After getting run over at home by Wisconsin last season, BYU is looking to return the favor. If they are going to pull off the win, they’ll have to go back to work after seeing Wisconsin tie the game late in the first half. Wisconsin tied BYU at 14-14 with a touchdown run by Alec Ingold on the goal line.
After the two teams exchanged punt son the first two offensive possessions of the game, Wisconsin opened the scoring with Taiwan Deal scoring his first career touchdown from two yards out. BYU answered with a Squally Canada short touchdown run at the end of a 75-yard drive. Canada had given BYU’s offense a jolt earlier in the drive with a 44-yard run to get the ball to the Wisconsin 28-yard line.
BYU took a 14-7 lead on their next series, after Wisconsin punted. Aleva Hifo completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Moroni Laulu-Pututau early in the second quarter. A chance to take a bigger lead later in the quarter was taken away when an instant replay correctly overturned a completed catch that would have put the Cougars inside the Wisconsin five-yard line. Skyler Southam’s 52-yard try flew wide right to keep the score 14-7.
Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor has rushed for 73 yards on 15 carries.
