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Heisman Watch
Barkley, Mayfield lead the pack while Rudolph, Taylor surge up rankings By Alex Rados THE DAILY CARDINAL
1. Saquon Barkley |Jr.| |RB| Penn State Barkley’s Stock: Neutral Saquon Barkley enjoyed a bye for week seven, yet is still the favorite to win the Heisman trophy. He has looked as electric as any college football running back since Reggie Bush in 2005. The star athlete is making a case for his name to be called in the first five picks come April, even with the loaded elite quarterback class. Barkley will look to continue his eye-popping season as the Nittany Lions take on a tough defense in the Michigan Wolverines next Saturday in Pennsylvania. Next Game for Barkley: vs. Michigan on 10/20 at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 2. Baker Mayfield |R-Sr.| |QB| Oklahoma Mayfield’s Stock: Neutral Baker Mayfield took a lot of heat after Iowa State planted its own flag into Sooner turf in week six. Yet the signal caller did his part in fighting off the Cyclones as he totaled 363 yards and three touchdowns, and finished with an impressive 91.8 quarterback rating on a 1-100 point scale. Mayfield was eventually let down by a defense
that allowed 38 points to an average Iowa State offense. The Oklahoma quarterback responded to that defeat in a major way by throwing for 302 yards on 27 attempts in a close victory over Texas in week seven. Mayfield led Oklahoma’s offense through his efficient passing and ability to extend plays in the pocket. He made a few beautiful throws to beat an aboveaverage Texas defense in enemy territory and, finally, threw his first interception of the season on a fourth and one at the end of the first half. With that turnover, Mayfield ended his streak of over 200 pass attempts without an interception to start the year. In the “Year of the Quarterback,” an extremely underrated Baker Mayfield continues to make his case for the Heisman trophy. Next Game for Mayfield: @ Kansas State on 10/20 at TBD 3. Bryce Love |Jr.| |RB| Stanford Love’s Stock: Neutral Bryce Love is inching closer and closer to the top of the Heisman watch rankings. After coming into this week averaging just over a ridiculous 200 rushing yards per game, the Stanford running back cruised to 147 yards on 17 carries. Love has done
his best to carry his football team, as the Cardinals rank below average in passing offense and total defense, yet are still ranked in the top 25. One of the few knocks on the junior running back is that he only contributes in the run game. Compared to the former star Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, Love has been absent from the passing and return game, — some key aspects of football that running backs must excel at nowadays. Thus, even with averaging over 30 more rushing yards per game than the next closest running back in college football, Love finds himself trailing in the Heisman watch. Nearly locked into the top three with Mayfield and Barkley,Love will look to tear up Oregon State after a bye this upcoming week. Next Game for Love: @ Oregon State on 10/26 at 8 p.m. on ESPN 4. Mason Rudolph |Sr.| |QB| Oklahoma State Rudolph’s Stock: Up Three Spots Whether it’s thanks to the offensive coordinator or the level of defenses he has faced, Mason Rudolph puts up video game numbers week in and week out for Oklahoma State. After a week off,
the Cowboys’ gunslinger picked apart a horrific Baylor defense, compiling 459 passing yards and three touchdowns while also showing off deceptive athleticism on a oneyard touchdown run to extend the Cowboys lead to 18. Rudolph has shown consistent elite production at a position where a lot of the big names have struggled this season. He currently sits at second in passing yards per game among quarterbacks in the FBS, averaging 381 yards per game, is tied for third in passing touchdowns with 16 and also leads a potent offense that is ranked second in the nation in total offense. As the Cowboys take on some tough defenses in the schedule ahead, look for Rudolph to make his case for hoisting the trophy come early December. Next Game for Rudolph: @ Texas on 10/21 at TBD 5. Lamar Jackson |Jr.| |QB| Louisville Jackson’s Stock: Down One Spot Although Louisville dropped to 4-3 after playing Boston College this past Saturday, it is tough to put any blame on its quarterback. Lamar Jackson, the reigning Heisman tro-
