Wisconsin again will feature its powerful ground game, with plenty of focus on junior quarterback Graham Mertz as well, when the No. 18 Badgers host Illinois State on Saturday night at Madison, Wis., in the season opener for both teams.
Mertz, entering his third year as the starter, has been wildly inconsistent. He struggled last season against a rugged early schedule as the Badgers got off to a 1-3 start with losses to
