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Wolverines have to watch out for vengeful Badgers today

By KEITH JENKINS

AP Sports Writer

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun said in July the Badgers were coming for revenge this season.

The first stop on the revenge tour is No. 11 Michigan.

The 13th-ranked Badgers (2-0) open Big Ten play against the Wolverines (2-0) at noon today at Camp Randall Stadium. Last year, Michigan thumped Wisconsin 38-13 in Ann Arbor.

“We’re going to come out with the same intensity that we have for everybody,” Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr said. “We want to dominate any and everybody that we step on the field with. Don’t need to make it any bigger than it is. It’s just football. People get so caught up in the name vs. another name, but at the end of the day, it’s just football.”

After going 8-5 a season ago, its worst mark under fifth-year coach Paul Chryst, Orr, Baun and the Badgers’ defense have been absolutely dominant through its first two games, outscoring its opponents 110-0.

While Wisconsin has skated through its first two tests, Michigan has not. The Wolverines were a trendy pick to win the Big Ten, but opened with a lackluster 40-21 win over Middle Tennessee and needed double overtime to put away Army, 24-21.

Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson, who says he has recovered from an oblique injury from the season-opener, had nine carries for 90 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Badgers last season. The Mississippi transfer had two fumbles in each of the first two games this season as Michigan implements a new offense.

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