“Phil Steele’s College Football Preview” sees something special in the Wisconsin Badgers.
Steele calls coach Paul Chryst’s team one of his “surprise” teams for the 2021 season.
After an off-year, he expects Wisconsin’s normally powerful run game to bounce back behind four talented running backs and an experienced offensive line.
Steele says quarterback Graham Mertz will be one of the “nation’s best” and he rates the Badgers linebackers number-six in the country, while the defensive backs are rated number-10.
With 17 returning starters and a schedule with only four true road games, he says Wisconsin could be undefeated when it meets Ohio State in the Big Ten title game.
