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Roundtable: Wisconsin’s season opening victory over Illinois

Four of us got together to discuss the Badgers victory over Illinois and what else we were impressed by in the first weekend of the Big Ten season.

What is your favorite attribute of Graham Mertz’s game?

Belz: His ability and willingness to push the ball down the field. He had four completions over 20 yards against Illinois in the opener. Last season Coan had 16 of them in 14 games and was successful only 50% of the time. If Mertz can continue to throw the ball down the field for chunk plays it will drastically change the entire complexion of the Wisconsin offense.