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<p>The head of the Wisconsin program met with the media on Monday afternoon.</p> <blockquote><p><span>Paul Chryst Weekly News Conference</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>Oct. 19, 2015</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: Certainly appreciated the efforts and told the guys after the game such. It's hard to win games, and certainly in conference, did enough things to give us a chance to win, and the one thing I like about this group is they know the areas they can improve upon, and I think we need to get better in really all facets, and yet the group, they own that and they want to be coached, so looking forward to this week and playing, in my opinion, a very good Illinois team.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Paul, with Corey (Clement) so close to playing this past week, do you fully expect him to be out there against Illinois?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I think with Corey, he's ahead of what people thought, and he was excited to be back in uniform; I think that's part of it. He was one of the first guys onto the field and looking forward to him practicing this week and really seeing how it goes for him.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>There is a lot of steps that go into it, and, Corey hasn't -- played a little bit in the Alabama game, hasn't played for a while, so looking forward to getting him working. He'll know, we'll know, and it will be good when we get him there.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>There is still no guarantees on the timetable or how it goes. We've just got to keep taking it day-by-day and helping him through it.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Paul, is it mostly a mental barrier for Corey, like any other guy who is coming back from an injury to feel comfortable that he's ready to go in his own mind?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I think there is some physical parts of it, too. The Alabama game, and then tried to let it calm down so that's relative inactivity, and then it's not calming down, so now we need to have the surgery. So it's getting himself back. So the physical component is getting yourself back into shape, and then there is back into football playing shape.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>And I think there is a confidence that comes with probably both; what was injured and (being) comfortable and therefore confident in your playing, so I would think there is probably -- I would say it's as much as much physical as it is mental, I would think.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt, he looks pretty good, seems to protect the football pretty well, too, doesn't he?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: Yeah, he's a good player. I remember watching him when he was in high school, and I think he's playing really well right now. I think their team is. I think they've got good receivers to throw to, the back is -- they're running the ball well. So I think it's kind of clicking for them, and it's going to be an obvious challenge for us, and I think our guys, as they continue to study and look at more Illinois film, they're going to see that, and they will be excited for that.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Paul, you're playing a lot of freshmen and redshirt freshmen. Did you expect that and what do you think the net affect has been?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: Thought we would be playing some young guys, not necessarily did I think it would be this many. That's why I give Michael Deiter a lot of credit, you were talking about a freshman linemen, and then to slide him over and play center, and the best part was the way he embraced it. Certainly he didn't grade out at 100 percent, I don't think many linemen do, but you appreciate that. I think that Alec Ingold, didn't project him playing running back. I couldn't say that I thought knew Chris Orr would be that quick of a learn, to jump in, and then with the redshirt freshman, with some of the injuries we had in the offensive line, we thought we would be playing one or two, Michael, certainly, and if you were to ask us, it would be Beau Benzschawel and Jacob Maxwell, Micah Kapoi played a lot, so I guess you never really know going in, but I think it's probably more than I would have guessed. I think the by-product is they're gaining valuable experience.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Paul, on the missed field goal you had, could you tell it was blocked, and when you have a block like that, is that something that's correctible, was it a mistake, just kind of happens?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I think it's all that. I mean, from our end of it, we think there are things that you can do to control, especially when pressure comes from the outside, the operation, the time, is that what it should be. Then everyone's got to do their job in protection, and they got a hand on it. I thought it was a big play. We had a chance to go into halftime with a little bit of momentum, and we didn't. So I think there are areas there we have to and need to correct and clean up.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Can you talk about the overall improvement of the defense and specifically Orr and Edwards, their progress this season?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: Yeah, I think, I continually enjoy seeing our defense grow and kind of rise up to the different challenges and situations they're in. I thought both Chris and T.J. -- you know, T.J. had, what, 16 tackles? I thought they were both playing confident and trusting their eyes. I also think that it was a great example of how everyone else contributed to that. I think that, I think there was part of the plan by our opponent to not let Vince and Joe beat them, and I thought we had the three down linemen -- I thought they did a really good job. I thought in some ways, run defense, maybe one of their better performances.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>I don't want to say the byproduct, because I think T.J. and Chris did some things on their own merit, but it's also -- I thought it was a pretty good illustration of, collectively, how teams are going to choose to attack us, and we know we're going to be challenged differently this week by Illinois and, like I said, I think they're good players in a good scheme, but it was fun to see those two and trust themselves and trigger, and yet I think it was a culmination of good team defense.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: D.J. (Gillins) working at wide receiver, what went into that move? Do you envision it being something long term?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: D.J. came to me and wanted to try to find a way -- he said, ‘I want to be able to help this team and I don't feel like I'm doing it right now.' He goes, ‘I know I'm important, and yet I think I can help.'