phy winner, torched an underrated Eagle’s defense with 512 total yards and five touchdowns. Jackson did most of his work on the ground racking up 180 yards rushing with three touchdowns, including a long scamper of 41 yards to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Jackson’s performance so far this season has justified another run at the Heisman trophy. However, his supporting cast has constantly let him down as his wide receivers can’t reel in throws and the Cardinal defense has played miserably over the course of the season. Louisville has been underwhelming this season but Jackson’s yearto-date is worthy of winning the Heisman in back-to-back seasons. Next Game for Jackson: @ Florida State on 10/21 at 11 a.m. On The Bubble: 6. Sam Darnold |R-So.| |QB| USC Darnold’s Stock: Up Two Spots 7. Luke Falk |R-Sr.| |QB| Washington State Falk’s Stock: Down Two Spots 8. Jonathan Taylor |Fr.| |RB| Wisconsin Taylor’s Stock: Up One Spot
National Outlook
After wild upsets, College Football Playoff picture turned upside down By Morgan Spohn THE DAILY CARDINAL
Friday the 13th is supposed to be a haunting and crazy night, and it turned out to be just that for college football as No. 2 Clemson and No. 8 Washington State were upset. This trend of wild and crazy results carried onto the weekend contests as two more top 10 teams fell when No. 5 Washington lost to Arizona State and the No. 10 Auburn Tigers fell to LSU. Beside these upsets, the other five top 10 teams in action handled business and kept on course in their pursuit of claiming one of the four spots available for the college football playoffs. Former UW Defensive Coordinator Gets First Signature Win as Head Coach of Cal Before the game started between the No. 8 Washington State Cougars and the California Golden Bears, the game was almost cancelled due to air quality concerns — a result of the ongoing wildfires in the area. The fire set up a creepy atmosphere sort of perfect for Friday the 13th, and it was a freaky Friday for Washington State. Senior quarterback Luke Falk threw a pick during the first drive, and Cal converted that turnover into points, something that would be the case throughout the night. Washington State was errorprone on the night, as their normally high-flying offense was held to field goals, fumbles and punting. Occasionally, it seemed like Washington State might get back in the game, but Luke Falk was plagued by turnovers. The senior gunsling-
er threw five picks, and though Washington State’s defense was much improved this year, that many mistakes wouldn’t let the Cougars back into the game. In the fourth quarter, Cal’s Ross Bowers made arguably the play of the year, flipping into the end zone after scrambling to punctuate the Golden Bears’ dominant performance over a formerlytop 10 team. This result made the Pac-12 North race seem like Washington’s to lose, which is ironic because they ended up losing it on Saturday. Washington State and Washington are still alive to reach the Pac-12 title game, but Stanford has now crept back into the hunt too. It’s anyone’s game in the Pac-12 North. Syracuse Orange Stun The College Football Landscape with Upset of No. 2 Clemson Going into this game, Clemson was a three-touchdown favorite against an inferior ACC conference opponent, the Syracuse Orange. The majority of people who watched college football didn’t really circle this game on their calendars as a thriller. The Orange came out swinging on their first drive and capped it off with a touchdown from quarterback Eric Dungey. Clemson responded soon after and exerted its dominance back a fumble returned for a touchdown in the second quarter made it 14-14. However, the Orange brought the pressure to quarterback Kelly Bryant consistently, rattling the passing game. And momentum
seemed lost for the Tigers after Kelly Bryant went down with an injury after a huge sack. At halftime, the Orange had the lead, and seemingly the momentum. Clemson could never shake off the Orange, and Eric Dungey had quite the day. The junior quarterback had three passing touchdowns and sealed the game with a scramble on third down and eight that got just enough yards, which allowed Syracuse to run out the clock with a 27-24 win. Clemson might have been shocked, but the Tigers have been in this situation before. Last year, a shocking loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers seemed to have dashed their title hopes, yet the Tigers ended up in the Playoff and beat Alabama to win the national title. Kelly Bryant’s injury might be concerning to the Tigers, but they still have a good chance to win the ACC Title. Preview for Week 8: An important Big Ten matchup has the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions welcoming the Michigan Wolverines into Happy Valley. You can watch it on ABC Saturday Night at 6:30pm. A new chapter of a historic rivalry unfolds as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the USC Trojans into South Bend; you can watch this at 6:30 pm on NBC Saturday Night. Finally the Syracuse Orange try to do the impossible and upset another top-10 team as they go to Miami to play the Hurricanes.
