Dare Ogunbowale and Taiwan Deal played well in the absence of Corey Clement, racking up 159 yards combined and one touchdown. What makes this game a little more special is that it will be played under the lights, a rare night game for Wisconsin. Joel Stave completed 13 of 17 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown to lead the Badgers. It seems like Wisconsin just churns out solid running backs. Hawaii played tough and physical, hanging around with No. 1 Ohio State until the fourth quarter of a 38-0 loss in their second game of the season at Columbus, while beating a struggling Pac-12 program in Colorado at Aloha Stadium to open the season.
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“Watched them play against Ohio State, and I have seen a couple of films of them”, he said.
“We’re not going to be intimidated”.
Hawaii (4-9) travel at the Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI to take on the Wisconsin (11-3) in a NCAA College Football match on September 26, 8:00 PM.
ABOUT HAWAII (2-1): Senior quarterback Max Wittek bounced back from a rough performance versus Ohio State (7-for-24, 67 yards, two interceptions) by throwing a pair of touchdown passes in last week’s 47-27 victory over UC Davis. It’s exactly the kind of start that the Badgers needed from Stave with the ground game off to an inconsistent start.
Fun fact: Stave, the former walk-on, has gone 11-for-14 for 196 yards with two touchdowns in the final 3:30 of the first half over the last two games. Paul Harris’ 95-yard touchdown run was the long run for a score in school history.
On the season, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors average 186.3 yards in passing and 124.3 yards in rushing.
The competition will be stiffer in Madison.
FAMILIAR FACES: The Badgers’ defensive backfield should also benefit from the experience that position coach Daronte’ Jones had a year ago as the secondary coach at Hawaii under Chow. Northwestern is the Big Ten leader, averaging 245.7 yards a game.
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Wittek is considered a stand-up passer in the pocket, so Schobert and Biegel might be looking for a big night in the pass rush. If they aren’t playing well, Clement said this week that he would consider taking a redshirt to get this season back.
