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College Football Rankings 2018: Projected Top 25 after Week 8

By John Mitchell

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - OCTOBER 20: Rondale Moore #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter as Sevyn Banks #12 of the Ohio State Buckeyes falls at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 20, 2018 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - OCTOBER 20: Rondale Moore #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter as Sevyn Banks #12 of the Ohio State Buckeyes falls at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 20, 2018 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Wisconsin rebounded from last week’s 38-13 loss to Michigan by running through the perennial Big Ten cellar-dweller Illinois. With snow coming down hard in Camp-Randall, the Badgers leaned on their ground game and got 100-yard rushing days from both Jonathan Taylor and Taiwan Deal, who paced a Wisconsin ground attack that ran for 357 yards.

Concerning, again, for the Badgers is the play of their quarterback Alex Hornibrook. The junior signal-caller had three touchdown passes on 13/22 completions, but also threw two more interceptions for the second week in a row.

Wisconsin may still be the class of the Big Ten West, but if they want to seriously threaten Ohio State or Michigan in a potential Big Ten Title game matchup, they will need more consistent play from their quarterback.

The Badgers travel to Evanston next week to battle Northwestern in what is a surprisingly big game for the divisional title race.

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