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Taylor
helps
No. 13
Wisconsin
trounce
No. 11
Michigan
35-14
By
KEITH
JENKINS
apnews.com
MADISON,
Wis. -
Jonathan
Taylor
ran for
203
yards
and two
touchdowns,
Jack
Coan
added a
career-high
two
rushing
touchdowns
and No.
13
Wisconsin
made it
look
easy in
a 35-14
victory
over No.
11
Michigan
on
Saturday.
Taylor
had 143
yards
and both
scores
in the
first
quarter,
including
a
72-yarder.
He
missed
the
second
quarter
due to
cramps,
but the
2018
Doak
Walker
Award
winner
returned
in the
third to
finish
with 23
carries
to help
the
Badgers
(3-0,
1-0 Big
Ten)
avenge a
38-13
loss to
the
Wolverines
last
season
in Ann
Arbor,
Michigan.
Michigan’s
struggles
to hold
on to
the ball
continued
as the
Wolverines
suffered
another
embarrassing
loss
under
coach
Jim
Harbaugh.
Michigan
is 1-6
on the
road
against
ranked
opponents
under
Harbaugh,
who took
over the
program
in 2015.
The
game was
so
lopsided
that the
80,248
in
attendance
chanted
“overrated,
overrated”
to a
Michigan
team
expected
to
contend
for the
Big Ten
championship.
Michigan
also had
to make
a
quarterback
change.
Harbaugh
elected
to bench
Shea
Patterson
late in
the
first
half in
favor of
backup
quarterback
Dylan
McCaffrey.
Patterson,
who
fumbled
twice in
each of
Michigan’s
first
two
games,
left
after
completing
4 of 9
passes
with 88
yards
and an
interception.
Patterson
returned
in the
second
half
after
McCaffrey
was
knocked
out of
the game
on a
play
that
caused
Wisconsin
safety
Reggie
Pearson
to
receive
a
targeting
penalty.
Safety
Eric
Burrell
also was
ejected
following
a
targeting
call.
Patterson
finished
14 of 32
for 219
yards
with two
touchdowns
and an
interception.
Wisconsin
got
better
production
from its
quarterback.
Coan,
in only
his
seventh
start,
had a
1-yard
touchdown
run and
a
25-yarder
that
made it
28-0
just
before
the
half.
Coan
also
passed
for 128
yards.
Wisconsin
has
outscored
South
Florida,
Central
Michigan
and now
Michigan
by a
combined
score of
145-14.
Zack
Baun and
Jack
Sanborn
each had
a sack
to lead
another
dominant
effort
by
Wisconsin’s
defense.
Baun now
has a
sack in
each of
Wisconsin’s
three
games.
Wisconsin
inside
linebacker
Chris
Orr and
Burrell
each
recovered
a
fumble.
Burrell
and
safety
John
Torchio
each had
an
interception.
THE
TAKEAWAY
Michigan:
The
Wolverines
struggled
to get
anything
going
offensively,
as the
unit
continues
to
sputter
under
first-year
offensive
coordinator
Josh
Gattis.
The
Wolverines
have
lost
each of
their
last six
road
games
with
Wisconsin.
Wisconsin:
After
going
8-5 a
year
ago, the
Badgers
proved
they’re
again a
force in
the Big
Ten.
POLL
IMPLICATIONS
Wisconsin
will
likely
move
into the
top 10.
The
Badgers
were a 3
½-point
favorite
against
the
Wolverines
and
proceeded
to
dominate
the Big
Ten
preseason
favorite.
MAN
OF THE
PEOPLE
Donovan
Peoples-Jones
returned
for
Michigan
after
missing
the
previous
two
games
with an
undisclosed
injury.
The
junior
receiver
had a
5-yard
touchdown
reception
late in
the
fourth
quarter.
INJURIES
Michigan
linebacker
Josh
Ross had
a boot
on his
right
foot
following
the
loss.
UP
NEXT
Michigan:
Hosts
Rutgers
on Sept.
28.
Wisconsin:
Takes on
Northwestern
on Sept.
28 at
home.
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