Associated Press Top 25 1. Alabama (61) 1,513 2. Penn State 1,432 3. Georgia 1,417 4. TCU 1,322 5. Wisconsin 1,241 6. Ohio State, 1,184 7. Clemson, 1,117 8. Miami (FL) 1,109 9. Oklahoma 1,066 10. Oklahoma State 900 11. USC 886 12. Washington 811 13. Notre Dame 798 14. Virginia Tech 727 15. Washington State 578 16. South Florida 573 16. NC State 573 18. Michigan State 563 19. Michigan 558 20. UCF 387 21. Auburn 303 22. Stanford 274 23. West Virginia 157 24. LSU 108 25. Mepmhis 62
USA Today Coaches Poll 1. Alabama (63) 1,575 2. Penn State 1,483 3. Georgia 1,450 4. TCU 1,345 5. Wisconsin 1,338 6. Ohio State 1,243 7. Miami (FL) 1,144 8. Clemson 1,106 9. Oklahoma 1,079 10. USC 930 11. Oklahoma State 917 12. Washington 914 13. South Florida 716 14. Virginia Tech 701 15. Michigan 657 16. Notre Dame 614 17. NC State 573 18. Washington State 564 19. Michigan State 469 20. UCF 439 21. Auburn 354 22. Stanford 286 23. West Virginia 144 24. Texas A&M 94 25. LSU 80
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Despite having four returning players, Wisconsin’s offensive line has already commited as many penalties in six games, 14, as it did all of last season.
Heavy hitting: Wisconsin’s offensive line learning to avoid costly mistakes By Lorin Cox THE DAILY CARDINAL
You’re at right tackle. The outside linebacker across from you, he’s fast — really fast. If you don’t jolt back into your pass set off of the snap, he’s going to turn the corner. Your quarterback is toast. But wait, what if he cuts inside? Look at the defensive tackle coming outside on a stunt. There’s a slot cornerback to your right too. He’s up on the line of scrimmage. He might be coming. You remember seeing him blitz on film. “52’s the Mike!” your center calls out. OK, it’s a slide protection. You have to block the furthest rusher to the outside. Oh yeah, there’s a running back back there too. He’s got your inside help. You can’t give up that edge. The safety comes down to the line of scrimmage. He’s right in front of you. Now there’s four guys to your side. It’s just you and your right guard. The center calls out the same protection again. The safety, the linebacker and the
cornerback have fire in their eyes, racecars at the starting line revving their engines. You can’t get beat off the snap. Be ready. You have to go. Explode out of your stance. Get there first. “Green 90. Set. HUT!” You fire off right into your pass set. Perfect balance and weight transfer. You’re the first one off the line. You’re the only one off the line. Whistles blow. Flags fly. False start on the offense. The snap count was two. You went on one. It’s a five yard penalty, and now you have to do it all over again. Wisconsin offensive linemen have so much going through their heads on every play, before the ball is even snapped. Defenses are shifting around at the last minute and all five blockers are just trying to figure out what their responsibility is, based on the play call and the adjustments at the line of scrimmage.
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Michael Deiter (63) has moved from center to left tackle this season.
There’s a lot of room for error, and remembering the snap count can sometimes trail off to the back of their minds if they aren’t 100 percent locked in and confident in themselves and the play.
