Senior left guard Tyler Beach was replaced by sophomore Tanor Bortolini. UW did change things up a bit, using their fifth starting group in six games. "They did a great job of playing the game today. Communication was great, clear, and concise. There was some times today where I had to change the 'Mike' point, change the slides. They do a great job every week of prepping, just really staying on the same page. "I wouldn't want to go play with any other group in the country. I trust everybody in that room and they know it too," Mertz stated. The Wildcats also had just one hurry on those 29 attempts. Quarterback Graham Mertz threw for a career-high 322 yards and tied his personal-best with five touchdowns on 20-of-29 passing, but it would be foolish to ignore the job Wisconsin's offensive line did on Saturday. Click Here to become a FREE registered user and Click Here if you are already a VIP subscriber then follow these directions to set up your text alerts. Sign up for FREE text alerts on Badger247 to get breaking news on commitments, decommitments, transfers, injuries, coaching changes, and more with our NEW text alert system available to all registered users and VIP subscribers. It is free and a great way to get daily updates on UW football, basketball, recruiting, and more delivered straight to your inbox. Want the latest news on Wisconsin delivered right to your email? Subscribe to the Badger247 newsletter here. ![]() Think he's gonna be okay, but don't necessarily know the diagnoses at this point." Thought maybe kind of hit a nerve, knee-to-knee situation. "I know it was a situation where it kind of went numb a little bit. Doing much, much better on the field, communicating, and in very good spirits at this point."Īnother injury to watch this week leading up to Michigan State on Saturday, senior nose tackle Keeanu Benton appeared to tweak his leg in the second quarter and did not return. "Very cautious, hit his head on the turf really hard. "Cedrick is doing much better," said Leonhard. 8Tq7QtZDM6įollowing the game, interim head coach Jim Leonhard confirmed that Dort returned to his usual self. "He seemed like he's doing a lot better."Įntire #Badgers team comes to see Cedrick Dort off. I didn't see what happened, but obviously, it was pretty serious. On looked a very concerned group of teammates and even NU coaches, awaiting Dort to finally pop up and eventually be carted off the field. Dort was down on the field for several minutes. ![]() ![]() It appeared Dort banged his head on the turf, knocking him out cold. The Kentucky transfer stood tall on the task, breaking up the play down the field, but it came at a cost. On a 2nd and 7, NU quarterback Ryan Hilinski took a shot deep, challenging UW senior cornerback Cedrick Dort. A scary moment occurred early in the third quarter. Despite Saturday's 42-7 blowout win over Northwestern (1-5, 1-2), Wisconsin (3-3, 1-2) didn't get out of Ryan Field unscathed.
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