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Wisconsin vs. Michigan State: 3 things we learned from the Badgers’ dominant win

The No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) dominated the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans (2-1) in East Lansing during Saturday's Big Ten conference opener.

Here are three takeaways from UW’s second statement win of the 2016 season.

1. This defense is for real

Wisconsin’s defense lost one of its starting inside linebackers and a nickelback in consecutive weeks, and was shaky at times in a narrow win against Georgia State last week.

On Saturday, the Bbadgers overwhelmed the Spartans’ offense, forcing four turnovers and only allowing 4-of-13 third-down conversions. The biggest turnover led to direct points, with Leo Musso returning a fumble 66 yards for a 20-6 lead in the third quarter.