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WATCH: Garrett Groshek explodes for 39-yard TD run

In the second quarter of Wisconsin’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, running back Garrett Groshek answered the first-quarter t…

In the second quarter of Wisconsin’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, running back Garrett Groshek answered the first-quarter touchdown by the Golden Gophers with an explosive 39-yard touchdown run up the middle.

Although the carry from Groshek was up the middle, he was able to speed through a wide-open gap created by the Wisconsin offensive line. The run game was a big question mark going into this game with Wisconsin missing both left tackle Cole Van Lanen and starting running back Jalen Berger, but Groshek has stepped up so far in their absence. He currently has 74 yards and a touchdown early in the second quarter.

The Wisconsin defense has held up pretty well despite the first-quarter touchdown from Tanner Morgan to Cam Wiley that initially put Minnesota up by seven. The Badgers are tied with the Golden Gophers 7-7 with 8:31 left in the first half.

Stay tuned to Badgers Wire for continued updates.

How to watch: Illinois vs. Wisconsin

The 14th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will play their season opener Friday against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

The 14th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will be playing in their season opener Friday against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

The yearly rivalry will be even more exciting this season, as the Badgers will likely carry their dramatic upset loss to Illinois last season with them in this game. Wisconsin will also have a new quarterback under center as former highly touted recruit Graham Mertz will take over for the injured Jack Coan.

A combination of running backs Garrett Groshek and Nakia Watson will have to replace star running back and Doak Walker Award winner Jonathan Taylor for this season, which could make this game even more interesting to watch.

Illinois will return its star quarterback, Brandon Peters, along with several starters in the receiving group.

Related: BadgersWire Roundtable: Score predictions for week one against Illinois

This game could be a surprisingly close matchup for the Badgers, and will definitely be one for Wisconsin fans to tune in for.

How to watch:

Matchup: Illinois at Wisconsin

Where: Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc.

When: October 23rd, 2020 at 7 p.m. CDT

Where to watch: Big Ten Network

Announcers:

  • Play-by-Play: Brandon Gaudin
  • Analyst: James Laurinaitis
  • Sideline Reporter: Rick Pizzo

Where to stream: Fox Sports App or on foxsports.com

Notes from Garrett Groshek and Nakia Watson’s press conference

Earlier today Wisconsin running backs Garrett Groshek and Nakia Watson met with the media and discussed the upcoming season. The two are…

Earlier today Wisconsin running backs Garrett Groshek and Nakia Watson met with the media and discussed the upcoming season.

The two are currently set to lead the Badgers’ running back rotation with Isaac Guerendo also in the mix and true freshman Jalen Berger still learning the college game.

Related: Nakia Watson with the quote of the day on hosting Illinois Week 1

Both had a lot to say about the team’s running back rotation, Jonathan Taylor’s impact, Jack Coan, what this unique preseason is like and much more.

Here are quotes that stuck out from the press conference (for more visit the thread below):

 

Groshek on Coan and his leadership:

  • “Jack’s come a long way. Football IQ off the charts…He’s stepped up as a leader, a lot of it came from the respect from the way he was playing…He’s always so consistent and brings the same juice every day.”

Paul Chryst applauded Coan’s leadership in his press conference yesterday. This team and those close to it have a lot of good things to say about the senior quarterback.

 

Groshek on the unique preseason:

  • “Biggest difference is having to do school…Other than that it’s just a condensed version…We don’t really have any days to waste.”

Chryst also spoke about school playing a factor yesterday. Given the team’s experience they are well-equipped to deal with the challenging structure and time frame.

 

Groshek on how the running back rotation can succeed and on playing with Watson:

  • On what it takes to succeed: “First and foremost taking care of the ball…We’re all going to be ready and feed off each other. I think we compliment each other well.”
  • On Watson: “Different people see things different ways and our styles are a little different. Being able to master different things helps us out. I think we compliment each other.”

 

Groshek on Guerendo and his talent:

  • “First thing you see is the speed…He’s come a long way in terms of learning how to play running back…I think he’s starting to be comfortable.”

 

Groshek on the offensive line:

  • “We’ve got more experience than people give us credit for…Then we have some younger centers that got to sit behind Tyler [Biadasz] for the last 3 years and learn from him…We feel really about good about our offensive line and the unit they can be.”

