Redshirt freshman Graham Mertz says the coaches tell Badger players it’s important to keep their focus after a disappointing loss like the one at Northwestern last weekend.
Linebacker Jack Sanborn says his team can’t let the Wildcats beat them again. According to the players, all thoughts are on rival Minnesota.
It’s certain the Badgers remember the last time the Gophers visited.
The 2018 game resulted in a 37-15 loss that returned Paul Bunyan’s ax to Minnesota for the first time in 15 years.
Wisconsin got it back with a 38-17 win last year and Mertz says he and his teammates are “going to keep the ax.”
