All things considered, Braelon Allen’s first career start at running back for the Wisconsin Badgers couldn’t have gone much better. Most importantly, Wisconsin destroyed Northwestern and picked up their sixth straight win but Allen also had an excellent game personally.
So excellent, in fact, that he was named the Big Ten’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
He carried the rock 25 times for a career-high 173 yards (6.9 avg.) and a career-high three touchdowns. He became the first Badger to record three rushing touchdowns in a game since Jonathan Taylor scored four vs.