The Wisconsin football program is known for its offensive line play, but that wasn’t the case Saturday.
The visiting Michigan Wolverines held the Badgers to 43 rushing yards on 32 carries and sacked the U-W quarterback six times.
The 38-17 defeat dropped Wisconsin’s record to a disappointing 1-3 and the team favored to win the Big Ten West is winless after two conference games.
Much like the Notre Dame loss, Wisconsin was only down by a 13-10 score early in the fourth period when quarterback Graham Mertz and tight end Jake Ferguson were injured.
Michigan scored 25 straight points and put the game out of reach.
U-S Ryder Cup captain and Madison native Steve Stricker was honored during the first quarter.
He led the Americans to a victory over the European team at Whistling Straits last weekend.
Wisconsin tries to bounce back on the road at Illinois in its next game Saturday.
