Wisconsin football: Grading position groups from week three vs. BYU

Some position groups for Wisconsin football performed very poorly in the loss to BYU.

This one isn’t going to be pretty. I’m actually more optimistic than most about the fallout from the loss over the weekend, but the fact still remains that Wisconsin football played a very poor game.

I’ll try to be as fair as possible here but it’s also worth noting that in the last two weeks before this game I was giving the benefit of the doubt to a lot of these position groups. They should be held accountable after this loss.

There were some bright spots, though few and far between. Some players made standout plays and others played strong games as an individual. However, this is not about individual performances.

The Badgers as a whole were gashed for several big plays on defense and couldn’t manufacture any of their own on offense. That was essentially the story of the day. Wisconsin could never get a firm hold of momentum.

BYU was also winning the most important battle of all: the battle in the trenches. This is something Wisconsin should never lose, especially to a team like BYU. No matter how good the Cougars are, Wisconsin at its best should always have a more dominant offensive line. This played massively into why Wisconsin lost the game.

Wide receiver Danny Davis returned from his two-game suspension and played well. Coming into the season he was expected to be a big part of a revamped passing game in the Badger offense. There were glimmers of that hope coming through Saturday, but not enough.

Here’s how I saw each of the position groups perform Saturday in the 24-21 upset loss to BYU.