For freshmen Taj Mustapha and Danny Vanden Boom, the two will forever be linked with their performances during Saturday’s 45-14 win over New Mexico.
On a 3rd-and-Goal with less than a minute to go, Vanden Boom found Mustapha for a three-yard touchdown pass to cap the scoring for Wisconsin in what became a comfortable win.
For Vanden Boom, the redshirt freshman and Wisconsin legacy, it was his first collegiate game, first career passing attempt, completion and subsequent touchdown pass.
“It was pretty special,” Vanden Boom told B5Q on Tuesday. “The offensive line and the backs marched us right down the field and I was kind of lucked into that situation a little bit, giving me a pass call on third down from the three[-yard line].