 

Watson on Taylor’s impact:

  • “I watched both JT and Groshek, witnessed greatness from both of them and learned a lot…JT’s always told me to make your decision and go. If you make a mistake make sure it’s at 100 percent.”

Watson also had a lot to say overall about Groshek and his impressive football IQ.

 

Watson on Wisconsin as “RB-U” and the new cast this season:

  • “We know what we have to do. We know we have big shoes to fill…We need to be Nakia, be Groshek, be Isaac. We need to play the football that got us here.”

 

Watson on four-star freshman Jalen Berger:

  • He’s a very quiet guy. He’s very athletic, fast…He can definitely be a great back once he learns the plays and gets in sync with everyone. I think he can be a great asset to the team.”

 

Watson on playing Illinois Week 1 (the quote of the day):

  • “Illinois deserves a butt whooping after last year.”

WATCH: Wisconsin players speak about the postponement of the fall season

Earlier this morning, Wisconsin Football released a short video that included interviews from Eric Burrell, Faion Hicks, Cole Van Lane…

Earlier this morning, Wisconsin Football released a short video that included interviews from Eric Burrell, Faion Hicks, Cole Van Lanen, Garrett Groshek, Jack Coan, and Isaiahh Loudermilk that talked about their reactions to the Big Ten’s decision to postpone the fall sports season.

The group talked about the initial struggle and anger from hearing the decision to postpone but continued to how they are still competing and preparing for an eventual season. The players mentioned that the team is getting through this with a positive attitude and by supporting each other, while also remaining hopeful for any breakthroughs that could bring the season back sooner.

Wisconsin Football gave the players an opportunity to speak about their perspective on the postponement of fall sports, and it came together nicely to show a very united team.

Wisconsin Spring Position Preview: Running Backs

Looking at the running back position group as the Badgers enter spring football.

Spring football allows for head coach Paul Chryst to not have to worry about preparing for a game. Instead, it allows him to teach the game of football and continue to develop the players on Wisconsin’s roster as they prepare for the 2020 season. Chryst will have 15 practices beginning March 22 to help his team improve and build on what they accomplished during the 2019 season.

In this Badgers Wire feature, we will break down the running back position for Wisconsin as it heads into spring practice.

Spring Running Back Roster

Julius Davis (redshirt freshman), Garrett Groshek (redshirt senior), Isaac Guerendo (redshirt sophomore), Brady Schipper (redshirt sophomore), and Nakia Watson (redshirt sophomore)

What we know going into spring practice

It was expected that two-time Doak Walker Award winner Jonathan Taylor would declare early for the NFL draft at the end of this past season and that this coming spring would be an important one for Garrett Groshek and Nakia Watson.

Groshek and Watson were Taylor’s top two backups from a season ago as the two combined to rush for 525 yards on 116 carries and four touchdowns. Between the two Groshek was more serviceable than Watson as Watson didn’t register a carry over Wisconsin’s last two games of the season. But can Groshek be an every-down back in Wisconsin’s offense?

Groshek has shown that he can be an asset in both the run and pass game where Watson needs to show the consistency the coaches are looking out of him. He was able to show flashes of it at times a season ago and with it being his third year in the program he should start to put everything together.

Groshek and Watson will likely get the bulk of the carries at the running back position during spring football making it important that the reps Isaac Guerendo and Julius Davis do receive they take advantage of.

Guerendo started to see more playing time toward the end of the season but can he became consistent at running back and actually receive a carry out of the running back position?

Davis’ true freshman season was slowed down because of a sports hernia injury but he had a number of impressive offers coming out of high school from programs like LSU, Southern California, and Notre Dame. Can Davis show the injuries that plagued him last season are behind him and get on track as he tries to earn reps this coming fall?

What we hope to find out following spring practice

Out of the running back group, Watson will have the most eyes on him. Watson could end up being the starter by the time the season rolls around against Indiana on Friday, September 4th.

In order for that to happen, he’s going to need to become more consistent and show that he’s capable of becoming Wisconsin’s lead ball carrier.

Watson is going to have to improve in all facets of his game but the skillset is there and running back coach John Settle will have 15 spring practices to continue to help him improve upon his vision, patience, blocking, and catching out of the backfield.

