Jack Coan’s played football long enough to know that one play, fairly or unfairly, can define a game.
The University of Wisconsin football team’s junior quarterback had played well Saturday during the team’s Big Ten Conference game at Illinois. He’d kept the offense moving despite the running game not producing like UW is accustomed to and he took advantage of the weak points in the Fighting Illini’s defense.
Then, with one interception late in the game that led to Illinois’ winning field goal and 24-23 upset of the No. 6 Badgers, the perception of his play flipped.