EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern needed to slow down Jonathan Taylor and Wisconsin’s No. 1 rushing attack if it wanted to take down the No. 20 Badgers at Ryan Field on Saturday.
The Wildcats did that, and more, holding the Badgers to a season-low 165 yards on the ground, while forcing three fumbles, including two from Big Ten rushing leader Taylor.
“You know they’re going to try and pound it and pound it,” cornerback Montre Hartage said. “We came out and imposed our will today.”
Taylor, who rushed for two touchdowns against NU last year, was bottled up by a front seven that welcomed SAM linebacker Nate Hall back into the fold.