In Week 2 of 2022, Washington State faced No. 19 Wisconsin and stifled its rushing attack on the way to a 17-14 upset win.
In Week 2 of 2023, Washington State faced No. 19 Wisconsin and stifled its rushing attack on the way to a 31-22 upset win.
It was déjà vu on Saturday between the Badgers and Cougars, but with some crucial differences. First and foremost, beyond the change in setting from Madison to Pullman, was the change in Wisconsin's coaching staff, as last year's loss to Wazzu helped precipitate the firing of Paul Chryst and the hiring of Luke Fickell.
Fickell's main order of business this offseason was to reshape the Wisconsin offense from a unit that wouldn't look out of place 30 years ago to a high-octane Air Raid offense, nabbing offensive coordinator Phil Longo and transfer quarterback Tanner Mordecai to run the show. Two games into the season, the"Dairy Raid" has so far been a mixed bag. Wisconsin's offense put up a respectable score in its 38-17 season-opening win over Buffalo, but that was mainly attributable to 298 combined rushing yards from Chez Mellusi and Braelon Allen. That duo combined for 69 yards on the ground against Washington State, putting responsibility on Mordecai to move the ball.
Washington State got the start it wanted, riding its hurry-up attack to two touchdowns in its first three drives against a seemingly unprepared Wisconsin defense. That was the good for the Cougars. The great came late in the second quarter, when the roommate duo of Ron Stone Jr. and Brennan Jackson posted a strip sack and scoop-and-score to push the lead to 24-6.
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