When Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst first addressed the media during Big Ten championship game week, he only had seen Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley from studying film of teams his Badgers would be playing during the regular season.
But he saw enough to admire the way McSorley plays football.
“What’s jumped out at me … he looks to me like he loves playing the game and he competes,” Chryst said. “He has great energy about him and obviously is talented, makes plays with his arm, makes plays with his feet.
“I liked watching him until this week when we’re getting ready to play him.