Wisconsin Football: 5 things Badgers have to do to win Big Ten West

It turns out the demise of the Wisconsin Football team may have been greatly exaggerated, as the Badgers have won four straight and control their own destiny to win the Big Ten West.

Following a 1-3 start–that included all three losses to ranked opponents in Penn State, Michigan and Notre Dame–Wisconsin has rebounded and established their standard old-school identity. This helped them achieve two big-time victories over Purdue and Iowa in which they outscored them by a total of 57-20.

With the Badgers’ schedule lightening up down the stretch, here’s what they have to do to win out and capture another Big Ten West title.

The Wisconsin Football team is experiencing a mid-season resurgence and controls their own destiny to win the Big Ten West.

Things Badgers have to do to win Big Ten West: Pressure the quarterback

Wisconsin’s defense, led by legendary defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, has established themselves as one of the best in the entire nation. And the strength of that unit has been their front seven.

The Badgers have no issue getting pressure on any and every quarterback they face, and that must continue down the stretch. Leo Chenal (six sacks) and Nick Herbig (six sacks) lead the way by relentlessly attacking the quarterback from the interior and outside, respectively. Wisconsin also has five other players with at least two sacks on the season to balance out their attack. Getting after the QB helps protect them from the secondary which could be seen as the weaknesses on the defense.