At Indiana, it comes down to this.

Forget the blown leads, the narrow loss at Michigan, even the questionable calls.

The Hoosiers can still become bowl-eligible with two wins in their last three games, starting Saturday with No. 24 Wisconsin.

"We do realize it's still there, we still have an opportunity," defensive end Jammie Kirlew said. "As a senior, we feel we've put this team in the right direction, but going to a bowl game would be the icing."

The Hoosiers (4-5, 1-4 Big Ten) are running out of chances.

Two weeks ago, Indiana turned a 25-point first-half lead at Northwestern into a 29-28 loss. Last week at No. 7 Iowa, the Hoosiers again had a double-digit lead in the first half and again after three quarters but gave up four fourth-quarter touchdowns and went home with a 42-24 loss.

Winning either would have been a boon to Indiana's bowl hopes. Instead, the Hoosiers face a daunting three-game stretch.

First up, the newly ranked Badgers (6-2, 3-2) who haven't lost to an unranked foe all season. Then Indiana heads to No. 11 Penn State, a team it is 0-12 against all-time. On Nov. 21, they're back home against rival Purdue, which has won 10 of the last 12 games in the series including last year's 52-point sendoff for Purdue coach Joe Tiller.

That leaves Indiana with no margin for error.

"I don't feel any pressure because we'll be the underdog like we are every game," receiver Mitchell Evans said. "I think the pressure is on them."

The reality is that Wisconsin is already bowl-eligible and after snapping a two-game losing streak with a shutout of Purdue last week, the Badgers can focus on improving their postseason resume by adding to the lopsidedness of this series.

Wisconsin has won four straight over Indiana, including an embarrassing 55-20 blowout in Bloomington last year. The Badgers ran for 441 yards and had three 100-yard runners that day, the third straight game in this series Wisconsin won 30 points or more.

Badgers coach Bret Bielema thinks those results will provide even more motivation for the Hoosiers this week.

"I know what we're going to see on Saturday because we've had a little bit of success on them the last couple years," Bielema said. "I know they're going to come in, or when we go over there, they're going to be very hungry to play us."

The Hoosiers have a pretty good idea what they'll get from Wisconsin, too — a hefty dose of power football.