Wisconsin football: three takeaways from the win over Illinois

The Wisconsin Badgers improved to 2-3 overall on the season (1-2 in the Big Ten) thanks to a shutout road win against Illinois on Saturday. The game was never in doubt, as Paul Chryst got the better of his former boss, Bret Bielema, to pick up a big win to potentially get his team back on track.

Let’s take a look back at some of the key takeaways from the conference victory for the Badgers.

Running game dominates

After being held to under 100 team rushing yards in back-to-back weeks, the Wisconsin running game was in sync versus Illinois.