History vs. Michigan:
Michigan leads all-time series 51-17-1
Last meeting: 2020 at Michigan - 49-11 Wisconsin
This Season:
vs #19 Penn State - L 10-16
vs Eastern Michigan - W 34-7
vs #12 Notre Dame - L13-41
Mertz is 54/95 (56.8%) with 566 yards, 1 TD and 6 INTs. Yikes.
Running Backs: Chez Mellusi 5'11" 204 lbs (Jr.) & Isaac Guerendo 6'0" 219 lbs (RS Jr.)
Mellusi has had 69 rushes for 319 yards (4.6ypc) with 2 TDs and a long of 60. He's also had 4 catches for 47 yards with a longest of 35. Guerendo has carried the ball 21 times for 153 yards (7.2ypc) with 1 TD and a long of 82. He's added 2 receptions for 6 yards.
Fullback: John Chenal 6'2" 256 lbs (Sr.)
Chenal has had 5 carries for 13 yards and a long of 7.
Wide Receivers: Kendric Pryor 5'10" 184 lbs (RS Sr.) & Danny Davis III 6'3" 193 lbs (RS Sr.)
Pryor has 11 receptions for 134 yards, a TD and a long of 22 yards. He's ran the ball twice for 17 yards as well. Davis has had 16 catches for 193 yards with a long of 23. CruickShank has had 10 catches for 72 yards and a long of 19. He's also rushed the ball 4 times for 30 yards with a long of 14. Chimere Dike is the next leading receiver with 4 catches and 39 yards.
Tight End: Jake Ferguson 6'4" 244 lbs (RS Sr.)
Ferguson has totaled 13 catches for 80 yards with a long of 11 yards.
Left Tackle: Tyler Beach 6'5" 315 lbs (RS Sr.)
11 career starts.
Left Guard: Josh Seltzner 6'4" 310 lbs (RS Sr.)
10 career starts.
Center: Joe Tippmann 6'6" 320 lbs (RS So.)
3 career starts.
Right Guard: Jack Nelson 6'7" 304 lbs (RS Fr.)
3 career starts.
Right Tackle: Logan Bruss 6'5" 315 lbs (RS Sr.)
28 career starts.
Nose Tackle: Keeanu Benton 6'4" 317 lbs (RS Jr.)
Benton has 4 tackles with 1.5 behind the line of scrimmage, a half sack and 2 pass deflections.
Defensive Ends: Matt Henningsen 6'3'' 291 lbs (RS Sr.) & Isaiah Mullens 6'4" 297 lbs (RS Jr.)
Henningsen has compiled 7 tackles which includes 4 for a loss, 2 sacks and a pass deflection. Mullens has 5 tackles with 0.5 for loss, and a half sack.
Outside Linebackers: Noah Burks 6'2" 245 lbs (RS Sr.) & Nick Herbig 6'2" 227 lbs (So.)
Burks has totaled 7 tackles with 2 for negative yardage. Herbig has a total of 7 tackles including 3.5 for a loss and 3.5 sacks.
Inside Linebackers: Jack Sanborn 6'0'' 236 lbs (RS Sr.) & Leo Chenal 6'2'' 261 lbs (Jr.)
Sanborn has started the season with 11 tackles, 5 for a loss, 1 sack and a fumble recovery. Chenal has 8 tackles with 1 for a loss and a forced fumble.
Cornerbacks: Faion Hicks 5'9" 192 lbs (RS Sr.) & Caesar Williams 6'0" 188 lbs (RS Sr.)
Hicks has 8 tackles and 4 pass breakups. Williams has had 7 tackles.
Safeties: Scott Nelson 6'2" 204 lbs (RS Sr.) & Collin Wilder 5'10" 199 lbs (RS Sr.)
Nelson has 13 tackles on the season to go along with 1 for loss and 2 pass breakups. Wilder has contributed with 6 tackles.
Punter and Kicker: Andy Vujnovich 6'3" 230 lbs (RS Sr.) & Collin Larsh 5'10" 194 lbs (RS Sr.)
Vujnovich has 14 punts with an average of 49.3 yards and a long of 62. 2 were fair caught and 4 were downed inside the 20 with 2 touchbacks. Larsh is 5/7 on the year with a long of 43 with one blocked. He's 22/32 on his career with a long of 44.
Returners: Dean Engram 5'9" 168 lbs (RS So.) & Devin Chandler 6'0'' 178 lbs (RS Fr.)
Engram has 9 punt returns this season with an average of 6.0 yards and a long of 20. Chandler has returned 3 kicks with an average of 24.3 yards and a long of 33.
Players to watch:
TE - Jake Ferguson
DE - Matt Henningsen
OLB - Nick Herbig
ILB - Jack Sanborn
Prediction:TE - Jake Ferguson
DE - Matt Henningsen
OLB - Nick Herbig
ILB - Jack Sanborn
I've gone back and forth on this and am left with the conclusion that this game could have a 40 point swing where I wouldn't be surprised at all. Meaning Michigan could win by 20 or Wisconsin could win by 20 or anything in between and I would think "yeah, that makes sense".
On paper, this is going to be a low scoring, race to two touchdowns game. Michigan's biggest strength goes head to head with Wisconsin's. Wisconsin's biggest weaknesses seem to go head to head with Michigan's. Wisconsin isn't as bad as the Notre Dame score indicates, it was a game for the vast majority of it before the Badgers decided their tithe to the Catholic church was owed in the form of footballs, and handed over plenty when collection time came.
A lot of the stats and comparisons have been beat to death this week and I'll save the deep dive because frankly I got better things to do for the next 13 hours and because as I've noted above, I'm not sure they mean anything. Wisconsin is not a very good team. Michigan may or may not be a very good team but they have 14 quarters that showed they may be but you know what they say... You're only as good as your last 2 quarters of football. No one says that, do they?
With that, I think Michigan should win this game. There's a reason the fancy ESPN prediction gives Michigan a 69% (nice) chance to do so. We're probably better.
But some of us are a fragile little bunch of Wolverines with no-no memories. Recent history in Madison hasn't been kind and as much as I tend to disregard history, I do think this being a lot of the teams first real road game, especially Cade's is a big factor. Michigan needs to come out hot and maybe put up a touchdown early. That may be enough to stave off the Badgers for long enough to add one or two more and win the game. But will they? I'll believe it when I see it but please let me see it.
Wisconsin wins 24-20
This years predictions:
41-17 vs WMU (47-14 actual)
31-20 vs Washington (31-10 actual)
45-16 vs NIU (63-10 actual)
48-10 vs Rutgers (20-13 actual)
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