CD’ A6C7@C>2?46 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^DA@CED^7@@E32==^b\E9:?8D\E92E\DE@@5\@FE\:?\H:D4@?D:?\7@@E32==D\H:?\@G6C\?@CE9H6DE6C?^2CE:4=6026gbc5ae\ce2a\``65\h`f6\c3fga4fb5_3c]9E>=REC24<:?8\D@FC46l9@>6\E@A\DE@CJQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 ca\f G:4E@CJ @G6C E96 }@CE9H6DE6C? (:=542EDk^2m @? $2EFC52J 2E #J2? u:6=5]k^Amk9bm~776?D6i p\>:?FDk^9bmkAmvC292> |6CEK 925 D@>6 A@@C E9C@HD @? 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