The No. 16 USC Trojans returned to an unfortunate reality that they’ve been accustomed to seeing in their five seasons under coach Lincoln Riley: a road loss in Big Ten play, while entering the game as a favorite.
In what felt like a golden opportunity for the Trojans to improve their College Football Playoff chances after the bye week before one of their most important games of the season against the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes, the Wisconsin Badgers’ defense shut them down, beating USC 24-7.
While Riley and the Trojans see their CFP hopes dwindle, coach Luke Fickell earns one of his most signature wins as Wisconsin fans stormed the field after their upset win over USC on Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium.
Here’s what a victorious Fickell said after the Badgers’ upset over the Trojans on Saturday night, including his credit for Wisconsin’s defense.
Wisconsin Badgers Performance On Defense
“There’s a lot of great performances tonight. I mean, that defense, Coach Tress and those guys on the defensive side of the ball, they played an incredible game, and they kept the pressure on. He [Maiava] was 31 of 50 or something like that. A lot of those might be in the last six minutes of the game. A bunch of them are,” Fickell said…