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College Football Briefing: Wisconsin Turns Big Ten Showdown Into a Rout at Michigan State

Defensive back Leo Musso returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter on Saturday, and No. 11 Wisconsin turned its early-season showdown with No. 8 Michigan State into a rout, beating the Spartans, 30-6, in East Lansing Mich.

The redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook threw for 195 yards and a touchdown in his first start for the Badgers, outplaying the Spartans’ fifth-year senior Tyler O’Connor. The Badgers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) were the better team in the first half, then outscored the Spartans, 17-0, in the third quarter.