</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>So I appreciated that. You know what, for right now it is; and I told him, it's something I'm on board for the rest of the season, then let's visit it again. I think he's a heck of a -- he's a heck of a teammate is what he is. You talk to the guys on our team, and they think the world of him, and I'm talking about young guys, I'm talking about guys in his class but I'm also talking about our seniors.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>I think there is a couple of different areas that he can help us and part of that is he's been working with our special teams and he did some things at receiver that were pretty nice. He's a natural athlete -- he was a heck of a basketball player -- heck of a competitor. So I'm looking forward to seeing maybe how it plays out. I really don't know exactly, but love having him on this team, and guys love him being a teammate. It's pretty neat how he came to it, and we'll see how the story ends for this year.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: You and the defense consistently say they can improve. If there is one spot that you would say they need to get better at, what would it be?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: We went through that as a staff, and I think that some guys on the team, if you look at it defensively, we thought some guys can do a better job, and we missed a couple of open field tackles and a couple of guys, it was their hand placement and pad level in the run game.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>We can go real generic. We've got to defensively, certain areas offensively, we've got to be better in the red zone, but I think you have to get more specific with your players to help them. Those are -- they get that and they know it, but I think you've got to -- when you're coaching guys you've got to give them very specific things. So we do that with each position, but even then within the position, you've got -- not all the coaching points are the same for all five offensive linemen, and the same with Inoke (Breckterfield), so I think we've got to execute better, that you could put across the board, and then I think within that and how you can execute falls into more specifics at each position.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Do you know Bill Cubit, and can you imagine going through a change like that in the middle of the season, as a coordinator and assistant coach, being elevated to that spot?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I know of him, and very well respected in coaching. I don't know him. I think that is really unique, and yet I give them, and I think the team credit, because I think they're focusing on the season, and they're playing well. So whatever it is they're doing, I think you've got to tip your hat to them, because they're doing it. You throw on the film and they're playing well, and kids are playing hard.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>They look to be well coached, and I think they've got good players doing it. Give them a lot of credit and, no, I haven't been in something quite like that, so give them a lot of credit.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: After Saturday I think you said you were hopeful that Derrick Tindal was just a bruise, I think you called it. Do you know anymore at this point, and, also, it sounded like Dan Voltz was close last week. Do you anticipate both of those guys being available this week?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I do anticipate both of them being available, and yesterday Derrick was better than Saturday, and Dan didn't play Saturday, so kind of felt better, so that was -- so I do anticipate them both going.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Can you anticipate Taiwan Deal being back, or is he going to miss another week?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: That, I don't know yet. Taiwan hasn't done anything over the weekend, so probably be the middle of the week until we find that out.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: The defenses in the Big Ten, six of the top 20 scoring in total defenses in the conference, you guys are one of them, I think third nationally now. What is it about the Big Ten that turns out such great defenses? Is it just the nature of the players being recruited or the area or what?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I don't think it's ever just that simple. I think that there are just some really good football coaches coaching some really good football players, and I think that lends itself to it. I know that I spend more time obviously just with our group, and I think that can be said. I think Dave does a nice job of coordinating our defense, and I think Tim (Tibesar) and Inoke (Breckterfield) and Daronte (Jones) do a great job of teaching along with Dave (Aranda), and I think we've got some good football players, and we're developing other players, so -- I don't know, on the whole, what that means or why that is. It's even harder with statistics in general.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>You take a look and -- used to be a time when conference stats, at the end of the year, you could match them all up as you played each other, and you at least played similar teams, and now you have some of the same opponents but not others, and that's why these stats are always misleading, because it's who you play and when you play 'em, and at the end of the year I think it gives you a picture of who you were, but during it, it's kind of like a game, it's just part of it, and we've just got to keep going.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>But I don't know why -- but I do think there are some really good football players and coaches in this league. I do believe that.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Follow up on your defense and the impact it's had on your offense, having those looks in practice Joel talked about, just amping up the aggressiveness of their approach each week.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I think it helps, when you have a chance to go against each other, and we do that quite a bit, continuing through the season, and I think we all get better by competing and you get better by going against the best.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>I think it's one of the things that maybe helps a guy like Beau Benzschawel who goes in for his first start, but he's also faced -- he's lined up against and pass protected against Joe (Schobert) or Vince (Biegel), so you gain some confidence, if I can hold up here, then I've got a chance against my opponent. And I think that can kind of be -- you hope that carries over across the board, on both sides of the ball and even special teams try to get competitive with it, and hopefully that helps guys that are just starting to get their first real game experience, give them some, and you talk about Joel that's played a lot of games, and still when he can be challenged by the defense, I think that's good for growth.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>QUESTION: Paul, when a coach is new, first or second year, whether it's going well or not, it's often said that, well, he's not coaching his guys, referring to his recruits. How important is it for a coach to have his recruits in his system?</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>CHRYST: I've always -- I chose to come here. I chose to join this team. I feel really fortunate to coach these players. Every time I've coached, I've thought of them as -- they're never your guys, you get to coach these players.</span><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><br style="font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span>So I don't agree with that statement at all, and I think that's -- been around too many, and so many relationship and guys that I've coached have been -- we both came together different ways, and I think you get to coach the players there and you build those relationships, and you help them, and I don't buy into this. I don't think they're never your guys; you know what I mean? We're all part of a team and we get to coach they get to play, we get to do it together.</span></p></blockquote>