Highly touted freshman running back Jalen Berger won’t arrive until the summer but if Watson can have a productive spring and improve with each practice he’ll be able to take momentum with him into fall camp.

Groshek will be the leader of the running back room and with him being a redshirt senior in the fall there should be a comfort for him in the offense. With that familiarity will come the expectation that he also helps out the younger guys on the roster. In addition to him continuing to expand on his game as his role will expand from what it has been the previous seasons.

Wisconsin has talent in the running back room as this will mark an important spring for the running backs as they all will push each other to get better and to make sure there is no drop off at the running back position.

Projecting Wisconsin’s Spring Offensive Depth Chart

Who is projected to start on offense when the Badgers open spring camp.

Wisconsin’s offense in 2020 will certainly have a different feel to it considering the Badgers lost three key players on the offensive side of the football in running back Jonathan Taylor, wide receiver Quintez Cephus, and center Tyler Biadasz as all three declared early for the NFL Draft. Despite the departures from those three players, the Badgers do return six offensive starters from 2019.

In this Badgers Wire feature, we project what the spring depth chart on offense will look like when the Badgers open up spring practice.

Projected Spring Depth Chart Quarterback: 1. Jack Coan, 2. Graham Mertz, 3. Chase Wolf, 4. Danny Vanden Boom

Jack Coan will open spring football as the projected starter for Wisconsin and until he gives Paul Chryst a reason why he shouldn’t be starting for Wisconsin he’ll remain atop the depth chart throughout spring and when fall camp opens. Graham Mertz is certainly talented enough to challenge Coan for the starting position but the key for Mertz is building off of his first year at Wisconsin and consistently stringing together successful practices. This will be Mertz’s second spring football. Chase Wolf will be competing to be the top backup. Mertz and Wolf were listed as co-backups to Coan last season but if Coan would have had to leave the game due to an injury it would have been Mertz to fill in the place of Coan. Making it an important spring for Wolf to continue to improve upon his quarterback mechanics. Danny Vanden Boom played in three games as a redshirt freshman in 2018 but didn’t appear in a game last season.

Projected Spring Depth Chart Running Back: 1. Garrett Groshek, 2. Nakia Watson, 3. Isaac Guerendo, 4. Brady Schipper, 5. Julius Davis

Highly touted and consensus four-star running back Jalen Berger won’t arrive until this summer. In the meantime, it will be up to Garrett Groshek and Nakia Watson to show they’re capable of filling the giant shoes that are being left behind in two-time Doak Walker Award winner Jonathan Taylor. Watson (74-331-2) finished the season with more carries and more rushing yards than Groshek (42-194-2). But Watson over Wisconsin’s last two games didn’t register a carry as he’ll need to show he can take on a larger role in the offense during spring practice. Groshek is trusted by the coaches as he’s the most experienced running back returning as he has shown his capability as a receiver but also holding up in pass blocking too. How Guerendo, Schipper, and Davis figure into the running back picture in 2020 will still be determined but how they play over spring football will go a long way in terms of how many reps they receive once fall camp begins.

Projected Spring Depth Chart Fullback: 1. Mason Stokke, 2. John Chenal, 3. Quan Easterling

Mason Stokke and John Chenal split reps at fullback in 2019 and that should continue unless Stokke or Chenal take complete command over the role as starting fullback. Both had their moments in 2019 where they succeeded but Stokke’s best statistical game came against Minnesota when he registered 14 yards rushing on two carries and had three catches for 30 yards. Quan Easterling redshirted in 2019 but did appear in one game against Illinois due to Stokke missing the game because of an injury.

Projected Spring Depth Chart Wide Receiver: 1. Kendric Pryor, 2. Danny Davis, 3. Jack Dunn, 4. Adam Krumholz, 5. A.J. Abbott, 6. Stephan Bracey

Wisconsin’s depth chart at the wide receiver position figured it would have Cephus and Aron Cruickshank but with Cephus entering the draft and Cruickshank transferring to Rutgers the depth at wide receiver took a hit. But the Badgers still have enough depth to absorb those losses. It helps that Wisconsin returns Kendric Pryor and Danny Davis. Between the two Davis finished with more receptions than Pryor (30-to-23) but Pryor finished with 278 receiving yards to Davis’ 250. Both of their roles should expand entering the 2020 season and with more opportunities, the duo should be able to respond. Behind Davis and Pryor will be Jack Dunn and Adam Krumholz. Two of Wisconsin’s better run blockers at the wide receiver position. Abbott appeared in seven games a year ago mostly on special teams or in mop-up duty while Bracey redshirted but he did travel with the team for road games at times.

