This was supposed to be the point of the season where the University of Wisconsin football team could have set its sights on a stretch run toward a Big Ten Conference title after navigating a difficult opening stretch in league play.
Instead, the Badgers have reached the midpoint of the regular season in dire straits. A Big Ten title is out of reach. Now, there are legitimate concerns whether the Badgers (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten), mired in a three-game losing skid, even have what it takes to clinch a bowl berth for the seventh consecutive season.