MADISON – The Wisconsin football team’s matchup with UCLA will viewed by a primetime audience.
The Badgers‘ game vs. No. 22 UCLA will be played at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17. NBC, which announced the game time, will broadcast the game.
The contest will be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. This marks the first time UW has played in the historic stadium since the 2020 Rose Bowl game when it lost, 28-27, to Oregon.
The matchup will feature two programs off to surprising starts.
UW (4-1, 2-0) has won four straight games for the first time since the 2021 season and is 2-0 in the Big Ten for the first time in three years.
UCLA (5-0, 2-0) scored a 17-15 win at No. 13 Oregon on Oct. 10. The Bruins are off their best start since 2022.
UCLA was picked to finish 12th in the Big Ten in the USA Today preseason poll, one spot ahead of Wisconsin.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Game time set for Wisconsin vs. No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 17 at the Rose Bowl