Photos: Wisconsin Badgers edge Nebraska Cornhuskers to retain Freedom Trophy

The Badgers’ defensive struggles against the Huskers paint a worrisome picture for a potential Big Ten title game appearance. Here’s why.

The freshman running back ran for three touchdowns for a second week in a row. Here's what else stood out from the Badgers' win.

Ferguson caught all eight of his targets for 92 yards as UW defeated Nebraska 35-28 on Senior Day at Camp Randall Stadium. 

The redshirt sophomore, returning to the field Saturday after rehabbing from a partially torn quad tendon, took the opening kick back 91 yards to give the Badgers an early lead. 

Braelon Allen became just the sixth Badgers freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. And that's after he didn't get a carry in two games this season.

Pre-snap motion, max protections and good players put the Badgers' defense in binds against the Cornhuskers on Saturday.

Discussed in this week's review: The Badgers' offensive line is adding more variety to its scheme, the outside linebackers did their jobs without making a lot of noise and no, Jim Leonhard's defense was not exposed.

C.J. Stroud tied a school record with six touchdown passes — all in the first half — as No. 5 Ohio State bolted out to a 49-point halftime lead on the way to a startling 56-7 rout Saturday that eliminated the Spartans from the Big Ten East race.

In a college football season that has been dotted with upsets and surprises, the most talented teams are rising to the top.

Wisconsin heads to Minneapolis this week to play Minnesota in the Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe with a chance to secure the Big Ten West title.

For the first time in 2021 all the teams that were ranked in The Associated Press college football poll presented by Regions Bank last week stayed ranked this week.

UW has never had a player win the Butkus Award, given to the nation's best linebacker, but junior Leo Chenal is among the six finalists for this season's trophy. 

Joe Tippmann, a redshirt sophomore for the Badgers, is rated the No. 3 center in the country by PFF. 

Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard has a knack for identifying small tendencies that he can exploit. His ability to break down them for his players has led to some special performances. Here's a look at how he does it.

Mike Emendorfer has been the Pioneers' football coach since 1999 and retires as the program's leader in wins. 

Badgers freshman running back Braelon Allen already has a plan for what he wants to do with his brand, a deal with Iron Joc sportswear and a UW alum for an agent. 

Aidan Vaughan has been a late-riser on the recruiting trail, with all of his Power Five offers coming since October, but he has potential to be an inside or outside linebacker for the Badgers.

Whether it's speaking to the Badgers in the hotel the night before games or beating opponents' double teams, Jake Ferguson is becoming a more complete leader and player. 

A one-touchdown win against Nebraska last week bumped the Badgers up in the College Football Playoff Top 25 Poll. 

A team from outside the Power Five conferences has never been selected for the semifinals in the previous seven years of the College Football Playoff.

The Big Ten is the only Power Five conference that hasn’t had at least one head coaching change this season, and that follows an offseason in which only one Big Ten school fired a coach.

Minnesota has the 12th best rushing defense in the country, a pair of freshman running backs plus three other things about its football team.

Whether you're watching from the comfort of your couch or making the trip to Minnesota, the State Journal has Badgers fans covered with a complete breakdown of everything they need to know as the Badgers battle the Golden Gophers for the rights to Paul Bunyan's Axe in Minneapolis. 

The 18th-ranked Badgers failed to earn a trip to the Big Ten title game, falling to the Golden Gophers 23-13 in the Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe in Minneapolis.