MADISON—It shouldn’t be surprising that redshirt senior Joe Ferguson made a significant play in Friday’s win.
The former walk-on and current back-up safety played well during spring and fall camps, defending well against the run and looking like a ball hawk.
What may make his 99-yard interception return for a touchdown more impressive during Wisconsin’s 59-10 win against Utah—now the modern era school record—was that Ferguson was playing with a small cast on his lower left arm.
According to Ferguson after the game, it has been the third week with a cast on his broken thumb.