If Cekovsky is able to make the next step that Turgeon is usually able to get out of his bigs, we could see another nice threat off the bench for Maryland.
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Stave looked off in the first half.
“We were obviously not real proud of the way we performed in the first half as an offense, and everyone knew it”, said senior quarterback Joel Stave, who was 3-for-8 passing for 20 yards with an interception before halftime.
Playing without Clement, UW managed just 94 yards on 22 plays in the half. Bucky started converting third downs and finally broke the deadlock when Alec Ingold plunged in from the one yard line at the 5:17 mark. Alex Erickson had a big game as well, totaling 103 receiving yards and a TD on six receptions. But on the other side of the formation, cornerback Jarrett Ross was offside, and the Badgers recovered the second kick.
Should Chryst have taken Stave out and inserted Bart Houston in an effort to jump-start the offense?
The training staff couldn’t get the bone reset, Locksley said, so Craddock was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center for surgery. Is he once again 100% healthy? And he’s got enough confidence in himself that he’s going to find a way.
The Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) will matchup with the Maryland Terrapins (2-6) at Capitol One Field from College Park, Maryland.
Iowa (9-0, 5-0) maintained control of the West Division with a 35-27 victory at Indiana. Corey Clement had an outstanding performance on the ground for the Badgers, rushing for 115 yards and three TDs on 11 carries. As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jeff Potrykus’ pointed out, there was no thought to replacing Stave, who improved his record to 29-9, third-best in school history. On Wisconsin’s next possession, it appeared to be another three-and-out, but Joe Schobert broke free for a 57-yard gain on a fake punt. On the next play, Dare Ogunbowale dashed 21 yards through a stunned Maryland defense for the score. Maryland gave Penn State a nightmare of a time, and it shoved Iowa around a little bit in a 31-15 loss that was tighter than the final score, but it’s still all part of a five-game losing streak. Hills only completed 11-of-22 passing attempts for 74 yards and a touchdown against the Hawkeyes. “I think our kids have handled it well”. Trailing 17-10, Hills found freshman wide receiver D.J. Note: William Likely was recently named the B1G Special Teams Player of the Week after he racked up 220 return yards which included an outstanding 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Iowa in the fourth quarter. He was sacked three times and threw one interception.
What the loss means for Maryland: The Terrapins (2-7, 0-5) were desperately looking for a signature victory this season after starting the first half of league play winless.
“I’d sure like to have more turnovers”, UW defensive coordinator Dave Aranda said. “When you play against the type of defense that Wisconsin runs, with all the movement and the run blitzes, we knew running the football was going to be tough”.
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“It’s important that we show our alums – the guys that have worn this uniform before them – that we do take pride in the name on the front of the jersey and that we will go out and lay it on the line for 60 minutes”, he said. “I think a lot of that has to do with catching the balls that are thrown to us”.
