Wisconsin stuck with Alabama in the first half, but the game got away in the second.
In the much-anticipated season opener, No. 3 Alabama rolled over No. 20 Wisconsin handily, 35-17.
The Badgers stayed close in the first half, going into the intermission trailing 14-7. Then the floodgates opened at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The Crimson Tide rattled off 14 points to open the half and Wisconsin had no chance from there on.
Wisconsin played much of the game without safety Michael Caputo and running back Corey Clement. The senior team captain Caputo suffered a concussion on the second play of the game and was out for the remainder of the night.