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/20/9573129/wisconsin-football-news-paul-chryst-press-conference-corey-clementJake Kocorowski2015-10-20T06:29:19-05:002015-10-20T06:29:19-05:00Last look at Purdue; early Illinois preview
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<p>A final look at Wisconsin's win vs. Purdue and seeing what might be next for the Badgers.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/">Wisconsin Badgers</a> (5-2, 2-1), carried by another dominant defensive effort and Joel Stave's second consecutive 300-yard passing game, defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hammerandrails.com/">Purdue Boilermakers</a> (1-6, 0-3) 24-7 on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.</p>
<p>For the fifth time in their seven games, the Badgers' defense held an opposing offense to 10 points or less. Redshirt freshman <span>T.J. Edwards</span> tallied 16 tackles to lead the effort.</p>
<p>Also for the fifth time in seven games, Wisconsin used a new offensive line combination. Despite Purdue being ranked 110th in the nation in rush defense -- giving up 215 yards per game -- the Badgers managed only 96 yards. Stave and his seven receiving targets made up for the lack of running game.</p>
<p>Here's a final look back at Purdue and a glimpse into what's next vs. Illinois.</p>
<h4>The Good: What went well for the Badgers on Saturday?</h4>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/olewr7" target="_blank"><b>Neal Olson:</b></a> Again, this was another ho-hum type effort in which nothing really jumped out. However, the defensive unit continues to play at an extremely high level. Holding Purdue to under 200 yards of total offense is another impressive outing. Even after allowing the touchdown after the long interception return, it never really felt like Purdue was going to score again without some fluke play or turnover.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/CyrtHogg" target="_blank"><b>Curt Hogg:</b></a> Well, for starters, the Badgers didn't lose, so that was nice. The defense keeps finding more and more playmakers to an already-stellar unit. Edwards was flying around the field. The Badgers effectively took away the run and pass for Purdue, which is usually a good thing if you're a defense.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/RieseDraft" target="_blank"><b>Owen Riese</b>:</a> A few things. Alec Ingold was certainly a bright spot, showing that he has a nose for the end zone, turning a three-yard loss into a touchdown. He and Deal should both be effective short yardage backs, if Wisconsin decided to not use <span>Corey Clement</span> when he returns. Also, the middle linebackers. Edwards and true freshman Chris Orr were all over the place. Definitely an encouraging sign for a team that has leaned on its defense for most of this season.</p>
<h4>The Bad: What didn't Wisconsin do well against Purdue?</h4>
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<p><b>Neal:</b> Curt explains more below, but bogging down in the opponent's territory is an extremely unsettling trend. The Badgers are hampered by a running game stuck in neutral, an inconsistent place kicker and struggling punter. Really the perfect storm of getting stuck between long(ish) field goals or the inevitable punt for a touchback. Luckily the defense continues to play championship level football so Wisconsin's offense will not be asked to win in many shoot outs.</p>
<p><b>Curt:</b> Wisconsin's offense continued an unpleasant trend of leaving points on the field. Against Iowa, they couldn't score in opposing territory. Against Nebraska, sophomore kicker <span>Rafael Gaglianone</span> missed two field goals -- and against Purdue, they didn't convert two red zone opportunities. Wisconsin led at the half by only three despite out-gaining the Boilermakers by over 200 yards. It didn't turn out to matter in the end, but the trend is well established with Wisconsin.</p>
<p><b>Owen: </b>Aside from Ingold's touchdown runs, there wasn't much to write home about for the Badgers' running game. This is both due to being Clement-less, as well as starting three freshmen on the offensive line. Stave has played as well as we expected this season, but UW can't put the offense on the shoulders of Stave with suspect weapons around him.</p>
<h4>Team MVP: Who shone brightest for UW?</h4>
<p><b>Neal:</b> Edwards. Once again another bright spot has been contributions from multiple players on defense. From Joe Schobert, Chris Orr, <span>Vince Biegel</span> and now the redshirt freshman, this linebacking crew has really been the heart and soul of the defense and team for that matter. Only Schobert graduates after this season so...the sky is the limit for this group.</p>
<p><b>Curt:</b> The first answer here is Edwards and the other guys will go into more detail with that. Next up, I would say the Badgers passing threats not named Alex Erickson. Rob Wheelwright and <span>Jazz Peavy</span> are shaping up to be a formidable 1-2 threat at wide receiver next season. Tight end <span>Troy Fumagalli</span> will be a nice complement at tight end. Saturday's game gave us a good glimpse of that.</p>
<p><b>Owen:</b> I already mentioned him, but probably Edwards. He was all over the field, and aside from his forced fumble, he also had over 15 tackles. Edwards has only played six collegiate games at linebacker, but his early returns are very encouraging. He and Orr should be a very talented pairing for a long time.</p>
<h4>Who's next: Illinois. What do you want to see out of a potentially tough road contest in Champaign?</h4>
<p><b>Neal:</b> The potential return of Clement is the biggest storyline going into next week. The Badgers desperately need a game breaking threat on offense to alleviate some of the pressure on Stave to be the bell cow on offense. Clement has said he would only return if the Badgers were still in the hunt for a Big Ten title. Iowa's victory over Northwestern Saturday makes that road more challenging -- but you have to think Clement is dying to get back out on the field. Hopefully he is the impact player everyone anticipates.</p>
<p><b>Curt:</b> It's possible the Badgers could be getting back Clement and <span>Dan Voltz</span> this week. I'd like to see them establish an ability to run the ball and not rely on 40 passing attempts to win.</p>
