Northwestern hung around, but only for so long.
In a game that was a tale of two halves, No. 10 Wisconsin (4-0, 1-0 B1G) dispatched the Wildcats (2-2, 0-1 B1G) 33-24 on a crisp fall day at Camp Randall, wearing Pat Fitzgerald's team down in the second half.
Freshman sensation Jonathan Taylor finished with 80 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, which, coupled with a couple of big passing plays by quarterback Alex Hornibrook, was enough to get past a Northwestern team that couldn't get anything going in the second half.
The Wildcats got off to about as good a start as they could've when Trae Williams forced and recovered a fumble along the sideline on Wisconsin’s first offensive play of the game, but Northwestern couldn't convert on an ensuing third-and-short.