Virtually no one is giving the Wisconsin Badgers a chance to post one of the biggest upsets of the season against Oregon on Saturday. The No. 1 Ducks are huge favorites, with Dan Lanning's team having every right to believe they'll head to Madison and dominate.
Wisconsin players have seen all of the negative talk surrounding this program right now. People have been racing in to deliver shots following the team's 42-10 loss to Iowa. Barry Alvarez, a Wisconsin legend, didn't hesitate in delivering some fiery words to the Badgers.
Now, senior safety Hunter Wohler is providing some more. While speaking to the media this week, Wohler acknowledged that he knows not many people think the Badgers will be able to keep things close. He and his teammates could care less about that.
Wisconsin DB Hunter Wohler isn't scared of the No. 1 Oregon Ducks at all
""No one expects us to win this game, or have a chance, so why not just go out there and play? We have no pressure on us - we've got three games left to just go out and do whatever we can to win.""Wohler via WSJ's Colten Bartholomew
That's a fantastic mindset for Wohler to have. This team has nothing to lose this weekend. As he pointed out, no one expects Wisconsin to win. If anything, the Ducks are the ones who have to live up to their No. 1 billing. Some analysts are even calling this a 'trap game' for them.
It will come down to how Wisconsin can execute. They were in a prime spot to upset Penn State a few weeks back, but a Braedyn Locke pick-six ended any hope of that happening. Locke is confident he's still the right man to lead this offense. He'll have to be at his best vs. Oregon. On defense, Wohler and Co. must find a way to try and contain the mighty Oregon offense too.