<p><b>Owen:</b> I'd like to see Wisconsin, hopefully with a healthy Clement, really establish some physicality in the running game. Illinois struggles perennially against the run. This should be a nice game to get the rushing attack going, and keep Illinois' Air Raid offense off of the field. Stave has done probably a little more than expected, but he can be much more effective if the Badgers can get Clement rolling.</p>
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/20/9573067/wisconsin-football-purdue-recap-tj-edwards-joel-staveJake KocorowskiCurtis HoggNeal OlsonOwen Riese2015-10-19T15:49:31-05:002015-10-19T15:49:31-05:00Ogunbowale, Ingold embrace position changes
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<p>Early in the 2014 season, Dare Ogunbowale made the switch from defensive back to running back. Just a month ago, Alec Ingold made the move from inside linebacker. Now, those decisions are paying dividends for both players and the Badgers.</p> <p>In their 24-7 <a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/17/9561629/wisconsin-purdue-football-recap/in/9284860">victory over Purdue</a> on Saturday, the <a href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Wisconsin Badgers</a>' offense found the end zone three times, all via the ground attack.</p>
<p>However, none of those touchdowns was scored by a highly touted recruit.</p>
<p>One of the two players to find the end zone was labeled a two-star recruit coming out of high school. The other? Good luck even finding a recruiting profile on him.</p>
<p>To top off the already unlikely story that unfolded at Camp Randall Stadium on Homecoming, both players started their careers at Wisconsin on the other side of the ball.</p>
<p>When freshman Alec Ingold and redshirt junior <span>Dare Ogunbowale</span> combined for all of three of the Badgers' touchdowns against the Boilermakers, it was both the culmination and merging of two unlikely stories.</p>
<div class="pullquote">"Three months ago, no one was asking about me, no one was wanting to know what I was doing on a Saturday night."</div>
<p>"Three months ago, no one was asking about me, no one was wanting to know what I was doing on a Saturday night," Ingold said.</p>
<p>Three months ago, Ingold was a scout-team inside linebacker. By Wisconsin's third game of the season, the former state Gatorade Player of the Year was officially listed at running back.</p>
<p>The news was delivered to Ingold via a phone call from defensive coordinator Dave Aranda. He told Ingold he had enjoyed working with him on defense, but it was time to pass him onto the offense. The next day, head coach Paul Chryst announced Ingold as scout-team player of the week before informing the team he would be switching to the offensive backfield.</p>
<p>"I just thought that would be best for me and obviously I have to trust the coaches," Ingold said. "They aren't going to put me in harm's way for their own self worth or anything. They put the players first, so I just trusted him in his decision."</p>
<p>An injury to junior running back <span>Corey Clement</span> had already thinned the Badgers at the position when one of his replacements, redshirt freshman <span>Taiwan Deal</span>, was forced to miss time with an ankle injury. Just weeks after converting, Ingold was pressed into duty.</p>
<p>Against Purdue, Ingold finished with just 19 yards on nine carries, but scored two pivotal touchdowns for a team struggling to finish in the red zone. The first was a 4-yard scamper off right tackle where the Green Bay product broke the goal line untouched. The second required a much more arduous effort.</p>
<p>On 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line with Wisconsin holding onto an unconvincing 17-7 fourth-quarter lead, Ingold took the handoff from quarterback <span>Joel Stave</span> and was promptly greeted by the Wall of Jericho.</p>
<p>Met at the 5-yard line by two Purdue defenders, Ingold sidestepped to the right past the first and tore through the arm tackle of the second. Hit front-on at the 3, Ingold spun through the tackle and used every ounce of his 237-pound frame to carry three Boilermakers into the promised land.</p>
<p>Consider Ogunbowale impressed with Ingold's run.</p>
<p>"That second touchdown, that was something special to watch."</p>
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<p>By the time Ingold took the ball, he had no time to think with multiple defenders in his face.</p>
<p>"I wasn't really thinking much," he said. "It was all instincts at that point. I just had to do what the coaches trusted me to do on fourth down, was get in the end zone."</p>
<p>That trust came partially from Ingold's pedigree as an offensive standout at Bay Port High School, where he rushed for 4,208 yards and 61 touchdowns. He was originally committed to play quarterback at Northern Illinois before flipping to become an inside linebacker at Wisconsin.</p>
<p>In transitioning from scout-team linebacker to the Badgers go-to short-yardage back, Ingold had the benefit of a man who had been in his same shoes in Ogunbowale.</p>
<p>"I'm making sure I'm like a big brother to him," Ogunbowale said. "I love to watch him play. That second touchdown run was a very special run. I like watching him, so definitely any time he has a question, I'll make sure I help him out and answer it. It's exciting, it's exicting. I like to see him grow."</p>
<p>A soccer standout in addition to playing defensive back at Marquette High School in Milwaukee, Ogunbowale passed up offers to score goals in college in an effort to chase his goal of walking on at Wisconsin. When he arrived in 2012, message boards weren't lighting up with his name, and, by his third season with the team, he was still buried in the depth chart at cornerback.</p>
<p>During a speed and space drill, then-head coach Gary Andersen took note of Ogunbowale's ability to make other defensive backs miss and gave the then-redshirt sophomore a chance to decide if he wanted to move to running back.</p>
<p>Ogunbowale's openness to moving, as well as injuries at other positions, made him the third tailback on the Badgers' depth chart. He finished the season with 193 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries to go along with a <i>Sports Illustrated</i> profile that wasn't quite about him.</p>
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<p>When Deal went down in the Badgers' 23-21 <a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/10/9494325/nebraska-wisconsin-football-2015-score-recap">win over Nebraska</a>, the offense -- already without Clement -- was left with two running backs that never expected to be college running backs. In a tight contest, Ogunbowale ran for 117 yards on 18 carries and Ingold plowed through the line for a one-yard touchdown to give the Badgers a fourth-quarter lead.</p>
<p>It was only Ingold's third career game and Ogunbowale's first time as the primary feature back. They, to quote Drake, went zero-to-100 real quick.</p>
<p>"Dare, he took me under his wing right away," Ingold said. "It was a comfortable feeling in the room. He's a great guy and great leader, someone I look up to."</p>
