Today’s Wisconsin Badgers vs Troy Trojans college football game has a start time schedule of 3:30pm eastern time and airs on TV channel BTN, the Big Ten Network.
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Brandon Burks: 19 carries for 62 yards.
Wisconsin’s Joel Stave (2) runs past Troy’s Seth Calloway for a… Dare Ogunbowale ran 14 times for 75 yards and a score.
Neal Brown walked off the field at Camp Randall Stadium, saying he hoped that his team would leave “with their chests out” after a 28-3 non-conference road loss to No. 24 Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon.
There was a measure of controversy during the game, as two Wisconsin defensive players were ejected for targeting on calls that were reviewed and upheld. Through three games, Stave’s thrown for a devilish 666 yards while recording a 6/2 TD/INT ratio.
Two-way player Tanner McEvoy had one of No. 24 Wisconsin’s three touchdown runs, and the Badgers wore down Troy for a 28-3 win Saturday.
The defense restored order by holding Troy scoreless in the second half.
The under is 7-1-1 in Wisconsin’s last nine games following an ATS win and 3-0-1 in its last four games following a straight up win of more than 20 points.
Starter Leon Jacobs was ejected for a hit he laid on Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers on the second offensive series.
Cornerback Derrick Tindal’s ejection followed late in the third quarter after tackling Troy’s Ismail Saleem as the receiver was going down to the ground.
“Micah was in there”, coach Paul Chryst said, “and I didn’t really watch him”.
According to UW officials, a heat detector near the pizza oven in the main kitchen of the stadium caused the alarm.
“Ladies and gentlemen, there is not a fire”, the referee told the crowd, which cheered.
The fire alarm led to a brief delay with 8:56 left and Troy driving.
Check back later this evening for our full recap.
Safety Michael Caputo jumped on the ball and the Badgers would take over at their own 33-yard line. He rushed for a total of 4,208 yards and 61 touchdowns in 34 games at Bay Port.
“I missed out on a few chances in the third quarter”. “We needed to do a better job finishing our drives”. Wisconsin linebacker Joe Schobert said football requires split-second decisions and he didn’t necessarily agree with the ejections.
Badgers true freshmen Chris Orr had a career day with 13 tackles, leading another dominant defensive effort. “He showed up in the run game and I know he made a big stop on a pass break-up on a third down, and it was good for him”.
Wisconsin only ran 53 plays, and the Trojans had the ball for nearly 7 minutes longer (33:22 to 26:38).
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McEvoy, a redshirt senior, finished with two carries for 41 yards, and had four tackles playing at free safety.
