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Live updates: Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State game thread

Live in-game drive and scoring updates from Wisconsin football's matchup against Michigan State in East Lansing on Saturday.

Matt Belz

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The Wisconsin Badgers enter Saturday's matchup at Michigan State as touchdown favorites despite being on the road for consecutive weeks.

Hoping to win back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Badgers and interim head coach Jim Leonhard will need to carry over the momentum from last Saturday's 35-point win over Northwestern. 

With kickoff time set for 3 p.m. CST and the game aired on FOX, All Badgers will have a rolling thread of game updates as they happen from the game.

Contents

  1. Pregame Status Updates
  2. First quarter
  3. Second quarter
  4. Third quarter
  5. Fourth quarter
  6. Overtime

Pregame Status Updates

  • Wisconsin's preliminary depth chart for the Michigan State game. 
  • Wisconsin will be without the following players against Michigan State due to injury: safety Hunter Wohler (left leg), RT Riley Mahlman (left leg), K Vito Calvaruso (right leg), OLB Aaron Witt (right leg), QB Chase Wolf (right knee), CB Al Ashford, TE Hayden Rucci (right leg), FB Jackson Acker (head), ILB Jake Chaney (head), safety Preston Zachman (right arm), CB Cedrick Dort (head), DE Isaiah Mullens (right leg).
  • The Wisconsin players who are out for the entire 2022 season: safety Travian Blaylock (right knee), DE Mike Jarvis (left leg), ILB Luna Larson (right leg), DE Isaac Townsend (left leg), TE Cam Large (right leg), TE Clay Cundiff (left leg).
  • The Badgers will use the same starting offensive line as last week. Jack Nelson (LT), Tanor Bortolini (LG), Joe Tippmann (C), Michael Furtney (RG), and Trey Wedig (RT). Tyler Beach is available to play, but will not start. 
  • In terms of uniforms, the Wisconsin Badgers are wearing red pants with white jerseys as the road team. Face masks are red for Wisconsin, a slight change from previous weeks. 
  • With fullback Jackson Acker out with a head injury, walk-on Riley Nowakowski will make his first career start with the Badgers. 
  • The following freshmen made the trip for Wisconsin: Vinny Anthony (WR), Austin Brown (S), Joe Brunner (OG), Myles Burkett (QB), Marshall Howe (QB), Charlie Jarvis (S), Avyonne Jones (CB), Gavin Lahm (K), Aidan Vaughan (ILB).

First quarter

Wisconsin wins the pregame coin toss and chooses to defer to the second half. Michigan State will begin with the football.

  • 13:50  - After stuffing back-to-back runs by Michigan State, the Wisconsin pass rush gets in for a big sack to force the Spartans to punt the ball. 
  • 13:18 - Braelon Allen takes his first carry of the game 20 yards, highlighted by a pretty spin move to gain a few extra yards after contact. 
  • 12:25 - Graham Mertz then finds Skyler Bell along the sideline for a first down gain off play-action. 11-yard reception by Bell. 
  • 11:49 - After a hard run by Braelon Allen of seven yards, Michigan State is called for a late hit on the sidelines to give the Badgers another first down and move the ball down to the MSU 15-yard line. 
  • 10:41 - Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is sacked by Brandon Wright for a loss of seven yards. 
  • 9:52 - On a third and long, Graham Mertz comes back with an 18-yard throw to Chimere Dike for a first down inside the Michigan State five-yard line. 
  • 8:01 - Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen punches it in on fourth and one to give the Badgers an early lead in East Lansing.

7-0 Wisconsin

  • 7:15 - Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne finds wide receiver Jayden Reed for a 14-yard completion. Reed broke a tackle from Wisconsin safety John Torchio on the play. 
  • 6:15 - After another Michigan State first down, the Spartans are called for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by left tackle Jarrett Horst, who is actually from Middleton (Wis.). 
  • 4:42 - Thorne finds Reed once again for a big gain, picking up 28-yards through the air to move deeper into Wisconsin territory. 
  • 2:19 - Michigan State then runs the ball several times in a row to move the ball down to the Wisconsin one-yard line. 
  • 1:18 - The Wisconsin defense makes a huge fourth-down stand on the goal line to end the Michigan State scoring chance and give the offense the ball back. 
  • 0:32 - Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz makes an errant throw behind tight end Jack Eschenbach from his own end-zone, and it is intercepted by Michigan State's Jacoby Windmon. 
  • 0:20 - Michigan State running back Jalen Berger then breaks through for a 12-yard touchdown run to tie the game up. Berger ran right through reserve safety Titus Toler to find the end zone. 

