After seven games, Northwestern is right where it wants to be. The Wildcats host No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday at Ryan Field. If they win, they will have the inside track in the Big Ten West.

There are no secrets between these two teams, who know each other very well. They have split the last 12 games of the series and Northwestern has won four of the last five in Evanston.

However, Wisconsin is riding a two-game winning streak, having beaten the Wildcats 21-7 in Evanston in 2016 and 33-24 in Madison last season.

What does this 2018 Wisconsin team have in store for the Wildcats? We went to senior writer John Veldhuis of BadgerBlitz to get an insider's perspective. Here is our Q & A.

Q. Wisconsin was a popular preseason Top 5 pick but is now down to No. 20 at 5-2. Has this season been a slight disappointment to this point?