“We just remind our guys that it’s not going to help you to be pissed about it, so just move on to the next play.” Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin center
“Sometimes the line and tight ends and the whole group is anticipating the rhythm of the count, and you’ve just got to get everything down together,” offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph said. “We’ve got to be able to see and identify and change things and still get off on the same count, so we’ve just got to clean some stuff up. That was a little sloppy to me.” The Badgers’ offensive line was a more than a little sloppy against Purdue. Right tackle David Edwards and center Tyler Biadasz were flagged for two false starts each, three of which came in the first quarter. “We go on the start of our ‘Ready, Go,’ and sometimes if there’s like a pause with Alex [Hornibrook] or if there’s a motion, sometimes that timing gets messed up,” Edwards said. “But for me at least, I need to lock myself in and make sure that I’m focused on not jumping.” Through six games this season, Wisconsin’s offensive line has been flagged 14 times, with
nine false starts, four holding penalties and one chop block. Edwards and Biadasz have been the most frequent offenders with four penalties each. By comparison, the Badgers’ offensive line was flagged 14 times all of last season and they returned four of their five starters this year with Biadasz filling in at center and Michael Dieter moving to left tackle. Head coach Paul Chryst likes to say that none of these guys commit penalties on purpose. It sounds overly simple, but what he means is that the these players don’t need to be chewed out or reminded that penalties are bad. The offensive line plays for each other, and none of them want to be the one who makes the mistake on the play. “It’s more so that you’re just letting the team down, and you put yourself in a worse situation,” Edwards said. “Now you’ve got to get that back and you put yourself behind the sticks, so it’s more so you’re letting the guys next to you down.” That doesn’t mean the coaches won’t harp on their players to clean up the simple errors like these, though. Most of the embarrassment comes on the field when the play actually happens, but those feelings can come back in the film room. “We usually bring it up in team meetings and stuff, and you kind of feel like a jackass,” right guard Beau Benzschawel said. “We pretty much just emphasize it throughout the week to get ourselves on our toes and make sure we’re on the same page.” Mistakes like these can pile on. If a lineman starts second-guess-
ing himself and losing that confidence, he might be more jumpy, or he could be more inclined to grab on and hold a defender. They know it’s critical to have a short memory — correct the mistake and move on. “We just remind our guys that it’s not going to help you to be pissed about it, so just move on to the next play,” Biadasz said. “You can’t do anything about it, but you can do something better on this play.” The Wisconsin offensive line, however, regularly does something better on the plays that follow penalties, and it’s a big reason why UW is undefeated.
“We pretty much just emphasize it throughout the week to get ourselves on our toes and make sure we’re on the same page.” Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin right end
The young group up front is a little rough around the edges as they develop cohesion, and they’re going to have their “sloppy” games, but they get the job done more often than not. Offensive line play is a brawl and a chess match at the same time, and trying to get five minds and bodies to act as one unit is the name of the game. All five linemen are processing so much at the same time while the clock is ticking and the crowd is roaring. The defense is shifting, and the game is on the line. Do you remember the snap count?
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Mascot Rankings
Mascot Madness: Big Ten mascots ranked By Bremen Keasey THE DAILY CARDINAL
Being from SEC country, where there are three teams called the Tigers and two called the Bulldogs, I always appreciated the Big Ten’s unique nicknames and mascots. Almost all of the nicknames have some local historical reason and there is no doubt that there is intense pride in your local college’s mascot. But which mascot (and I’m combining mascot and nicknames in this case, because lots of teams don’t have actual mascots) is the toughest, coolest and best? Well, I’m here to answer that burning question, ranking all of the Big Ten’s 14 mascots.
14. Ohio State Buckeyes First of all, your mascot is just a nut. That’s it. Second of all, Brutus Buckeye is really ugly. It looks so awkward, which is kinda the point of the cartoon-y mascots, but it’s like really ugly. Also, it got beat up by the Ohio Bobcat mascot a couple years ago which is a picture that I’ll always have on my phone, ready to tweet when Ohio State loses. 13. Iowa Hawkeyes The Hawkeyes get docked, in part because I have no idea what it’s supposed to be. Is it literally the eye of a hawk? Is it like some farm-related thing? I don’t really know, so that really knocks it down on the list.
Herky the Hawkeye is also a terrible name for a mascot. Plus, it shares a name with the lamest Avenger. It’s still a thousand times better than a Buckeye though.
12. Minnesota Golden Gophers Gophers are not really that threatening. Of all the rodent-related mascots in the Big Ten, they clearly come in last place in terms of intimidation. The toughest gopher was probably the one in “Caddyshack” that Bill Murray tried to blow up, but that gopher was more annoying than threatening. Which makes sense, considering that’s how Minnesota has been to the Badgers (ZING! 12-ina-row!) 11. Indiana Hoosiers In case you didn’t know, someone from Indiana is called a Hoosier. That’s how Indiana cleverly gave themselves that mascot. Probably the coolest thing about the Hoosiers is that they sell shirts and other stuff that says “Hoosier Daddy,” which is kinda cool but also kinda weird. Michael Jackson, Kurt Vonnegut, Larry Bird and David Letterman are Hoosiers though, but Vice President Mike Pence is too. Sooooooooooo……. 10. Maryland Terrapins Maryland’s motto is to “Fear the Turtle.” However, terrapins are a small type of turtle, not a snapping turtle or even a teenage mutant ninja turtle. Therefore, they are not something to fear. The name of the mascot
is Testudo, and I don’t know if that’s really cool or really lame. I’ve gone back and forth. In the words of a like 10-year-old video, “I like turtles.” 9. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Of all the colors that Knights could be, I feel like Scarlet is one of the lamer choices. Black Knights would be cool because they’re mysterious and sort of make it seem like there’s doom. Gold Knights are rich and fancy. Like, if you were in “Game of Thrones,” and heard that the Scarlet Knights were coming, you’d be scared, but not that scared. But if the Black Knights were coming from the North, that would be terrifying. I don’t watch “Game of Thrones” though, so maybe Scarlet Knights would be scarier. Also, Rutgers is bad at most sports, so they lose points.
