As Wisconsin prepares for a showdown with No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS, CBSSports.com , CBS Sports App , Paramount+ Premium ), an obvious reality looms over the program: Luke Fickell is battling for his job.

The Badgers have lost four straight games, including a 37-0 drubbing to Iowa that Fickell described last Saturday as "that's low as it can be." Wisconsin athletics director Chris McIntosh gave Fickell his support on Sept. 20 after a loss to Maryland . But industry sources have continued to note that Fickell's seat is as hot as anyone's in the country. A reality that's especially notable with the Badgers preparing to face Ohio State and Oregon in back-to-back weeks ahead of a bye.

This leads one to wonder: What happened?

How did a program that us

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