<p>In just one month at the position, Ingold has impressed the Badgers with his ability to learn on the go.</p>
<p>"He's worked hard for it and he's earned it," Ogunbowale said. "He asked me a lot of questions about how I dealt with the change and stuff like that. He's doing great and making some big plays for us."</p>
<p>Ogunbowale led the Badgers in rushing against the Boilermakers for the third time this season, finishing with 66 yards on 18 carries. His 4-yard touchdown on the last play of the third quarter put Wisconsin up by two scores, giving the Camp Randall faithful more of a reason to jump around. With six catches for 51 yards, he went over 100 yards from scrimmage for the second consecutive week.</p>
<p>This season, he has already toted the rock 95 times, picking up 482 yards and four touchdowns. He is also Wisconsin's third-leading receiver with 20 catches for 160 yards. In four games, Ingold has 93 yards and three touchdowns on 24 attempts.</p>
<p>Not bad for a former walk-on cornerback and a two-star inside linebacker.</p>
<div class="pullquote">"We're playing like running backs should play."</div>
<p>"We switched over out of need, both of us, and we're making sure we're taking advantage of our opportunities," Ogunbowale said. "We're playing like running backs should play, so we all want to score and make sure we take advantage of that."</p>
<p>Ingold believes the willingness of himself and Ogunbowale to switch positions is indicative of the program as a whole.</p>
<p>"It's a great testament to the people that Wisconsin brings in as recruits," Ingold said. "People don't have egos, they kind of leave their jacket at the door and come to work. Whatever is best for the team, it just shows that's the type of person they recruit."</p>
<p>A similar formula has been pivotal for both players in finding success at tailback.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"It shows how some hard work and a little bit of trust and a little bit of faith can do for you," Ingold said.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Badgers' backfield won't continue to be a one-two punch of Ogunbowale and Ingold all season, however. Clement, the outright starter coming into the season, was in uniform and back on the sideline against the Boilermakers, and Deal expects to return sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>While Ogunbowale will surely still vie for carries in the backfield, Ingold's workload is much more so hanging in the balance.</p>
<p>Long-term, Ingold said he projects as a fullback, where he will fill the shoes of another former linebacker in <span>Derek Watt</span>.</p>
<p>It will be just another position change for Ingold. Judging by how both he and Ogunbowale have handled the first one, it should come as no problem.</p>
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/19/9567503/wisconisn-badgers-football-dare-ogunbowale-alec-ingoldCurtis Hogg2015-10-19T10:54:23-05:002015-10-19T10:54:23-05:00T.J. Edwards named Big Ten Freshman of the Week<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/B1Gfootball/status/656114091593875457">Wisconsin LB T.J. Edwards named Big Ten Freshman of the&nbsp;Week</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>No surprise here: Wisconsin redshirt freshman linebacker T.J. Edwards is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after recording a career-high 16 tackles in <a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/17/9561629/wisconsin-purdue-football-recap">Saturday's win over Purdue</a>.</p>
<br /><p>Edwards also forced a fumble and notched seven solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. This is the first time Edwards has won a weekly award from the Big Ten. UW's last Big Ten Freshman of the Week was Taiwan Deal on Sept. 28.</p>
<br /><p>For more on Wisconsin's strong effort against Purdue, <a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/18/9563545/wisconsin-football-purdue-recap-defense-tj-edwards">read our defense review from Sunday</a>.</p></p></div>
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<p>T.J. Edwards spearheaded another dominant performance by the Badgers' defense.</p> <p>Simply put, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/">Wisconsin Badgers</a> (5-2, 2-1) took care of business defensively on Saturday afternoon in their 24-7 win against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hammerandrails.com/">Purdue Boilermakers</a> at Camp Randall Stadium.</p>
<p>Led by the effort of redshirt freshman <span>T.J. Edwards</span>, who recorded 16 tackles -- including 1.5 tackles for loss and his first career forced fumble -- the Badgers held Purdue to 191 total yards in the game. That's the lowest it's allowed to a Big Ten opponent since that fateful Nov. 15 game last season against Nebraska, where running back <span>Melvin Gordon</span> outgained the Huskers 408-180.</p>
<p>The defense's dominance also established new season-lows for the struggling Purdue offense. As a reminder, 93 of Purdue's 191 yards on the afternoon came after Wisconsin scored its final touchdown in the fourth quarter, a.k.a. "garbage time."</p>
<h4>The Good</h4>
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<p><b>1. Edwards' performance. </b>Not a bad day at all for the redshirt freshman <a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/17/9561629/wisconsin-purdue-football-recap">after being challenged by defensive coordinator Dave Aranda.</a> He consistently flew to the ball and asserted his presence.</p>
<p>The converted outside linebacker and former prep quarterback now leads the team in tackles with 54.</p>
<p><b>2. Third down conversions allowed</b>. Purdue went 4-of-13 on the afternoon. Wisconsin's only given up 34 percent of third-down conversions so far this season.</p>
<p><b>3. Rush defense steps up.</b> Holding Purdue to 55 yards on the ground, the Badgers are now 13th in the nation, allowing only 103.3 yards per game. The front seven of Wisconsin dominated up front, even when the Boilermakers tried to establish the run with nine consecutive runs to start the game (they ran only six plays in the first quarter -- all runs).</p>
<h4>The Bad</h4>
<p><b>1. Purdue's only touchdown</b>. This might be the only blemish I've written about regarding senior outside linebacker <span>Joe Schobert</span> so far in 2015. On quarterback <span>David Blough's</span> touchdown run in the first quarter, he lost containment and went for the running back. That opened the door for Blough to scamper right for a two-yard score.</p>
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<p>Schobert still showed up nicely on Saturday, recording seven tackles, one tackle for loss, and 0.5 sacks.</p>
<h4>Coming up: Illinois</h4>
<p>137.5: Average rushing yards per game (T-100th in FBS)</p>
<p>256.5: Average passing yards per game (38th in FBS)</p>
<p>394: Total offensive yards per game (73rd in FBS)</p>
<p>Leading rushers: Ke'Shawn Vaughn (392 yards, 4.1 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns, 48 long), <span>Josh Ferguson</span> (381 yards, 5.4 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns, 52 long)</p>