8. Purdue Boilermakers This by itself shouldn’t be that threatening. Boilermakers are just trained craftsmen that make steel things. But think about it: Boilermakers have access to flaming torches. They have those cool welding masks. Also, Purdue Pete is scary and I don’t want to look him in the eyes. 7. Nebraska Cornhuskers When I think of corn, I don’t necessarily think scary. But there is a Stephen King horror movie called “Children of the Corn,” where children ritually murder adults in their town to
ensure a successful corn harvest, which helps to color my perception of the Cornhuskers. Also, I think we gotta cut Nebraska some slack. They do have to live in Nebraska, and that’s tough enough. 6. Illinois Fighting Illini This mascot seems really redundant. This would be like if the Georgia Bulldogs were actually the Georgia Georgians. The key here that makes it scarier is that they put the “Fighting” adjective in front. If it wasn’t for that, they would be way down on this list, but still not as bad as the Buckeyes. Seriously, Illinois has a terrible mascot. 5. Northwestern Wildcats The Wildcats would be a better nickname, possibly even top nickname if it wasn’t for one movie. That movie, ladies and gentlemen, is “High School Musical.” No other wildcats will ever top those wildcats. Take that Northwestern. That’s for denying me from your J-School. Now I’m writing important articles about which mascot is the coolest. Troy Bolton doesn’t support you, so neither will I. 4. Penn State Nittany Lions Apparently, some guy made up the Nittany Lion nickname in the 1900s as the original fake news story. It’s not actually a real animal, so it gets docked down. It’s cool and unique though, so it gets some extra points.
3. Wisconsin Badgers The reason why Wisconsin is the Badgers, is because when Wisconsin first became a part of the U.S., immigrants moved here to mine, and they lived in their mines supposedly like Badgers. Badgers can be super vicious like the honey badger, but badgers are also lowkey super cute. The duality of our mascot makes it great.
2. Michigan State Spartans The Spartans in ancient times were known for being the toughest fighters in Greece, but the best part of Greek society was that women also had a pretty decent role politically, socially and economically compared to most women at the time. Still, their entire society was based on war and violence, so that’s not as awesome. Sparty also looks like he’s on steroids and I definitely wouldn’t want to mess with him. 1 . Michigan Wolverines Jim Harbaugh fits the model of a Wolverine perfectly. They are so vicious that when someone brought down a wolverine from Alaska for a live mascot event, they soon became so tenacious the handlers stopped bringing them to the stadium. It helps too that Wolverine is such an awesome superhero. That really is what put the Wolverines at the top spot.
