Wisconsin, Northwestern look to build on big wins

Wisconsin and Northwestern each will be out to maintain momentum following lopsided road victories when they meet in a Big Ten matchup Saturday in Evanston, Ill., in what has become an evenly contested series.Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is coming off a convincing 42-7 road win at Rutgers on Oct. 12. Northwestern (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) capitalized on four turnovers for its first conference victory with a dominant 37-10 victory at Maryland on Oct. 11.Tawee Walker, assuming the bulk of the Badgers’ rushing workload after Chez Mellusi left the team two weeks ago for health reasons, ran for a career-high 198 yards and scored three touchdowns on 24 carries.The Badgers, who have won two straight after back-to-back losses to then-No. 4 Alabama and then-No. 13 Southern California, racked up 589 and 549 yards in their two recent victories.Redshirt sophomore Braedyn Locke completed 20 of 28 passes vs. Rutgers for 240 yards with one touchdown and one pick. Since taking over for Tyler Van Dyke, who sustained a season-ending knee injury against Alabama, Locke has completed 66 of 111 passes (59.5 percent) for 904 yards with six scores and four picks.”We’re seeing the growth in a lot of areas,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said Monday. “I think we’re really starting to envision what this complementary ball looks like that you often hear about, but it really was.”

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