Wisconsin vs. Michigan State: Top 5 Player vs. Player Matchups

Beware of the Hail Mary pass, Wisconsin.

The first Big Ten championship game will take place at the house that Peyton Manning built at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with the title game being a rematch of Wisconsin and Michigan State from late October.

This slide show will give you a look at the best player vs. player matchups of the game, including Russell Wilson, Kurt Cousins, Montee Ball and others for the championship game.

Can Russell Wilson and Wisconsin avenge their early-season loss to the Spartans, or will Michigan State score their second win over the Badgers and win the first Big Ten championship game?

Montee Ball vs. William Gholston

For defensive lineman Will Gholston of Michigan State, he will have his hands full with back Montee Ball.

Gholston will likely be one of the first players to meet/collide with the Wisconsin running back, who’s run for more than 1,600 yards on the ground and 29 touchdowns in 2011.

Russell Wilson vs. Denicos Allen

The once Heisman candidate Wilson will try to exorcise the demons of his loss in East Lansing from October.

It was followed by a loss in Columbus, quickly knocking the then-12-ranked Badgers out of the national title conversation.

While a trip to New Orleans for the national title would undeniably have been better, Russell Wilson will try to get his Badgers to the Rose Bowl for the second straight year after they came up short to TCU last season in Pasadena.

Kurt Cousins vs. Louis Nzegwu

Defensive Lineman Louis Nzegwu will definitely to get some pressure on the Michigan State quarterback and try to knock him off his game so Kurt Cousins doesn’t have a chance to make any late-game heroics like he did in the last seconds of their October game. 

Nick Toon vs. Trenton Robinson

While he might not be as great as his dad was, Nick Toon is definitely doing a great job at receiver for the Badgers.

He was held to just two catches for 58 yards and no touchdowns during the teams' first matchup of the season.

BJ Cunningham vs. Antonio Fenelus

For the Michigan State response to Nick Toon, BJ Cunningham hopes he can continue his strong play down the stretch of the regular season.

Cunningham has three straight games with two touchdowns, with two of those games including 120-plus yards receiving performances.