Wisconsin football released start times and television information for the first three games of its 2025 season on Thursday.
UW's first contest of the 2025 slate is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, Aug. 28, against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at Camp Randall Stadium. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
Wisconsin's second bout, a home matchup against Middle Tennessee, is set to commence at 3:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 6, on Fox Sports 1. A week later, Luke Fickell's program will square off against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at 11:00 a.m. CT. That nationally-televised game will be broadcast on ESPN/ABC.
The opener vs. the RedHawks marks the sixth time in the last eight seasons that UW will start its season with a night game. The program did so in 2024, securing a 28-14 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos in Madison.
Most notably, the third contest of the season is a rematch of the Badgers' 2024 defeat at the hands of the Crimson Tide at Camp Randall. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe captained his squad to a 42-10 blowout victory.
Other marquee battles, including at Michigan on Oct. 4, vs. Ohio State on Oct. 18, at Oregon on Oct. 25 and at Indiana on Nov. 15, have yet to receive a start time or television designation.
Wisconsin went 5-7 in 2024 in the second full season under Fickell. The team recorded wins over Western Michigan, South Dakota, Purdue, Rutgers and Northwestern. The disappointing output prompted UW's brass to relieve former offensive coordinator Phil Longo of his duties in November. The program then signed former Kansas OC Jeff Grimes following the season's end.
With former Maryland quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. now poised to start at quarterback for Grimes and Fickell, Wisconsin will work towards rediscovering its traditional identity on offense. That journey begins against the RedHawks at 8:00 p.m. CT on Aug. 28 at Camp Randall.
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