Projected Spring Depth Chart Tight End: 1. Jake Ferguson, 2. Cormac Sampson, 3. Jack Eschenbach 

Ferguson will return as the Badgers top tight end as he has improved over the past two years and that should continue for Ferguson as his 33 receptions for 407 yards ranked second in both categories. Sampson took on a larger role than previously expected for Wisconsin in 2019 as he served as Wisconsin’s blocking tight end and had success as he’ll be projected to fill that role again in 2020. Eschenbach a walk-on is a player the coaches are high on but he’ll need to continue to put it all together. A pair of redshirt freshman Hayden Rucci and Clay Cundiff will compete for a spot on the depth chart as the duo have important springs ahead of them as they continue to grow into the tight end position.

Projected Spring Depth Chart Offensive Line: LT Cole Van Lanen, LG Josh Seltzner, C Kayden Lyles, RG Logan Bruss, RT Tyler Beach

Wisconsin lost three starters from its 2019 offensive line all coming on the interior in guards David Moorman and Jason Erdman and center Tyler Biadasz. Who ultimately starts along the offensive line when the Badgers open up the season against Indiana won’t be determined until fall camp. As spring will serve as an opportunity for offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Joe Rudolph to use a variety of different combinations along the offensive line. But what is listed above seems to make the most sense with what Rudolph will roll out to start with and go from there when he tries out different line combinations. Lyles and Seltzner both started four games a season ago at left and right guard respectively. Lyles is capable of sliding over to center and with Bruss being capable of sliding over to guard will allow for Tyler Beach to start at right tackle.

Wisconsin Football Season Review: Running Back

How did Wisconsin’s running backs do over the 2019 season? Jonathan Taylor RB, Nakia Watson RB, Garrett Groshek RB.

Wisconsin finished its fifth season under head coach Paul Chryst as Chryst improved his overall record to 52-16 and has a posted a 34-10 record in conference games. After not winning the Big Ten West Division title in 2018 the Badgers were back in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game as the West representative for the fourth time in the last six years since the Big Ten went to its current format.

In this Badgers Wire feature we will examine the play of Wisconsin’s running back from the 2019 season and take a sneak into what the 2020 season may have in store for the position:

It was the Jonathan Taylor show in 2019. Taylor for the second consecutive year rushed for over 2,000 yards as he finished with 2,003 yards on 320 carries and had 21 rushing touchdowns.

Taylor who entered the 2019 season with very few questions surrounding him did have one main question though and that was if he could be a consistent contributor in the receiving game?

Considering entering the season he only caught a combined 16 passes for 155 yards. Taylor as a junior improved on his pass receiving skills finishing the season with 26 receptions for 252 yards and five touchdowns.

Taylor caught a pass in every game this season with the exception in Wisconsin’s win against Purdue. In addition, Taylor’s five receiving touchdowns were the second most on the team behind wide receiver Quintez Cephus.

Taylor posted 2,255 yards of total offense as he averaged an impressive 6.5 yards per play. The numbers Taylor posted this past season allowed him to not only be a finalist for the Doak Walker Award but also the winner of the award for a second consecutive season.

Taylor became the first Badger to win the Doak Walker Award in consecutive seasons and the third player to win the award in consecutive years as he joins Texas’ Ricky Williams (1998, 1999) and Arkansas’ Darren McFadden (2005, 2006).

Even when teams loaded the box in order to try and slow down Taylor it was no guarantee they would have success. Considering Taylor only lost an average of 2.9 yards per game. Taylor, as he has throughout his career, showed excellent vision and patience allowing him to consistently pick up positive yards.

The next highest rusher after Taylor was redshirt freshman Nakia Watson. Watson finished his season with 74 rushing attempts for 331 yards and two touchdowns. However, Watson over Wisconsin’s last two games against Ohio State and Oregon didn’t register a carry.

Although Wisconsin’s run game was excellent in 2019 the Badgers didn’t receive the same kind of production from their backup running back like they did in 2018 in Taiwan Deal (82-545-6).

Redshirt junior Garrett Groshek split reps as Wisconsin’s primary backup and also served as the Badgers third down running back too. Groshek finished the season with more receiving yards (289) than he did rushing yards (194). Groshek finished with two rushing touchdowns as he averaged 4.6 yards per carry.

Outside of getting the football in the hands of the wide receiver’s on end arounds the Badgers used three primary backs in Taylor, Watson, and Groshek throughout the season as redshirt senior Bradrick shaw received some playing time in mop up duty as well. Shaw finished the season with 116 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown.

2020 Wisconsin Running Backs

With Taylor declaring for the NFL the Badgers will have questions surrounding the position entering the 2020 season. Primarily who is the starter at the position? One could project Watson as the starter but he’ll have to become more consistent in order to become the full-time starter. The Wisconsin coaching staff clearly has trust in Groshek but he would serve better in Wisconsin’s offense as the third down back. One also can’t cut out Julius Davis who redshirted this past season and the Badgers also have consensus 2020 four star running back Jalen Berger coming to Wisconsin. The Badgers certainly have talent at the position but it will come down to if somebody is able to separate themselves from the rest of the running backs on Wisconsin’s roster over spring and fall camp.

 

Notes: Wisconsin Beats Minnesota on the Road, 38-17

Team notes and individual notes from Wisconsin’s 38-17 road victory over Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS – News and notes from UW Athletics after No. 12 Wisconsin’s 38-17 victory over No. 8 Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday.

TEAM NOTES

  • Today’s captains: senior OLB Zack Baun, junior C Tyler Biadasz, senior ILB Chris Orr, junior RB Jonathan Taylor.
  • Wisconsin secured its 4th Big Ten West Division championship in the 6-year history of the league’s current divisional setup.
  • The Badgers have earned their 6th berth to the Big Ten Football Championship Game in the event’s 9-year history — the most of any league school.
  • Wisconsin moved to 10-2 on the season, reaching the 10-win threshold for the 8th time in the last 11 seasons. Alabama (11), Ohio State (10), Clemson (9) and Oklahoma (9) are the only other Power Five programs with at least 8 seasons of double-digit wins in the last 11 years.
  • Paul Chryst improved to 52-14 (.788) in his fifth season as Wisconsin’s head coach, matching Milt Bruhn (1956-66) for 4th on UW’s all-time wins list.
  • Under Chryst, Wisconsin is:
    1. 34-10 (.773) in Big Ten Conference play
    2. 25-5 (.833) vs. the Big Ten West Division
    3. 10-9 (.526) vs. AP Top 25 opponents
    4. 16-3 (.842) in November games
    5. 19-6 (.760) in road games
    6. 4-1 (.800) vs. Minnesota
  • Wisconsin now owns a 61-60-8 lead in the all time series with Minnesota, just the 2nd time that UW has held a lead in the history of the FBS’ most played rivalry (the Badgers took their first-ever lead, at 60-59-8, following their 2017 win over Minnesota).
  • The Badgers have won 22 of their last 24 meetings with the Gophers, dating to 1995.
  • Wisconsin has won its last 8 games vs. the Gophers in Minneapolis and owns a 6-0 record in TCF Bank Stadium.
  • Since the introduction of Paul Bunyan’s Axe in 1948, UW leads the series, 44-25-3 (.632).
  • Wisconsin improved to 7-0 vs. Minnesota in games in which both teams are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 (also won in 1942, 1954, 1962, 1999, 2005, 2014).
  • The Badgers have won 5 of their last 7 meetings with Minnesota teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll, dating to 1942.
  • The Badgers have won 22 of their last 24 games with a rivalry trophy on the line (vs. Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska), dating to 2010.
  • Wisconsin is 52-14 (.788) since the start of the 2015 season. Only Clemson (66-4, .943), Alabama (65-5, .929), Ohio State (60-6, .909), Oklahoma (56-9, .862) and Georgia (52-14, .788) own higher winning percentages during that 5-year span.
  • UW is 41-11 (.788) in conference play since 2014, when the Big Ten went to its current divisional alignment. Only Ohio State (48-4, .923) has a better league record over that span.
  • The Badgers have won 27 of their last 33 Big Ten games, dating to the 2016 season.
  • UW is 30-6 (.833) vs. the Big Ten West since the league moved to its current divisions in 2014.
  • The Badgers racked up 453 yards of offense, the second-highest total allowed by Minnesota this season. UW topped the 450-yard mark for the fourth straight game.
  • UW threw for 280 yards, its most in a Big Ten game since throwing for 281 against Illinois on October 24, 2015.
  • The Wisconsin defense tallied 5.0 sacks on the day, marking the 4th time posted at least 5.0 sacks in a game this season.
  • The Badgers held Minnesota to 372 total yards and 76 yards rushing. Both marks qualify as the Gophers’ second-lowest totals of the season.
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Grading Wisconsin’s 38-17 Victory over Minnesota

Handing out grades from Wisconsin’s 38-17 victory over Minnesota in Wisconsin’s regular season finale.

Grading No. 12 Wisconsin’s 38-17 win over No. 8 Minnesota.

Offense: A

Jonathan Taylor was responsible for three of Wisconsin’s five touchdowns but he was not the offensive MVP. That award goes to quarterback Jack Coan.

Coan was simply fantastic against Minnesota as he picked the Gophers secondary apart for a Big Ten season high 280 yards passing on 15-for-22 passing and two touchdowns.

Coan had a clean pocket to work with the entire game as he wasn’t sacked as his two biggest throws of the game came on Wisconsin’s opening possession in the third quarter.

Coan’s first throw resulted in a 31-yard completion to wide receiver Quintez Cephus on first and 10 from Wisconsin’s 9-yard line. Three plays later Coan once again connected with Cephus this time for 47 yards resulting in a touchdown to give Wisconsin a 17-7 lead.

Coan was certainly great for Wisconsin but Cephus certainly had a heck of a game too. Cephus was one of seven players to catch a pass but his five receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown were all team highs. It was Cephus’ second game this season where he went over 100 yards receiving.

Wisconsin certainly needed to have a strong passing attack against Minnesota considering Taylor was held to 76 yards on 18 carries and two rushing touchdowns. Taylor was also responsible for Wisconsin’s first passing touchdown of the game, which went for 28-yards. Wisconsin finished the game with 173 yards on 35 rushing attempts.

One of the unsung heroes from Wisconsin’s offensive performance was fullback Mason Stokke. Stokke finished the game with 44 yards of total offense as his three receptions were the second most on the team resulting in 30 yards. He also carried the football twice for 14 yards.

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Who earned game balls from Wisconsin’s 45-24 victory against Purdue?

Handing out game balls from Wisconsin’s 45-24 victory over Purdue. Jonathan Taylor RB, Chris Orr LB, Garrett Groshek RB

MADISON, Wis. – There were many contributors to Wisconsin’s 45-24 win over Purdue on Saturday, but these were the three key players to the Badgers’ victory over the Boilermakers.

Jonathan Taylor

Taylor for a third straight game rushed for over 200 yards as he finished with 222 yards on 28 carries, including rushing for a 51-yard touchdown. With Taylor rushing for over 200 yards it marked the 12th 200-yard rushing game in his career, which is the second-most by a Badger in his career only behind Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne. Taylor did have two fumbles, which puts a damper on his otherwise impressive rushing performance. Taylor was able to consistently pick up positive yards as he averaged 7.9 yards per carry.

Chris Orr

Orr was responsible for one of Wisconsin’s two sacks against Aidan O’Connell and he lead the team with nine tackles (eight solo). With the sack by Orr in the third quarter it gives him a team best 11 sacks on the year as nine of his 11 sacks have come over conference play. Orr was active throughout the game against Purdue as he helped clog any rushing lanes as well as the Boilermakers only rushed for 50 yards on 20 carries.

Garrett Groshek

Groshek finished the game against Purdue with season highs in both carries (nine) and rushing yards (55). He also registered his second rushing touchdown on the season out of the wildcat formation from 6-yards out. Groshek effectively ran the football out of the wildcat as Purdue didn’t have an answer for him. Groshek averaged 6.1 yards per carry as he was only tackled behind the line of scrimmage once resulting in a 1-yard loss. Groshek also caught two passes for 16 yards.