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per Rachel:
The rituals of Axe Week have given the 18th-ranked Badgers a blessed little slice of life as it was before coronavirus. Amid a tumultuous season of canceled games, infected players and week-to-week uncertainty, it's just what they needed.
"It feels good getting to a game like this," senior defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk said. "This season has been different. Everything has felt different.
"But coming into the stadium (Monday morning), we got our traditional Axe Week things going on in the locker room, and stuff up on the video boards. That kind of makes it feel a little more normal, a little more like last year. Just throwing COVID out the window for a little bit when we're in the stadium."
The rivalry game — assuming it can still be played, with the Gophers working to control their own COVID outbreak — comes at a good time for Wisconsin. The Badgers fell eight spots in the national rankings after last Saturday's 17-7 loss at Northwestern, their first defeat of a truncated season.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
The rituals of Axe Week have given the 18th-ranked Badgers a blessed little slice of life as it was before coronavirus. Amid a tumultuous season of canceled games, infected players and week-to-week uncertainty, it's just what they needed.
"It feels good getting to a game like this," senior defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk said. "This season has been different. Everything has felt different.
"But coming into the stadium (Monday morning), we got our traditional Axe Week things going on in the locker room, and stuff up on the video boards. That kind of makes it feel a little more normal, a little more like last year. Just throwing COVID out the window for a little bit when we're in the stadium."
The rivalry game — assuming it can still be played, with the Gophers working to control their own COVID outbreak — comes at a good time for Wisconsin. The Badgers fell eight spots in the national rankings after last Saturday's 17-7 loss at Northwestern, their first defeat of a truncated season.
Cancellation of Gophers game seemingly ends Wisconsin's Big Ten title hopes
With three game canceled by COVID-19, Wisconsin likely won't be championship eligible.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!