WISCONSIN AT A GLANCE

SITE: Madison, Wis.

COACH: Barry Alvarez (70-44-4 in 10 years).

1999 RECORD: 10-2 (beat Stanford 17-9 in Rose Bowl; 7-1 Big Ten,first place).

STARTERS RETURNING: 18 (eight offense, eight defense, plus kickerand punter).

PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Michael Bennett, QB Brooks Bollinger, CBJamar Fletcher, K Vitaly Pisetsky.

IT'S GOOD NEWS IF: The passing game continues to develop undersophomore Bollinger with three veterans on the offensive lineprotecting him.

IT'S BAD NEWS IF: A relatively inexperienced linebacker corpsdoesn't pick things up quickly.

KEY GAMES: Sept. 16 vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 30 at Michigan, Oct. 21 vs. Purdue. The …