It feels like déjà vu for Wisconsin football . A year after losing its starting quarterback to injury against Alabama and watching the season collapse, the Badgers once again limped into a matchup with the Crimson Tide short-handed and walked away embarrassed. Alabama rolled to a 38-14 wi n, handing Luke Fickell another lopsided defeat in a high-profile game.

The result was expected. Wisconsin entered as a three-touchdown underdog, and few thought the Badgers could win in Tuscaloosa with a backup quarterback and a battered offensive line. Still, the manner of the loss and the wider picture of where the program stands under Fickell have left frustration boiling over in Madison.

Fickell’s tenure has yet to deliver on the lofty expectations that accompanied his hiring after a brea

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