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The University of Wisconsin football team had a home-and-home series with Washington scheduled for 2018 and 2021, but those plans have changed.

The Badgers were forced to back out of the series because of conflicts with the Big Ten schedule in those seasons. They were scheduled to play at Washington in 2018 but need three non-conference home games that year because they’re scheduled to play five of their nine Big Ten games on the road. UW prefers seven home games each season for budget purposes.

Meanwhile, the Badgers will begin the 2017 season against Utah State at Camp Randall Stadium. Andersen approached UW athletic director Barry Alvarez and senior associate athletic director Bruce Van De Velde with a request to add his former team to the Badgers’ schedule. Andersen coached the Aggies from 2009-12, and almost led Utah State to an upset over UW at Camp Randall in 2012 before the Badgers escaped with a 16-14 win.