But, the series doesn’t stop there.
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The Tigers would not go away quietly though. It’s only one game and there is plenty Wisconsin needs to work on.
It was a solid game for the Wisconsin Defense, holding LSU to 257 total yards, and turning the Tigers over 3 times.
“Give Ryan Connelly an extreme amount of credit for being prepared to be able to fill into a big-time role”, Wisconsin senior outside linebacker Vince Biegel said.
The barreling Badgers set the tone during most of the 16-14 victory on Saturday. They weren’t expected to really do much this year. Experience could pay off, but the line will need to be a wall against LSU’s defense.
A win like this for this UW defense can go a long way when it comes to the season as a whole. For most of the second half, it appeared history would repeat itself.
Media and even the team’s own fans pointed to a schedule that featured five teams ranked in the top 17 of the Associated Press poll over its first two months – a grind far too hard for the unranked Badgers to navigate.
WISCONSIN: Corey Clement ran for 86 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Rawleigh Williams led the Razorbacks with 96 yards rushing on 24 carries, including a touchdown. And the Big Ten is 3-0 thus far, with wins by IN and Minnesota on Thursday and Michigan State on Friday. Technically, the field is available from February through mid-June, but dicey Wisconsin weather makes concerts through May risky.
A player does the Lambeau Leap after scoring a touchdown by jumping into the stands behind the endzone, interacting with the excited crowd.
After having Florida Field named after him and then leading 90,000 rain-soaked fans in a pre-game cheer, Spurrier posed like Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt. Rules prohibit excessive celebration as well as going into the stands to interact with spectators. Three turnovers and a 20-percent conversion rate on third downs aren’t typically stats you see for a winning team. The ex-Alabama star was 22 years old when he made his only start in his rookie season on November 18, 1956, at City Field, the Packers’ home before Lambeau opened in 1957. In all seriousness, Jake, I’m looking forward to seeing you in Green Bay tomorrow …
However, Houston is not the only Wisconsin player who grew up hearing about Lambeau Field.
The Badgers still have a very hard schedule ahead of them, but they now have some momentum, as well as the belief that they can win a big game, away from Camp Randall Stadium. This game was no different. That made the score 13-7 Badgers. Ranked number-5 in the country and we lost our opening game, I’d be upset, too.
NO. 14 Washington 48, Rutgers 13: Jake Browning threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, John Ross caught two touchdowns and returned a kickoff for another score in his first game since the end of the 2014 season, and No. 14 Washington looked every bit a top 25 in Seattle. I’m going with an 8-4 record, and that’ll allow them to stay in the race for the Big Ten West title before ultimately finishing second.
However, LSU has a vested interested in this game as well, for a loss would cast a lot of doubt over LSU’s entire program.
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A play-action pass from Houston to wide receiver Rob Wheelwright moved Wisconsin into positive field position for the first time at the LSU 32.
