Is Wisconsin football playing today? Here's what to know about the Badgers' schedule after their second bye of the 2025 season.

The struggling Badgers host Washington on Saturday, Nov. 8. Here's how to watch, listen to and stream the game.

The Wisconsin Badgers find themselves in an all-too-familiar position entering Saturday's Week 11 matchup vs. Washington

If Wisconsin makes a change at the end of the 2026 season, Fickell’s buyout will drop to around $13.6 million. But if it doesn’t turn around, the Badgers could be digging a hole into a crater from which it will take years to recover.

Fickell has a 15-19 overall record since arriving in Madison after the 2022 regular season, and the Badgers likely will be underdogs in each of their remaining four games in 2025. His teams have lost their last 11 games against power-conference teams, which included back-to-back shutout losses for the first time since 1977.

Wisconsin Badgers Athletic Director Chris McIntosh made official what had grown increasingly likely over the past handful of weeks: Luke Fickell will be back in

After averaging 4.37 yards per carry last year, UW has averaged 3.14 yards per carry so far this year. UW’s passing yards per attempt has actually increased slightly from 6.47 in 2024 to 6.72 so far in 2025, which ranks 92nd nationally.

What a week for Wisconsin football. First, athletics director Chris McIntosh announced on Thursday, Nov. 6 that coach Luke Fickell will be coming back in 2026, to the dismay of many Badgers fans.