Going into Friday night’s game, the Wisconsin Badgers were favored to beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers by 36 in Madison. While the margin ended up not being that large, the Big Ten team in this game flexed their muscle against the C-USA squad on national television.
Wisconsin totaled more yardage on the day as well with 491 total yards compared to WKU’s 305 and held the ball for eight more minutes.
In the first quarter, the WKU defense held the Badgers to just seven points with a 47-yard touchdown run by Heisman candidate running back Jonathan Taylor.