<p>Leading receivers: Wide receiver <span>Geronimo Allison</span> (40 receptions, 601 yards, 3 touchdowns), wide receiver <span>Marchie Murdock</span> (20 receptions, 194 yards, 3 touchdowns)</p>
<p>Quarterback: <span>Wes Lunt</span> (136-for-233, 58.4% completion percentage, 1,424 yards, 9 touchdowns, 2 interceptions)</p>
<p>Highest point output: 52 vs. Kent State, Sept. 5</p>
<p>Lower point output: 14 vs. North Carolina, Sept. 19; vs. Nebraska, Oct. 3</p>
<h4>Stat to know</h4>
<p>Wisconsin allowed a total of only 12 plays to be run by Purdue in its territory on it in the last two quarters. In their last three games, UW's opponents have run just 20 plays on Wisconsin's side of the 50-yard line.</p>
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<p>A look at how the offense fared against Purdue and how the passing game once again carried Wisconsin.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.hammerandrails.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Purdue Boilermakers</a> (1-6. 0-3) came into Saturday's game against the <a href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Wisconsin Badgers</a> (5-2, 2-1) at Camp Randall Stadium giving up over 215 yards per game. The possibility of a productive running game, continuing the trend seen in the fourth quarter of last week's 23-21 win at Nebraska, was possible.</p>
<p>With the injuries to junior center <span>Dan Voltz</span> (left elbow) and redshirt freshman <span>Taiwan Deal</span> (ankle) forcing them out of action Saturday, the Badgers gained only 96 yards at a 2.6 per=carry clip. UW<span> once again relied on its passing game to the tune of 322 yards and seven players catching balls in a 24-7 victory over the Boilermakers.</span></p>
<h4>The Good</h4>
<p><b>1. The passing game.</b> Redshirt senior quarterback <span>Joel Stave</span> completed over 75 percent of his passes on 30 of 39 attempts. His second consecutive 300-yard game marks the first time a UW quarterback has done so since 2011 and the first in consecutive conference games since Jim Sorgi in 2003.</p>
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<p>Stave hit seven different targets, who atoned for their drops last week. Wide receivers caught 19 of Stave's 30 completions, led by redshirt senior <span>Alex Erickson</span> with nine for 86 yards.</p>
<p><span>Until junior running back <span>Corey Clement</span> comes back, the passing game will probably have to carry this offense.</span><span> </span>Stave has a chance for another 300-yard performance next week against Illinois, though the Fighting Illini give up only 181 yards per game through the air (and their defense is 30th in the nation in total defense). If he does that, it'll be the first time since Randy Wright in 1983 that a Badgers quarterback has thrown for 300 yards in three consecutive years.</p>
<p>It's the era of #AirStave, as the senior has thrown for 244 yards per game, completing over 62 percent of his passes.</p>
<p><b>2. Alec Ingold's 1-yard touchdown run. </b>The true freshman and prep-quarterback-turned-college-inside-linebacker-turned-tailback gets the "Man-Bear-Pig of the Week" award for his effort on the 4th-and-goal touchdown run from the 1-yard line out of 32 personnel. Not only does he get hit behind the line of scrimmage, but he fights off tackles and barrels in. Shades of larger, versatile runners like Craig "Ironhead" Hayward and Mike Alstott come to mind.</p>
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<p><b>3. Complements to Erickson in the passing game.</b> Junior wide receiver <span>Robert Wheelwright</span> already has 25 receptions on the season and redshirt sophomore <span>Jazz Peavy</span> has 12. The Badgers' receivers as a whole have caught 90 passes on the season through seven games, only 42 of them have been by Erickson. Last season, Erickson caught 55 balls while the rest of the position group had 39.</p>
<p>On Saturday, wide receivers caught almost two-thirds of Stave's completions. Wheelwright caught six, with Peavy showing some impressive YAC ability on his two receptions of 20 and 28 yards.</p>
<p>Paul Chryst's pro-style offense has made a clear impact with the development of this group.</p>
<p><b>4. Third-down conversions.</b> Seven-of-14 is an improvement over the struggles Wisconsin has seen in this aspect of its offense. The Badgers were also helped by a couple of Purdue penalties on third down that helped move the chains as well.</p>
<p><b>5. Long, sustained drives in the first half. </b>All four of Wisconsin's drives in the first half lasted 10-plus plays and all went at least 50 yards. It's a staple of this 2015 Wisconsin offense without a bonafide game-breaker like Melvin Gordon or Clement available. UW out-gained Purdue 272-61 in the first two quarters, which leads to our next segue...</p>
<h4>The Bad</h4>
<p><b>1. Stave's interception and missed opportunities in the first half.</b> Wisconsin dominated the first half in yards, time of possession (20:22 to 9:38) and other statistics, yet it was still a one-score game until the end of the third quarter.</p>
<p>Stave's interception was due to pressure by the Boilermakers' pass rush. Wheelwright was heading to Stave's left, though it didn't appear he'd get the first with several Purdue defenders in front of him. The Badgers were knocking on the door in the red zone on Purdue's 16-yard line. The return by safety <span>Leroy Clark</span> set up Purdue's lone score.</p>
<p>The Badgers also missed another solid drive in a two-minute look at the end of the first half. Stave drove the Badgers down in 10 plays to the Purdue 17 to set up sophomore kicker Rafael Gaglianone's 35-yard attempt -- which was blocked.</p>
<p><b>2. Run game stymied.</b> Even though the Badgers were missing Voltz and Deal, Purdue was 110th in the nation against the run. It appeared the Boilermakers sold out against the run and limited the Badgers to under 3 yards per carry.</p>
<p>The good news: Wisconsin's three touchdowns on the afternoon came from running the ball.</p>
<p><b>3. Procedural penalties. </b>On the drive that ended with Stave's fifth interception of the season, a false start attributed to redshirt junior running back <span>Dare Ogunbowale</span> pushed the offense back from a 3rd-and-8 to a 3rd-and-13. False starts by the offense also stunted progression on other drives, including back-to-back infractions on Wisconsin's first drive of the second half (a false start and a delay of game) pushed a manageable 3rd-and-5 to a 3rd-and-15. The drive was halted.</p>
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<p>Notes from Wisconsin's win over Purdue, which kept its winning streak since 2003 alive.</p> <p>MADISON -- The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 24-7 at Camp Randall on Saturday.</p>
<p>A Drake lyric to describe this Wisconsin game: "<i>They say it's on when they see me, that day don't ever come / I'm never scared, they never real, I never run.</i>"*</p>
<p>And now, more on the main storylines from the game.</p>
<p><i>*Explanation: Paul Chryst has <span>Joel Stave</span>, so he, like Drake, never runs.</i></p>
