How can the Badgers' defense can handle Minnesota’s pair of top-flight receivers? Can Jonathan Taylor continue his historic pace in November? Which team will go to the Big Ten Championship Game? State Journal beat reporter Colten Bartholomew breaks it down. 

Moorman, a versatile offensive lineman, has helped spark UW's offense by sticking to one position on the line.

A look at how the Badgers used the wildcat formation to add variety to the offense against Purdue.

The Gophers beat UW 37-15 last season at Camp Randall Stadium to reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe and end a 14-game losing streak vs. the Badgers.

Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph says he enjoys trying new things to get  speedy sophomore Aron Cruickshank involved.

UW plays at No. 9 Minnesota next week, with the winner heading to the Big Ten Championship Game. 

With their 606-yard offensive explosion in a 45-24 victory over Purdue Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, the 14th-ranked Badgers sent a message to 11th-ranked Minnesota prior to their winner-take-all game for the Big Ten Conference West Division title next week in Minneapolis.

After the UW defense found a way to shut down Purdue’s offense in the second half Saturday, the Badgers pulled away with a 45-24 win over the Boilermakers despite committing four turnovers on offense. That victory puts UW (9-2, 6-2) into a winner-take-all matchup next week at Minnesota.

Hintze had a difficult time describing his state of mind after a 62-yard field goal that set a program record and was a key moment in the Badgers’ 45-24 victory over Purdue on Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium.

It wasn’t billed as Taylor’s curtain call at Camp Randall Stadium, but UW's win over Purdue on Saturday certainly felt like one.

A quick look at the 14th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' 45-24 win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday at Camp Randall.

State Journal columnist Tom Oates grades the 14th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' performance in their 45-24 win over the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday at Camp Randall.

In each of the first five years of the playoff, three of the top four teams in the rankings heading into rivalry weekend reached the semifinals, including the No. 1 team every time.

“He’s been a great leader for us,” junior center Tyler Biadasz says of Badgers quarterback Jack Coan.

Beating Minnesota on Saturday will require UW to find a way to slow Tyler Johnson and Rashod Bateman, who each have more than 1,000 receiving yards this season.

The Badgers beat the Gophers 11-7 on Nov. 21, 1959, in Minneapolis to win a spot in the Rose Bowl vs. Washington.

Get the latest analysis, injury reports and highlights as the 13th-ranked UW football team squares off against the 9th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers in a battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe and the Big Ten West title on Saturday afternoon. 

The victory secures not only Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the Badgers, but also the Big Ten West Division title and a berth into next week’s Big Ten Championship Game. 

State Journal columnist Tom Oates grades the 13th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' performance in their 38-17 win over the 9th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Williams broke up two passes to Gophers receiver Tyler Johnson near the goal line early in the fourth quarter Saturday, stopping the Gophers’ momentum and helping spark UW’s runaway, 38-17 win at TCF Bank Stadium.

A quick look at the 13th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' win over the 9th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

On top of a dominating performance, Orr and a group of teammates stood at midfield and used the Axe as an oar, mocking Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck’s “Row the Boat” mantra.

In dispatching the ninth-ranked Gophers with relative ease, the Badgers did more than reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe after its one-year sabbatical and set up a rematch with second-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game.