Wolverines, Badgers struggle in Big Ten wins By Christopher Wozniak THE DAILY CARDINAL
Week seven was quite eventful for the Big Ten with Rutgers topping Illinois 35-21, Northwestern topping Maryland 37-21, Michigan State slipping by Minnesota 30-27 and Ohio State dismantling Nebraska 56-14. However, these were far from the most exciting games in Big Ten play last week. Here’s an in-depth look at the most exciting games of week seven. Wisconsin beats Purdue, 17-9 Wisconsin opened with two touchdowns in its first two drives, highlighted by a 67-yard Jonathan Taylor touchdown scamper. Things would slow down quite a bit for the Badgers as the game wore on however. Scattered showers and a stingy Purdue defense made for some tough sledding for Wisconsin. UW also couldn’t stop shooting themselves in the foot, committing penalties left and right and playing carelessly with the football. A second-half Alex Hornibrook interception led to a field goal, cutting the score to 17-9. Wisconsin pushed down the field once more, but once again ceded the ball to Purdue after a Jonathan Taylor fumble. This led to an exciting drive by the Boilermakers that got all the way down to the Wisconsin 10-yard line. Its hopes of tying the game would be halted, however, by a Leon Jacobs interception on a second and goal pass attempt and the Badgers
would go on to ice the final eight-plus minutes of the game. Michigan holds on to knock off Indiana, 27-20. Is it just me, or does Michigan really miss Wilton Speight? With yet another close victory, skeptics are being proven right as Michigan doesn’t seem to have the talent to stack up with college football’s big boys this year. After an up-anddown first half, Michigan led 13-3 at the break after solid defense and a 12-yard run by Karan Higdon gave the Wolverines a solid cushion. The third quarter would feature only one score — an eight-yard Morgan Ellison touchdown run for Indiana — making it 13-10 and setting up one of the more exciting endings in Big Ten play this year. The fourth quarter scoring opened with a 59-yard Karan Higdon touchdown run that gave UM a 20-10 lead. But, shortly after, Indiana took advantage of a long punt return and capped off another drive with a touchdown. Indiana needed one more score to push the game to overtime, and with two seconds left, it got its miracle with a 46-yard Griffin Oakes field goal. Indiana’s hopes of an upset were quickly dashed, however, as Higdon took the first play of overtime in for a 25-yard touchdown run. Indiana was stopped on its following possession and would go home unhappy with a 27-20 defeat to the Wolverines.
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To say Maryland has had injury issues at quarterback is an understatement. The Terrapins are on their third string quarterback, sophomore Max Bortenschlager, and while he’s performed pretty well, it’s been hard filling in the shoes for both freshman Kasim Hill and sophomore Tyrrell Pigrome. Maryland’s offense should look to their consistent playmakers: Running back Ty Johnson and wide receiver D.J. Moore. Johnson has racked up 488 yards with an average of 7.2 yards a carry. Maryland has been a top40 rushing team thanks in part to the skills of Johnson and their huge and talented offensive line. While their passing game has been featured much less, Moore has been a steady target for the Terps. The star receiver has 624 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns, including two scores against Northwestern last Saturday. Look for Maryland to feature a heavy dose of running, and leaning on Moore in the passing game.
2 Keep Getting Picks The Terps’ secondary has done well to create turnovers on the season. Junior defensive back JC Jackson leads the team with three interceptions, but four other defensive backs have interceptions on the year. They’ve been a disruptive force with seven picks on the year, and not just on the defensive side. Sophomore defensive back Antoine Brooks Jr. had a key blocked kick return against Texas in the Terps’ opener. After two picks last weekend against Northwestern’s Caleb Thorson, Maryland’s defensive backs might be smelling blood for turnovers, especially since Hornibrook has not been perfect with the football. After allowing 293 yards last week, the secondary will be hoping to shut down Hornibrook and cause chaos with their passing defense.
Against Northwestern, the Badgers’ pass rush really came alive, sacking the quarterback a season-high eight times. Garret Dooley starred for the Badgers that day, getting a team high of 3.5 sacks, dominating Northwestern’s offensive line and electrifying the crowd at Camp Randall. Wisconsin’s pass rush has continued to perform well, getting three sacks against Purdue in key moments, and they will want to wreck havoc on Maryland, especially considering they’re onto their third-string quarterback who’s been dealing with injury in recent weeks. And if the Maryland running game sputters again —they only managed to get 85 yards against Northwestern–– the Terps will be forced to rely on the pass. Maryland’s offensive line has only allowed 10 sacks this season, but if Maryland gets pushed to obvious passing situations, expect Dooley and the rest of the Badgers’ front seven to get after the passer.
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1 Bring the Heat
Maryland’s season has been incredibly up and down. The Terps had a huge 51-41 win to open the season against the No. 23 Texas Longhorns, then lost two weeks later to UCF 38-10. Against the Longhorns, Maryland ran for 276 yards. In the UCF loss, the Terps only mustered 42 yards. This type of inconsistency has plagued the Terrapins all season. From game to game, there seems to be no discernable identity in figuring out what exactly Maryland is good at. Last weekend, Maryland and Max Bortenschlager tossed for 255 yards against Northwestern, but Ty Johnson rushed for only 20 yards on 10 carries. The Terps’ offense needs to somehow crack the code and figure out their offensive identify against Wisconsin’s stout defense.
