Photos: Wisconsin beat up, falls to No. 14 Michigan at Camp Randall

Follow State Journal coverage after the Badgers fall to the 14th-ranked Wolverines 38-17 at Camp Randall.

Fans were at their wit’s end early in the second quarter, raining boos on the offense after it started the game with four consecutive three-and-outs. Then things changed.

UW coach Paul Chryst provided an update on the quarterback in his postgame comments. 

The Badgers dropped their eighth consecutive game to a ranked opponent with a 38-17 loss to Michigan at Camp Randall.

The Badgers offense is becoming more difficult to watch, while repeated mistakes reflect poorly on the coaching staff. Columnist Jim Polzin offers his grades for the Badgers after their loss to the Michigan Wolverines.

While this may seem to some like this season’s rock bottom, it’s no given that the Badgers will beat old friend Bret Bielema and Illinois next week.

Fans were vocal in their displeasure with the Wisconsin offense after the Badgers opened the game with four straight possessions without a first down.

It was the first game this season the future pro was held without a sack. But the rest of the Wolverines generated six.

Two instances allowed big plays that swung the game for the Wolverines.

"Jump Around" had a different feel during the Badgers football team's Saturday loss to Michigan.

The Badgers football team's offense is struggling for an identity after another game with a poor rushing attack, turnovers and a lack of long drives.

UW fell to 9-10 in its last 19 games under Paul Chryst. Most of the blame falls on his shoulders. 

"There has to be a lot of reflecting of what do you bring to the table on this team?" senior safety Collin Wilder said after Saturday's blowout loss to Michigan.

UW's redshirt sophomore quarterback was taken to a local hospital after a sack in the third quarter. 

A day after No. 5 Iowa routed Maryland 51-14 and the same day Michigan hammered Wisconsin 38-17, No. 4 Penn State, No. 11 Ohio State, and No. 18 Michigan State all cruised to victories in Big Ten Conference games on Saturday.

On another college football Saturday sprinkled with surprises, including three top-15 teams losing to unranked opponents, the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs left no doubt about who are the two best teams in the country.

Offensive line issues, Chase Wolf's throwing motion and running backs' effort in pass protection all caught Wisconsin football beat reporter Colten Bartholomew's eye against Michigan. 

With five Big Ten teams ranked among the top 11, the Big Ten is set up to be the most interesting conference in the country over the final two months of the season.

Wisconsin could be without its top quarterback and tight end against the Illini.

The UW Board of Regents approved the pay bump for Chryst three days before the season started.

Badgers QB Graham Mertz says he'll do everything he can to play this week after taking a hit to the chest and ribs against Michigan. 

Wisconsin football's upperclassmen are trying to avoid division in the locker room, something they saw a season ago. 

Two current Badgers football players have apologized to former players for their poor start to the season. Alumni say there's no need for that.

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said QB Graham Mertz and TE Jake Ferguson practiced throughout the week in advance of the Badgers' matchup against Illinois. 

Time can heal a lot of hard feelings and it’s been nearly nine years since Bret Bielema shocked then-Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez — and everybody else around these parts — by taking the job at Arkansas

Whether you are heading down to Memorial Stadium or watching from the comfort of your couch, the State Journal has Badgers fans covered with a complete breakdown of everything they need to know as the Wisconsin football team squares off against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

The University of Wisconsin football team picked up its first road win of the season when the Badgers shut out Big Ten West division rival Illinois 24-0 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill.