A 20-17 overtime win for Wisconsin football over Minnesota means many things, but it means one thing above all else: Paul Bunyan’s Axe stays in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Senior safety Eric Burrell, who made arguably the biggest defensive play of the afternoon by picking off Minnesota QB Tanner Morgan in the end zone, led his team into the end zone after the game. He carried the Axe across the Camp Randall turf and then the chopping began:
Time to celebrate with the best trophy in the land.
Congrats, @BadgerFootball! pic.twitter.com/inGHBzJOkb
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) December 20, 2020
All the Badgers took their turn with one of the best trophies in all of college football. Paul Bunyan’s Axe stays in Madison for the second straight year.