Paul Bunyan's Axe. And a win against your biggest rival. But you wouldn't know it by the way Wisconsin played in the first half against Minnesota — particularly Braedyn Locke and the team's offense.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin graded the Wisconsin Badgers’ performance in their 24-7 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin had a chance to clinch a .500 record in regular season play, but it'll be the first season since 2001 when the Badgers had a losing record.