Wisconsin looks to trip up No. 5 LSU and Leonard Fournette

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2015, file photo, LSU running back Leonard Fournette (7) carries past Eastern Michigan linebacker Anthony Zappone (43) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La. Wisconsin and LSU are teams in transition in the trenches. The Badgers could start the season with four sophomores and a new left tackle up front on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. The fifth-ranked Tigers will debut with two new tackles blocking for Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2015, file photo, LSU running back Leonard Fournette (7) carries past Eastern Michigan linebacker Anthony Zappone (43) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La. Wisconsin and LSU are teams in transition in the trenches. The Badgers could start the season with four sophomores and a new left tackle up front on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. The fifth-ranked Tigers will debut with two new tackles blocking for Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

By Associated Press September 2, 2016 4 min read

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Heisman Trophy campaign for LSU’s Leonard Fournette begins Saturday at Lambeau Field.

It could also be the start of yet another make-or-break year for coach Les Miles, with the fifth-ranked Tigers holding national title hopes.

Wisconsin is poised to play spoiler in the marquee season opener at the home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

“One of the things you always find in your first game is an accurate indicator of who you are at that point, and where you have to go,” Badgers coach Paul Chryst said.

A victory over LSU could give Wisconsin a huge confidence boost to start a season with a brutal schedule. The Tigers are just an appetizer with Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State still awaiting the Badgers – and that’s just within the first six games of the year.