Ladies and gentlemen it's an enticing matchup at hand with Wisconsin Badgers paying a visit to the USC Trojans with their golden helmets glistening under the Californian sun. Let's dig into the weeds, shall we?
Both teams strut around the block with identical regular season records of 2-1, neither of the two clearly a head above the other. Or are they? While Wisconsin left the audience in a wake of disappointment with their performance against Alabama in their 10-42 loss, USC, on the other hand, has been a force against the likes of Utah State with a thundering 48-0 win. Questions remain though, owing to their recent marginally thin loss against the Wolverines, approaching 24-27.
The quarterback situation is interesting. For Wisconsin Badgers, we have Tyler Van Dyke with 1 TD, 0 INTs and 422 yards against his name from the last month, supported by Braedyn Locke with equally promising stats of 1 TD and 0 INTs. USC isn't lagging in this arena though, Miller Moss is seen blitzing defenses with an impressive 5 TDs and 1 INT. Jayden Maiava hasn't been slacking off either, with a clean slate of no INTs chalked against his name.
Offensively, keep your eyes peeled for Wisconsin Badgers' Chez Mellusi and Will Pauling who've racked up 217 and 191 yards respectively in the last month. The complexion doesn't get any rosier when considering USC's Jo'Quavious Marks with 357 total yards and 3 total touchdowns in tandem with Zachariah Branch's 173 yards tally, all stats from the last month mind you.
While the Badgers are banking upon Hunter Wohler and Jaheim Thomas with 17 and 15 tackles respectively on the defensive front, USC takes pride in Eric Gentry and Kamari Ramsey, who have bagged 19 and 13 tackles respectively, all last month's performance, just to clarify if you were wondering.
In conclusion, bringing together performances across team records and individual players, with, of course, family-kept secret factors into account, and a pinch of dry wit, if you may ask, my prediction runs a bit along the line of favoritism.
Albert’s Prediction: USC Trojans by 16