Wisconsin is finally in the Big Ten win column after its 24-0 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini today.
The team dominated on the ground, held the ball for nearly 43 minutes and was finally able to play an offensive game that can complement another dominant defensive performance.
It was a much-needed win with the Big Ten West still a far-out possibility. Oh, and the team defeated old friend Bret Bielema.
Diving deeper into some individual performances, we continued to see great signs all game long from Nick Herbig and others along the defensive front, the offensive line looked a lot better than last weekend and the run game dominated.
Graham Mertz had a few poor misfires, although some could’ve been due to the core injury he suffered last weekend.
A win is a win. Here are three initial takeaways from today’s contest: