Published Sep 25, 2017
Need to Know: Back to business for UW after bye week
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John Veldhuis  •  BadgerBlitz
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MADISON, Wis. - The No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) will be back in action this weekend when they host Northwestern at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. Make sure you're up to speed on the upcoming game with the news and notes you need to know below.

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ESSENTIALS

Wisconsin (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. Northwestern (2-1)

Series: Wisconsin leads, 58-35-5

In Madison: Wisconsin leads, 26-15-2

Venue: Camp Randall Stadium -- Madison, Wis.

Kickoff: 11:00 a.m. CST

Broadcast: ABC -- Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Analyst)

Radio: Badger Sports Network

PRELIMINARY INJURY REPORT
Bold indicates a new injury, italics indicate a change in status
QUESTIONABLEOUTOUT FOR SEASON

CB Madison Cone - Leg

RB Taiwan Deal - Leg

RB Sam Brodner (Knee)

OL Jon Dietzen - Leg

DE Chikwe Obasih - Leg

OLB Zack Baun (Foot)

K P.J. Rosowski

WR George Rushing - Leg

ILB Jack Cichy (Knee)

ILB Mason Stokke (Leg)

THE MORE YOU KNOW

The Badgers have split their last two games with Northwestern coming off of a bye week. They beat the then-No. 19 Wildcats 35-6 in 2013 in Madison at Camp Randall, and lost 13-7 at Camp Randall in 2015. The Badgers and Wildcats have split their series 3-3 since 2009, and no team has won more than three games in a row in this series since the Badgers won three straight between 1997 and 1999.

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John Veldhuis covers Wisconsin football, basketball and recruiting for BadgerBlitz.com on the Rivals.com network. Follow him on Twitter at @JohnVeldhuis.