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Wisconsin Football: Ranking their opponents for the 2018 season Part 1

By Brian Sampson

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: The Wisconsin Badgers mascot performs against the Florida Gators during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: The Wisconsin Badgers mascot performs against the Florida Gators during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 14: Tanner Mangum #12 of the Brigham Young Cougars hands the ball to Ula Tolutau #5 during the first half of a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 14: Tanner Mangum #12 of the Brigham Young Cougars hands the ball to Ula Tolutau #5 during the first half of a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

9. Brigham Young Cougars

Finally getting back to that weak non-conference schedule we talked so much about is BYU at No. 9. When Wisconsin originally scheduled this game, BYU was at the height of their powers and the Badgers thought they’d be getting a formidable opponent. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

The Cougars are coming off a 4-9 season and are just 13-13 under head coach Kalani Sitake. They should see about the same success this season as last.

Traditionally, BYU has been a good passing offense, but that wasn’t true last season. They struggled mightily in that area and will be looking to rebound this year. The good news is running back Squally Canada had a good end to the season and should be able to carry that momentum into 2018.

The defense will be pretty good and might give Wisconsin a bit of trouble. The two teams face each other on Sep. 15 at Camp Randall and it should result in a victory for the Badgers.

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