No. 13 Penn State hosts Wisconsin in Big 10 opener
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Abu Sama III, an Iowa State transfer, leads Wisconsin in rushing with 156 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. He was held out of the Badgers' win over Eastern Michigan last Saturday.
The Badgers are going to need some big plays to upset Penn State Sept. 26. Abu Sama is ready to provide them after missing Week 3 due to injury.
Wisconsin football is about to enter what could be the defining stretch of its season. A road trip to Happy Valley to face No. 13 Penn State is quite the way to kick off conference play, and that's exactly how the Badgers will do it Saturday night under the lights at Beaver Stadium.
Penn State kicks off Big Ten play this week against Wisconsin, and it will be the first real test of the season for the Nittany Lions. Wisconsin has played Penn State close over the last decade and change.
PennLive’s Bob Flounders and Jake Aferiat share their early thoughts on Penn State’s Big Ten opener against Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The 13th-ranked Nittany Lions are double-digit favorites against the 2-1 Badgers.