RJ Young
FOX Sports National College Football Analyst
This isn’t your average college football ranking.
My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it’s my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:
- Who do I think is good?
- Why do I think they’re good?
- What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?
Here’s a take a look at the place Wisconsin lands in my Final 136.
Wisconsin rating: 51
Final 12 months’s rating: 27
Prime participant: CB Ricardo Hallman: Was focused 33 occasions in 319 protection snaps final season and allowed simply 20 catches, the second-fewest within the Large Ten amongst cornerbacks with 300-plus protection snaps; was an AP Third-Staff All-American in 2023.
[Wisconsin’s 2025 schedule]
RJ’s take: Cease me if you happen to’ve heard this one earlier than: Wisconsin is greatest when it runs the ball. For the reason that ultimate recreation of the 2022 season, the Badgers are 12-0 once they rush for 150-plus yards. So, after the Badgers rushed for his or her fewest yards in a full season for the reason that flip of the twentieth century, it is simple to see why Phil Longo was now not match to name the offense.
Making issues worse in 2024 was the 20.8 factors per recreation the group averaged, which was its lowest in a full season since 2004. Now, Jeff Grimes takes over as offensive coordinator after overseeing a Kansas offense that ranked within the prime 15 in dashing and produced a 1,000-yard rusher in Devin Neal.
He had higher get it sorted out quick with video games at Alabama, vs. Iowa, at Michigan, at Oregon, vs. Ohio State and at Indiana this season.
[Check out RJ Young’s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]
Wisconsin Win Complete Odds: Over 5.5 (+138) Underneath 5.5 (-170)
Have a difficulty with my rankings? Assume your alma mater is simply too low, or your faculty’s rival is simply too excessive? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young, and I will choose my favourite tweets and reply to them in a future article.
RJ Younger is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports activities. Observe him at @RJ_Young.
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