Wisconsin’s defense, as they have done all year long, showed up in the Badgers’ 27-7 win over Iowa.
Iowa turned the football over three times and failed to pick up a first down on their first six drives of the game. As a result, Wisconsin took The Heartland Trophy back to Madison.
The Badger defense showed off a new tradition on Saturday, when they brought out a turnover trucker hat. Whenever a Wisconsin player came up with a turnover, they got to wear the prestigious hat.
Where did the hat end up? Well, of course it ended up on the trophy. Wisconsin safety Collin Wilder shared a picture of “the grit factory,” hat proudly worn by the bull:
SACRED. #TheGritFactory pic.twitter.com/d3nKxU2CuZ
— Collin Wilder (@WilderCollin) October 30, 2021