Wisconsin Football: 3 takeaways from win over Northwestern

MADISON, WI - SEPTEMBER 30: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers dives for a touchdown during the first quarter of a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Camp Randall Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

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3. Hornibrook’s performance against BYU might have been one and done

Much like Northwestern, Wisconsin operates on a run-first basis on offense. Freshman running back Jonathan Taylor is the focal point of this offense and Hornibrook fills more of a secondary/game manager role.

Yet, Hornibrook came back much stronger in the second half than he did in the first. Hornibrook tossed two interceptions and no touchdowns, all while being held to well under 100 passing yards.

The show that Hornibrook put on against the BYU Cougars in Wisconsin’s previous matchup saw him throw for 256 yards and four touchdowns with zero turnovers. He only had one incompletion on 19 attempts in that game as well.

In the second half, Hornibrook’s role got smaller. The focus of the Wisconsin offense turned to the ground game. Most of the hand-offs went to either Taylor or Bradrick Shaw. Yet, one touchdown and two picks is not what we saw from Hornibrook against BYU.

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