There are two major questions the Wisconsin Badgers must still answer after their Week 2 victory.
UW's 36-9 win against Western Illinois was great to see, but there's still a lot that head coach Luke Fickell and Co. need to figure out moving forward.
The Leathernecks were one holding penalty away from making this a 10-point game in the third quarter, and then things would've really gotten interesting.
It was far from a perfect performance, but a win is a win, so there's nothing wrong with celebrating being 1-1, it's just a matter of how this team looks once Big Ten play begins.
Is Colton Joseph the answer at quarterback?
The Colton Joseph era has gotten off to a slow start, but Fickell said he was a bit banged up coming into this game.
Fresh off a 19/30 performance against Notre Dame for 217
passing yards with a touchdown and pick-six, Joseph turned around and went just 12/22 against Western Illinois for 173 yards with a late touchdown.
He added 33 rushing yards in Week 2, which was a huge improvement, but a 54.6% completion rate isn't going to cut it, and that number is alarming to see against a school that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Just how good is Wisconsin's defense?
While yes, the Badgers didn't allow a touchdown in Week 2, Western Illinois put together a few lengthy drives that better teams would have likely turned into six points.
Mason Posa was limited in this game, so that was a huge blow for Wisconsin, but one player can't define everything.
Cooper Catalano has looked tremendous in these first two games, as have Matthew Jung and Sebastian Cheeks, but Fickell desperately needs playmakers to step up on defense because this is a team that just allowed 154 rushing yards to Western Illinois, and there are far better running backs in the Big Ten they'll have to worry about this season.
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