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Wisconsin Badgers Suffer Crushing Defeat to Penn State! Losses Continue Against Ranked Opponents
Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers suffered a crushing defeat on Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium against James Franklin and the Penn St Nittany Lions. After a good first half, the second half was a different story. Even thought starting qb for Penn St Drew Allar left with an injury, the Badgers were unable to move the ball and create any sustained offensive attack. Rajeev and Justin are back from Madison to break down the game and talk about how disappointing of a loss this really is in terms of the culture and the forward movement of the program.
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