Alex Hornibrook – Important – Injury
QB Alex Hornibrook’s return to the lineup did not last long. Hornibrook was knocked out of the Badgers’ game against Rutgers on Saturday due to a head injury. He took a big hit before halftime and was ruled out for the second half. It was the first game back for Hornibrook, who sat out last weekend’s loss at Northwestern due to a concussion. He was cleared from the concussion protocol Friday.
Jonathan Taylor – Noteworthy
Jonathan Taylor rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns, and Wisconsin played smash-mouth football in the second half to run away from Rutgers for a 31-17 win on Saturday. Ryan Connelly led a strong effort from the front seven with eight tackles, while D’Cota Dixon blocked a field-goal attempt for the Badgers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten). Starting quarterback Alex Hornibrook left the game at halftime because of a head injury, a week after missing a loss at Northwestern while in the concussion protocol. All backup quarterback Jack Coan had to do in the third quarter was hand off to his running backs.
Why not when you have Taylor, the nation’s leading rusher, in the backfield? The Badgers had 13 plays, all runs, for 163 yards in the quarter to turn a 10-0 halftime lead into a comfortable 24-3 advantage. Taylor, who had 27 carries on the day, scored on runs from 38 and 18 yards in the third. Wisconsin had the edge in talent over the Scarlet Knights (1-8, 0-6), the only team still winless in Big Ten play. Still, the first half had the sluggish pace of a nonconference game in early September. – AP College Football