Wisconsin Badgers Game Day: Oregon State

In our constant quest for eye candy, this weekly post should become a lot prettier in the coming weeks. For now, hopefully this will do.

Game Day Vitals

• No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) vs. Oregon State (0-0)
• Date and Kickoff Time: Sat., Sept. 8, 3:00 p.m. CT
• TV Info: FX (Broadcasters: TBA)
• Tickets: B5Q's TiqIQ store (For an intro to TiqIQ, head here).

Opponent Vitals

• Oregon State Beavers, Corvallis, Ore., Pac-12, OSUBeavers.com
• Season to Date: Opener vs. Nicholls State was postponed (CFBStats.com team profile)
• Returning Starters: 13 (6 offense, 7 defense)
• SB Nation blog: Building The Dam

Oregon State Coaches & Players

• Head Coach: Mike Riley
• Top assistants: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf, Defensive Coordinator Mark Banker
• Key offensive players (2011 stats): sophomore QB Sean Mannion (3,328 yards, 64.5% comp., 16 TD/18 INT), sophomore RB Malcom Agnew (423 yards, 4.8 per carry, 5 TD/ 3 rec., 8 yards), senior WR Markus Wheaton (73 rec., 986 yards, 13.5 per catch, 1 TD/25 rushes, 190 yards, 7.6 per carry)
• Key defensive players (2011 stats): sophomore DE Scott Crichton (74 tackles, 14.5 for loss, 6.0 sacks), sophomore DE Dylan Wynn (44 tackles, 5.5 for loss), senior CB Jordan Poyer (57 tackles, 4 interceptions)

Again, pardon the simplicity of this post. We're going for substance over style here, until we're able to get our hands on some pretty pictures. Also -- and you can expect this every week -- we'll have additional opponent coverage in a Q&A with Building the Dam, our game preview and much more.