2 Keep on Running It’s kind of beating a dead horse at this point, but Wisconsin needs to keep running the dang ball. True freshman phenom Jonathan Taylor has turned the heads of every single Wisconsin fan, with 986 yards on the season and his ability to break off huge runs seemingly at will. One of the best parts of the Wisconsin rushing attack is the stable of running backs able to spell Taylor, meaning UW have little drop-off in the running game when Taylor takes a break. Bradrick Shaw has 4.2 yards per carry, Garrett Groshek has 5.2 yards per carry and Rachid Ibrahim has 4.9 yards per carry. This is one of the deepest rushing attacks in the nation, and while Taylor has been the star, the whole unit will need to keep playing well between the trenches for Wisconsin.
Sophomore Quintez Cephus has been the breakout star of Wisconsin’s passing game. The Macon, Ga. native has become an additional safety blanket target for sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook along with senior tight end Troy Fumagalli. Against Purdue, Cephus racked up over 100 yards receiving for the first time in his career — and all five of his catches came at clutch times —including his 14-yard touchdown pass to put the Badgers up 14-0 early in the game. Cephus is the team’s leading receiver, and with a teamleading four touchdowns, it seems he’s done better with every game. With freshman Danny Davis III going down with an injury against Purdue and senior Jazz Peavy struggling at the start of the season, Cephus has been an important addition for the Badgers’ offense. Hornibrook will likely rely on him in the passing game against Maryland, and if he gets going, the Terps will be unable to stack the box for the running game, helping Wisconsin keep their offense slightly more balaned.
Senior linebacker Garret Dooley leads the Badgers in sacks with 5.5 this season, and will look to get after the quarterback Saturday.
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Dooley anchors UW’s aggressive defense with sacks galore By Ben Blanchard THE DAILY CARDINAL
Backed into a corner with poor field position, the Wisconsin defense repeatedly rose to the challenge against a much-improved Purdue offense. The Badgers bent but didn’t break, allowing three field goals but no touchdowns against the Boilermakers. A key playmaker throughout the game and season for UW’s lockdown unit has been fifth-year senior outside linebacker Garret Dooley. After Purdue blocked and recovered a Wisconsin punt deep in Badger territory, Dooley delivered a clutch sack to force the Boilermakers to settle for a field goal.
The 6-3, 245-pound Dooley leads the Badgers with 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. 3.5 of these sacks came against Northwestern and one more on the critical drive against Purdue. Dooley is also eighth on the team with 21 tackles, and was instrumental to leading the unit against Purdue after T.J. Edwards was ejected for targeting. The Rochester, Ill. native, along with fellow linebacker Leon Jacobs, has been critical to replacing the edge-rush void left behind by T.J. Watt and Vince Biegel. Look for Dooley to anchor a tenacious Wisconsin defense that keeps the Badgers in the game week in and week out.
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Jonathan Taylor gets another 200 yards in win By Peyton Kadlecek THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Badgers, taking on another Big Ten opponent, continued their undefeated season with a 17-9 win over Purdue. Though suffering from some sloppy offensive plays, the Wisconsin defense was quick to recover the lost ground that resulted from the three turnovers. However, though there were some rough patches, the Wisconsin offense made a few timely plays on Saturday. Many of those chunk plays stemmed, yet again, from freshman running back Jonathan Taylor. Taylor was on a mission against the Boilermakers, as he looked to become the first true freshman in the FBS to reach 1,000 rushing yards in only six games. Though the freshman fell a few short yards of that goal, he still managed to make an impact Saturday afternoon. On only the third play of the game, Taylor made his mark with a 67-yard touchdown run, to put the Badgers on the scoreboard. Taylor, on the day, ran for 224 yards on 30 carries. And
even though Taylor did contribute to the three turnovers with a fumble near the goal line in the fourth quarter, he was quick to regain composure and finish the game strong. through six games he has accumulated a total of 986 rushing yards, and has nothing but momentum to carry him into next week’s matchup against Maryland. Though the Badgers did secure a victory on Saturday’s matchup against Purdue, Wisconsin let the Boilermakers hang around winning by only eight points. But the score does not reflect the yardage differences as UW surpassed Purdue in a total yardage, 494 to 221. As the Badgers get ready to face Maryland, the Badgers must play a controlled game and work on minimizing their turnovers In addition, even though Taylor has had the hot hand over the past few weeks, other players, including wide receiver Quintez Cephus, must continue to contribute big plays when needed if the Badgers wish to continue in their pursuit of an undefeated season.
