Week 7 depth chart: Stave, McEvoy co-listed at QB.Illinois: How many yards will Gordon get? Opponent Watch: Whee, we get to play Illinois!.Here's a collection of our best previews from the week: Illinois is currently a 26.5-point underdog, indicative of a team with solid playmakers at the skill positions (12th in passing at 332.8 yards per game) but a pitiful defense (115th at 482.3 yards allowed per game, 107th at 35.5 points allowed per game). Defensively, the Badgers have been good, albeit a little banged up. Gordon is the most productive running back in the country, yet his Heisman candidacy is pretty much on life-support since he doesn't have the whole 'best player on a good team' thing going for him. The offense stinks, we think Joel Stave will get his first start of the season at quarterback but we're not really sure. Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas and Patrick Herb once again have the call. Here is a list of all the Wisconsin affiliate stations. How can I listen to the game?Īs usual, the Badger Sports Network will carry the game. The announces for the game will be Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway and Paul Carcaterra. You will need to login with your cable account information to watch the game. WatchESPN is free, as long as as you have a cable subscription that includes ESPN. There is also a WatchESPN app for Android and iOS users. That means you can also watch it online with ESPN's streaming option, WatchESPN. Breaking out the new blue lids for the first time. until we see those black-striped helmets again. It remains to be seen which uniforms the Badgers will bust out tomorrow safe money seems to be on the regular home combo. Illinois is 3-3, but lost its first two Big Ten games to Nebraska and Purdue. Wisconsin, as mentioned above, fell to Northwestern in its Big Ten opener and is 3-2 on the season. The Badgers and Illini will play Saturday at 11 a.m. Here's the recent head-to-head results between the two teams our previews from the week are also linked at the bottom of the article. The Badgers have a great shot at making it five straight and nine of 10 for all their offensive struggles, they still have Melvin Gordon coming off three straight games with 180 or more rushing yards and the Illini rank 122nd in rushing defense (249.5 yards allowed per game).

Wisconsin has won four straight against Illinois dating back to 2008, and it's also won eight of the last nine games as well. The Illinois Fighting Illini come to town with a 3-3 record, though they've dropped their first two conference games. Feel free to use the comments here as your open thread for the rest of the day/night! TIME (CT)Īfter a horrific Big Ten opener at Northwestern, Wisconsin gets a second chance at its first Big Ten win of 2014 Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium. UPDATE: Now that Wisconsin-Illinois is underway, we'll bump the rest of today's TV schedule up to the top here.

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