Indiana Wilts As Wisconsin Leans on Defense and Rushing Attack

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Indiana Wilts As Wisconsin Leans on Defense and Rushing Attack

By David Sugarman (@David_Sugarman2)

A final score much uglier than the rest of the game, but an ugly final score none the less. The Indiana Hoosiers lost to the Wisconsin Badgers 45-17 Saturday in a game where they trailed just 24-17 headed into the fourth quarter. Trailing by just one touchdown, Indiana got the ball back early in the fourth quarter with an opportunity to tie the game. That’s when Richard Lagow, who played a solid  game stepping in for Peyton Ramsey, began to unravel. Lagow threw an interception that led to a Wisconsin touchdown. Down 31-17 Indiana remained scoreless the rest of the game as Lagow threw another interception on the very next play to the same man as before, Joe Ferguson. An Alec Ingold 1-yard rushing touchdown made it 38-17 and that was all she wrote. 

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Game Day Primer: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Wisconsin Badgers

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Game Day Primer: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

What: Indiana Hoosiers (3-5) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (8-0)

When: Saturday, November 4 at Noon

Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN

How to Watch: The game will be broadcast on ABC. Fans can also listen to the game on the IU Radio Network with the legendary Don Fischer on the call.

What’s at Stake: The Indiana Hoosiers have now dropped three straight games. The first was in overtime to Michigan (again), the second was a defeat to Michigan State that saw IU control the action for most of the way and the third was to Maryland and largely due to massive special teams collapses. A loss here means the Hoosiers need to win three straight games just to reach bowl eligibility and two of those contests are on the road. Wisconsin is the third top ten team IU will be battle this season and it’s the last chance for a signature win in the 2017 season. Wisconsin has much bigger things at stake. They are in the driver’s seat for the West division title and sit at number nine in the first College Football Playoff rankings. They know they will need to go unbeaten if they are to make the “final four” and the game against IU is simply “take care of business” for the Badgers. The previous four games against Wisconsin have been absolute horror-shows for IU with the Hoosiers losing 83-20, 59-7, 62-14 and 51-3. If nothing else, the Hoosiers are expected to put up a much better fight than that.

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