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Game Information Kickoff: 11:00 a.m. Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI TV: Fox Radio: Badger Sports Network CAMERON LANE-FLEHINGER/THE DAILY CARDINAL
Senior defensive end Connor Sheehy (94) has led the Badgers’ stout defensive line this season.
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Superstar Taylor close to 1,000 yards for UW defense in the nation. The Badgers, led by true freshThe Maryland Terrapins come man Jonathan Taylor, who is less to Camp Randall this Saturday than 20 yards shy of the 1,000 desperately looking for a win. yard mark this season, and the Following a strong seventh-ranked display of 114 defense in the nation, points in its first look to continue their two games, the march towards their Maryland offense third Big Ten West will come into division title in the Rushing yards for Camp Randall last four years. Going Taylor this season. looking for any against the nation’s kind of offense 67th ranked defense, that it can put look for the Badgers Yards after contact together after only to have a quick start against Purdue. scoring 69 points on offense. in its last four conIn his sectests combined. ond season as the Yards per carry on the After Maryland Badgers’ starting season. lost starting quarquarterback, Alex terback Tyrrell Hornibrook has Pigrome to a seaproved effective Games without a son-ending ACL under center, throwtouchdwon. tear, the Terps ing for 1210 yards have relied on Max and completing 65 Bortenschlager percent of his passes. Taylor’s longest rush on who has filled After receiving critithe year, a touchdown against Nebraksa. in nicely for the cism for relying too Terrapins, throwmuch on preseason ing for 561 yards, All-American completing just Troy Fumagalli, over 50 percent of his passes. Quintez Cephus has emerged However, Maryland will need as Hornibrook’s favorite target, perfect play from Bortenschlager with 401 yards on 23 receptions and his supporting cast to beat as well as five touchdowns to go the Badgers seventh-ranked with his stellar year.
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Maryland looks to overcome injuries at quarterback against UW By Ben Blanchard THE DAILY CARDINAL
After upsetting then-No. 23 Texas 51-41 on the road in their season opener, the Maryland Terrapins (1-2 Big Ten, 3-3 overall) have had a rollercoaster season. The Terps routed Towson in their second game before being blown out by the University of Central Florida 38-10 at home. Maryland then outlasted Minnesota to earn a 31-24 road win before being picked apart by No. 9 Ohio State 62-14 in Columbus. In their last game, the Terps fell at home to Northwestern, 37-21. Junior wide receiver D.J. Moore has been a sparkplug for the Maryland offense, racking up 624 yards and seven touchdowns so far this season. Against Northwestern, Moore became just the seventh player in school history to record 200 yards in a game, posting 210 yards and two touchdowns. He ranks first in the Big Ten in receptions and receiving yards per game. The Terps’ have started three different quarterbacks and played four due to two seasonending knee injuries and performance issues. Sophomore Max Bortenschlager has gotten the majority of minutes after seasonending injuries to fellow sophomore Tyrrell Pigrome and fresh-
man Kasim Hill. Bortenschlager has thrown for 561 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions so far this season in three games started. Junior running back Ty Johnson spearheads the Terps’ ground game, as the Maryland native has rushed for 488 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 7.2 yards per carry. Johnson is third in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards with 1,000 through six games, and trails only Wisconsin tailback Jonathan Taylor by three rushing yards. Maryland has been involved in high scoring affairs all season long, as the Terps’ rank fourth in scoring (31.7 points per game) but last in points allowed (36.5 points per game) in the Big Ten. UM is also last in the Big Ten in yards allowed with an average of 439 per contest. Drawing opponent penalties has been a strong point for the Terps all season, as they lead the Big Ten with an average of 77.7 yards gained per game from opponent miscues. Forcing turnovers has also been a strength for Maryland, as it is tied for third in Big Ten turnover margin at plus-five. Senior linebacker Jermaine Carter Jr. leads the Terrapin defense with 40 tackles, two forced fumbles and 2.5 sacks.