Back in Wisconsin, they’ll celebrate the performance of previously unknown Bart Houston.
And rightfully so. The Californian had completed seven passes in 2 1/2 seasons with the Badgers ... before Saturday.
But Houston wasn’t really challenged at Memorial Stadium.
The Illini secondary played a level of pass defense somewhere between soft and passive.
Five-yard cushions weren’t uncommon.
So when Houston took over for injured senior Joel Stave, he took advantage.
The result was a 24-13 Badger triumph.
On one hand, the UI’s Wes Lunt was hard-pressed to locate receivers.
He threw to smaller windows against a stalwart quartet.