<p>Through six games, the Badgers' defense was aided by outstanding individual performances from <span>Joe Schobert</span>, <span>Leo Musso</span>, <span>Vince Biegel</span> and Chris Orr. Now through seven, you can add <span>T.J. Edwards</span>'s name to that list.</p>
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<p>The redshirt freshman linebacker stuffed the stat sheet with a career-high 16 tackles, 1.5 of which went for a loss. It was the second time in his career he posted double-digit tackles (12 against Alabama).</p>
<p>"He was flying around," Badgers head coach Paul Chryst said. "He was flying to the ball."</p>
<p>Edwards also forced a fumble that safety <span>Tanner McEvoy</span> recovered in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>"I thought it was a heck of an effort play on the pass to the flat on the kind of busted coverage and just kept coming, and a heck of a strip."</p>
<h4>Secondary options</h4>
<p>A large reason for the Badgers' aerial success against the Boilermakers was the multiplicity of balance.</p>
<p>As surely as the sun will rise, <span>Alex Erickson</span> led the team in both catches (nine) and yards (86). Fellow wide receivers <span>Robert Wheelwright</span> (six catches, 61 yards) and <span>Jazz Peavy</span> (two for 48 yards) continued to establish themselves as secondary threats.</p>
<p>Tight end <span>Troy Fumagalli</span> had four receptions for 45 yards and running back <span>Dare Ogunbowale</span> finished with six catches for 51 yards.</p>
<p>"Every week we have plays and opportunities for running backs to catch the ball out of the backfield," Ogunbowale said. "And today we took more advantage of it that we have and got good things going, got some things opened up for the wide receivers with guys looking at me and stuff like that. It definitely helped the offense."</p>
<p>Peavy's 48 yards were good for a career high.</p>
<p>"I feel like my comfort level is going to keep on rising," Peavy said. "It's getting better and better each week, just keeping the ball rolling each week. More things are being done with me, so I just got to keep on making strides with that."</p>
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<h4>A twist in the plan</h4>
<p>Grass is green. Water is wet. There was a high-scoring Big 12 game this week. Wisconsin beat Purdue.</p>
<p>With the victory, the Badgers extended their winning streak over the Boilermakers to 10 games. Quite frankly, it hasn't even been a fair contest in every game since the Scott Starks fumble game in 2004.</p>
<p>The best way to summarize how the series has gone: In the seven meetings entering Saturday, Wisconsin out-rushed Purdue 2,163 yards to 640. That comes out to an average of 309-91 per game.</p>
<p>Three-oh-nine.</p>
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<p>The Badgers used a different formula this time around, however. They leaned on the passing attack to move the sticks, rushing for 96 yards on 37 attempts (2.6 yards per carry) while passing for 322 yards.</p>
<p>Purdue, meanwhile, picked up only 55 yards on 29 attempts. Some things just never change.</p>
<h4>Thank the Germans</h4>
<p>Just over two weeks ago, Badgers running back <span>Corey Clement</span> was in Germany for sports hernia surgery.</p>
<p>Clement was back and active for Wisconsin on Saturday, leading the team onto the field and roaming the sidelines with his helmet on.</p>
<p>"He was not ruled out," Chryst said. "We could have played him today, but as it went on and doing what's best for Corey, and after warm-ups and sitting, decided not to go with him."</p>
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<h4>The new Quarterback U?</h4>
<p><span>Stave</span> threw a(n ugly) interception in the second quarter, but posted the Badgers' first back-to-back 300-yard performance since Russell Wilson in 2011.</p>
<p>He completed 30 of 39 passes to seven different receivers for 322 yards a week after going 24-of-50 also for 322 yards.</p>
<p>"It's fun," Stave said of the increased workload. "Whatever we got to do to move the ball, whatever we got to do to win, that's the way coach Chryst calls the game. Whatever he calls, we run."</p>
<h4>Notes:</h4>
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<li> Wisconsin recorded its second opening-drive touchdown of the year. The first came against Hawai'I, when the Badgers went 97 yards in 16 plays. Running back Alec Ingold capped this drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. <b></b> </li>
<li> Wisconsin's 191 yards allowed were its fewest since holding Nebraska to 180 last season. <b></b> </li>
<li> Stave became the first quarterback in school history to post a 4-0 record against an opponent. He has a chance to go 4-0 against Minnesota, as well, later this season. <b></b> </li>
<li> Ingold's two touchdowns were the second and third of his career after switching from linebacker earlier this season. <b></b> </li>
<li> Believe it or not, Orr's half-sack was the first of his already-sparkling career. <b></b> </li>
<li> Running back <span>Taiwan Deal</span> and center <span>Dan Voltz</span> were inactive. Redshirt freshman <span>Michael Deiter</span> filled in for Voltz. <b></b> </li>
<li> Kicker Andrew Endicott and cornerback <span>Derrick Tindal</span> left the game with injuries, neither returning. Chryst had no update on Endicott and said Tindal suffered a bruise but expects him to be "all right".</li>
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<p>Wisconsin's defense shut down Purdue's rushing attack and compensated for the offense's inconsistency.</p> <p>MADISON -- Someone give this defense the keys to the city.</p>
<p>For the 10th consecutive game between the two programs -- in what is becoming a timeless, yearly tradition -- the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/">Wisconsin Badgers</a> defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hammerandrails.com/">Purdue Boilermakers</a> 24-7 at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday behind yet another stellar defensive performance.</p>
<p>While the Badgers' defense (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) stymied the Boilermakers' offense, redshirt senior quarterback <span>Joel Stave</span> posted his second consecutive 300-yard performance through the air, true freshman running back-turned-human bowling ball Alec Ingold scored two touchdowns with redshirt junior <span>Dare Ogunbowale</span> added another rushing score.</p>
<p>"Each game goes differently," Badgers head coach Paul Chryst said. "And to come out of it and be able to go into the winning locker room, you appreciate that and all the work that's done by the players and the coaches and that's good."</p>
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<p>It wasn't flawless for the Badgers on homecoming weekend, however, as penalties and empty red zone possessions slowed down what could have been an early rout of the 1-6 Boilermakers (0-3 Big Ten). The Wisconsin defense, however, held Purdue to a season-low 191 yards on a brisk afternoon in Madison, and the offense wasn't needed to light up the scoreboard.</p>
<p>"This defense, the reason it's playing well is they don't care about the numbers," Chryst said. "They care about playing together and being a part of a good defense."</p>
