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Wisconsin Football: 3 takeaways from dominant win over USF

By Dante Pryor

ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 13: Head coach Paul Chryst of the Wisconsin Badgers look on during warmups prior to playing the Michigan Wolverines on October 13, 2018 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 13: Head coach Paul Chryst of the Wisconsin Badgers look on during warmups prior to playing the Michigan Wolverines on October 13, 2018 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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MADISON, WI – NOVEMBER 12: T.J. Edwards #53 and Vince Biegel #47 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate a defensive stop during the first half of a game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Camp Randall Stadium on November 12, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MADISON, WI – NOVEMBER 12: T.J. Edwards #53 and Vince Biegel #47 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate a defensive stop during the first half of a game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Camp Randall Stadium on November 12, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

1. That looked like classic Badger defense

Four sacks, two interceptions and suffocating run defense — they woke up the echoes of Lamark Shackelford and TJ Watt the way they got after it against the Bulls tonight.

Everything pointed to this game being competitive tonight. South Florida had a number of guys back healthy who missed last season due to injury. The Bulls also have speed all over the field. Usually speed can counterbalance physicality, but the Bulls didn’t have the opportunity to get off.

The Badgers suffocated the Bulls’ offense.

They pressured Bulls quarterback Blake Barnett all night so he couldn’t get the ball to his play makers. He was running for his life all night against the Badger front-four.

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The Badgers didn’t have to blitz which gave them the opportunity to disguise coverage all night and speedy tailback Jordan Cronkrite had no room to run, and by virtue of the game getting out of hand so fast they couldn’t use him much tonight anyway.

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