SHORT TAKES

• Wisconsin lost 10-6 to Iowa but probably wins that game if Joel Stave doesn't slip and fumble at the Hawkeyes 1-yard line. The Badgers need to win out and hope Iowa stumbles twice down the stretch. Wisconsin running back Corey Clement is close to returning from sports hernia surgery. The junior said he'll decide whether to play at Illinois on Saturday based on how he feels that morning.

• A medical redshirt was a possibility for Clement, whose only appearance came in the season opener against Alabama. Even if Clement plays beneath his peak for the rest of this season, he can launch his NFL career with a strong senior campaign next year. Also notable: Antonio Williams, a four-star running back from North Carolina, recently flipped his commitment from Wisconsin to Ohio State.

• The SiriusXM College Sports channel features Rick Neuheisel and Brady Hoke as analysts. Neuheisel is solid, but it has to be uncomfortable for UCLA, when he's critiquing coach Jim Mora, especially since Neuheisel's son, Jerry, is the Bruins' backup quarterback. Hoke said he disagreed with Jim Harbaugh's decision to punt at the end of the Michigan State game. As one Michigan fan noted, Hoke's teams probably would have trailed by 28 points by then.