MADISON – The College Football Playoff begins Dec. 19, but for teams like Wisconsin , the 2026 season is already here.

The Badgers football team wrapped up their early signing class last week and have started the process of building their 2026 team. Who is coming back? Who is leaving?

Those are a couple of questions on readers’ minds. They also look at next year’s schedule and wonder if better days are ahead.

We tackle those questions in Part II of our season-ending reader mailbag.

Question: What is your impression of the 2026 schedule? Is an eight-win season within reach?

Mark Stewart: The schedule appears much easier next season, especially with the announcement last week that the game with Pittsburgh has been canceled and replaced with Eastern Michigan .

Eight wins? The

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