Grading Wisconsin’s loss to Minnesota

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesIt was a rout at Camp Randall, in the worst possible way.

For the first time since George W. Bush was in office, the Wisconsin Badgers lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday, falling 37–15 and relinquishing Paul Bunyan’s Axe to their rivals to the west.

Turnovers and sloppy play crushed Wisconsin. Redshirt junior quarterback Alex Hornibrook accounted for four giveaways and nearly had a few others.

Here are the unit grades.

Hornibrook returned to his starting role after missing all but one half of the past four games with concussion symptoms. He was sloppy and reckless in his return, going 22-of-33 for 189 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions, and…