The evening ended with a coronation for the Big Ten West champs, the second time in three seasons UW has earned that title, on a makeshift stage at midfield with the seniors taking the podium with Chryst and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez. We have some special things yet to come. Typically the Buckeyes start off struggling and finish strong, but those early losses kill Ohio State’s chances of getting an at-large bid. “We weren’t playing how we were capable of playing”. The Badgers have beaten Minnesota 12 straight times. Minnesota kept pouring it on with a 5-0 run fueled by Paige Tapp. Badgers use it to their advantage with a two-yard rush from Corey Clement for a touchdown to tie it up, 17-17.
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Jazz Peavy: He dropped what could have been a critical third-down conversion, but Peavy again led the team in receptions (four) and sprinted down the field for a 71-yard gain off of a jet sweep to set up the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. The Badgers won the Big Ten West Division title with their win over rival Minnesota on Saturday.
In the second half, the Lakeville native had more interceptions (4) than completions (2).
The Badgers (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten), who defeated Minnesota (8-5, 5-4) for the 13th consecutive season, will face Penn State in the Big Ten championship game at 7:17 p.m. Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. An opportunity to play in the Big Ten championship game is within reach, and possibly, a spot in the College Football Playoff.
“Turnovers are momentum swings, especially in close ball games”, Claeys said. “We got gritty and punched them right back. We’re always going to keep going”. A few years ago, former Badger and current Houston Texans star J.J. Watt gave a pep talk that was shown on a big-screen television after a practice. The Gophers led 17-10 heading into the fourth quarter but couldn’t survive Leidner’s myriad foibles. Since coming off the bench at Iowa, senior QB Bart Houston has a pass efficiency rating of 199.6 in the five-game span splitting reps with starter Alex Hornibrook. Unable to play a complete four quarters also has to be frustrating. He went a ideal 3-for-3 on the drive, including a 22-yard pass to receiver Quinez Cephus on second-and-12 to the Minnesota 8. Smith is what drives the Minnesota offense, and if he can’t get going against Wisconsin’s D, that’ll be all she wrote.
Pittsburgh 76, Syracuse 61 • Nate Peterman threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns and ran for one TD to key a wild victory at home for the Panthers in the highest-scoring game in Football Bowl Subdivision history. Officials reviewed the touchdown and concluded that Ingold’s arm broke the plane of the goal line. UW scored two touchdowns in the final 2 minutes 10 seconds to wipe out a 10-point deficit and win, 38-34. Sophomore KiAnte Hardin ran 69 yards on a kickoff return to Minnesota’s 13-yard line. A California kid who took a chance on a northern program and became the team’s top pass-catching target, Wolitarsky has enjoyed quite the well-rounded college career as an aspiring writer off the field.
Minnesota: The rough fourth quarter overshadowed a terrific first half for Minnesota. Minnesota’s defense only allowed 46 rushing yards to a Badgers team that typically relies on its run game.
Also a brief injury update – per the Wisconsin State Journal’s Todd Milewski, Trent Frederic was injured and miss the series against Merrimack.
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Wisconsin had an ultra-conservative game plan against Purdue, but the Badgers were still able to control the game and win. Wisconsin had tied the game and forced a three-and-out.