<p>They may not care about them, but those numbers for the Badgers defense that entered the game ranked 12th nationally were made even more impressive when all was said and done. Opponents are now scoring just 10.3 points per game against a unit that seems to have a different player step up each week.</p>
<p>This time around, it was inside linebacker <span>T.J. Edwards</span>' turn.</p>
<p>During the week, Aranda challenged Edwards and fellow inside linebacker Chris Orr to step up their play against the Boilermakers -- which they assuredly did.</p>
<p>"I'm glad he did," Edwards said. "It's that Coach Aranda love that we need."</p>
<p>In what turned out to be breakout game, the redshirt freshman linebacker finished with 16 tackles, 1.5 of which went for a loss and a forced fumble.</p>
<p>"It feels good to just finally let it loose, start making some plays," Edwards said. "It's about time I think. So I'm glad I could do that today."</p>
<p>The offense was surely glad, as well.</p>
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<p>Stave went 30-39 for 322 yards and two second-half touchdowns put the game away for the Badgers, but it wasn't always smooth sailing.</p>
<p>Despite out-gaining the Boilermakers 272 yards to 61 in the first 30 minutes of action, the Badgers went into the locker room at halftime clinging onto only a 10-7 lead after multiple red zone miscues.</p>
<p>Ogunbowale's four-yard run on the final play of the third quarter extended the Badgers lead to 17-7 and gave the Camp Randall faithful plenty of reason to jump around.</p>
<p>Ingold then scored an impressive one-yard touchdown run when he took matters into his own hands on a fourth-down goal line plunge to lay a 24-7 dagger into Purdue.</p>
<p>"I wasn't really thinking much," Ingold said. "It was all instincts at that point. I just had to just do what the coaches trusted me to do on fourth down, was get in the end zone."</p>
<p>It was the third touchdown of the freshman's career. His second came with 5:35 to go in the first quarter on a four yard scamper off the right tackle which capped a 10-play, 81-yard drive to open the game.</p>
<p>Things have changed quite a bit for a player whose role was as a scout team linebacker just four weeks ago.</p>
<p>"Three months ago, no one was asking about me, no one wanted to see what I was doing on a Saturday night," Ingold said. "So, it's pretty interesting, it's been a whirlwind, but I'm grateful for it."</p>
<p>After Ingold's first score, the offense continued driving on the Boilermakers with that same success during their next three first half possessions: 12 plays, 53 yards; 11 plays, 65 yards; and 10 plays, 63 yards. But instead of turning the game into, well, a typical Wisconsin-Purdue contest, early on, the Badgers managed just three points from those drives.</p>
<p>After the Badgers forced a three-and-out on the Boilermakers' first possession, Stave and company entered the red zone with ease. On a 3rd-and-13 from the Purdue 16-yard line, Stave stepped up in the pocket and saw junior wide receiver Rob Wheelwright running free across the middle of the field.</p>
<p>The ball, however, must have been deflated and effectively made into a parachute, because it sailed well over the Wheelwright's head and into the hands of safety <span>Leroy Clark</span>, who returned the ball 66 yards to the Wisconsin 29.</p>
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<p>"We just got to do a better job executing when we get down there," Stave said. "I thought we did a great job sustaining drives, converted a lot of first downs, but again, we got down in the red zone, we didn't come away with as many points as we needed."</p>
<p>As they did nearly all half, Purdue then all but abandoned the pass after Stave's interception -- his lone blemish on the afternoon. The only difference was, this time, they actually found some success.</p>
<p>A two-yard touchdown run via the legs of quarterback <span>David Blough</span> tied the game for the time being at 7-7 with 12:44 remaining in the first half.</p>
<p>Wisconsin's offense was a well-oiled machine on its next two drives until, once again, a tire blew off in the red zone. A 15-yard penalty on tight end <span>Troy Fumagalli</span> forced the Badgers to settle for a <span>Rafael Gaglianone</span> 28-yard field goal, and then Gaglianone's 35-yarder at the end of the half was blocked.</p>
<p>"I mean, it's the execution, is the common theme," Chryst said of the Badgers red zone struggles. "But I think that the penalties, I thought that we can still get better with Joel seeing the field and making some good decisions."</p>
<p>Whatever offensive miscues were had in the first half were overshadowed by the defensive performance of Wisconsin. Linebackers Joe Schobert and Chris Orr both finished with seven tackles and 0.5 sacks, and redshirt sophomore defensive end <span>Chikwe Obasih</span> also added a sack.</p>
<p>Though Edwards was the headliner on Saturday, make no bones about it: Schobert and fellow outside linebacker <span>Vince Biegel</span> still make opposing coaches cringe.</p>
<p>The evidence? The same program that once attempted a record 83 passes against Wisconsin in 1998 had a grand total of six entering the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>Well, that, and the coach straight up admitted it.</p>
<div class="pullquote">"People have not been able to block those two guys."</div>
<p>"People have not been able to block those two guys," Purdue head coach Darrell Hazell said of Schobert and Biegel. "And that's one of the reasons we wanted to put hands on them and not drop back in pass and let those guys pin their ears back."</p>
<p>Redshirt senior wide receiver <span>Alex Erickson</span> led the way for the Badgers once again with nine catches for 86 yards, but seven players contributed to the big passing game with receptions. Among them included Wheelwright with six catches for 61 yards, Ogunbowale had 6 for 51, Fumagalli caught four for 45 and redshirt sophomore wide receiver <span>Jazz Peavy</span> finished with two grabs for 48 yards.</p>
<p>Badgers junior running back <span>Corey Clement</span>, who had sports hernia surgery just over two weeks ago, was back in uniform on the sidelines and led the team out of the huddle. Chryst said he could have played if needed, but with the lead and the play of Ingold and Ogunbowale, he didn't see any snaps.</p>
<p>After Ingold's second touchdown, Edwards decided to return to the buffet line once again to eat some more. At 6'1, 238 pounds, he chased down Purdue wide receiver Markell Jones from behind and forced a fumble that safety <span>Tanner McEvoy</span> pounced on.</p>
<p>It was a play indicative of the entire Badgers' defensive approach.</p>
<p>"We play hard every play," redshirt senior safety <span>Michael Caputo</span> said. "It may not seem like a grinder statistically or on the scoreboard, but as a defense, we're grinding it out every play."</p>
<p>Grind, the defense definitely does. And after a win on homecoming weekend in Madison with a performance like that, there sure is reason for them to celebrate.</p>
<p>Whatever the Saturday night plan is, just make sure to text Alec Ingold.</p>
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