7-7 all tied up

  • 0:11 - Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen rips off a 34-yard run to move the ball down to the Michigan State side of the field. 

Second quarter

  • 14:00 - Mertz completes a 7-yard completion to Skyler Bell to give the Badgers another first down. 
  • 12:32 - Mertz then delivers a strike to wide receiver Keontez Lewis for another first down before taking the ball down to the one-yard line on a 14-yard run up the middle of the Michigan State defense. 
  • 10:30 - Braelon Allen would do the rest, pushing the pile for his second touchdown of the game on a short 1-yard run. The Badgers used a pair of offensive linemen as extra blockers on the play. 

14-7 Wisconsin

  • 10:12 - Michigan State would begin their drive at their own eight-yard line after consecutive penalties. 
  • 8:35 - Payton Thorne finds a soft spot in Wisconsin's zone defense for a 26-yard completion to Jayden Reed and a Spartan first down. 
  • 6:57 - The Wisconsin defense eventually comes up with three-straight stops to force a Michigan State punt to get the ball back at the 17-yard line. 
  • 6:31 - Braelon Allen is bottled up for a 5-yard loss, but Michigan State is called for a 15-yard late hit penalty to give Wisconsin another first down. The penalty marks a sixth of the game for Michigan State. Michael Fletcher was then ejected from the game for targeting. 
  • 4:37 - After a nine-yard run by Braelon Allen, miscommunication by Graham Mertz and backup running back Isaac Guerendo results in a loss of three and a Wisconsin punt. 
  • 2:00 - The Spartans can not take advantage of good field position and go three-and-out on their next drive. 
  • 0:39 - Mertz delivers back-to-back completions to Chimere Dike to pick up a first down, but a questionable blocking penalty on Braelon Allen wipes away the Wisconsin momentum.

Third quarter

  • 14:55 - After an Isaac Guerendo kickoff return, Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is sacked by Charles Brantley on a play-action attempt. 
  • 13:00 - Wisconsin is unable to move the chains and punter Andy Vujnovich has to come out and punt the ball. Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed takes the return back 81 yards for a touchdown, but a blindside block by the Spartans wipes away the special team's touchdown. The 60-yard punt and penalty back Michigan State up to their own 17-yard line. 
  • 12:20 - Running back Jalen Berger picks up a first down on a 12-yard rush.
  • 10:59 - Wisconsin linebacker Maeam Njongmeta comes up with a big third-down pass breakup to bring up a Michigan State punt moments later. 
  • 8:52 - Michigan State is called for a pass interference penalty on third and long, giving the Badgers a needed first down out of the shadow of their own end zone. The pass was intended for wide receiver Skyler Bell. 
  • 8:26 - Wisconsin tight end Jack Eschenbach then hauled in a diving catch of 14 yards. 
  • 7:36 - A Braelon Allen 6-yard run and then a diving scramble by Graham Mertz leads to another first down for the Wisconsin offense. 
  • 6:59 - Braelon Allen takes a direct snap out of the wildcat to gain another nine yards, and then takes it three more yards to give the Badgers' a fourth straight first down. 
  • 5:31 - Three straight throws from Mertz net Wisconsin zero yards, bringing up fourth down and the punt unit. Andy Vujnovich kicks it down to the three-yard line, backing Michigan State up near their own goal line.  
  • 3:04 - Michigan State dials up a trick play and Payton Thorne finds tight end Maliq Carr for a huge 72-yard completion. 
  • 0:54 - Running back Elijah Collins then found the end zone on a 1-yard run to tie the game up for the Spartans and finish off a 97-yard touchdown drive. 

14-14 in East Lansing

Fourth quarter

  • 13:30 - After another bad drive by the Wisconsin offense, Michigan State takes over at their 27-yard line. 
  • 11:52 - A big run stop by Rodas Johnson and then a sack by Nick Herbig give Wisconsin the ball right back. 
  • 9:54 - The Wisconsin offense can't pick up the first down, with Graham Mertz nearly throwing an interception on third down. Andy Vujnovich punts it back to MSU. 
  • 9:00 - Following a 15-yard pass interference penalty, Payton Thorne throws a 9-yard completion to Jayden Reed to move the ball into Wisconsin territory. 
  • 7:46 - A pass interference penalty on Ricardo Hallman gives Michigan State another first down. 
  • 7:23 - Two plays later, the Spartans complete a 29-yard touchdown to take the lead. Payton Thorne to Keon Coleman on a back shoulder throw. 

21-14 Michigan State

  • 7:25 - Wisconsin return man Isaac Guerendo takes the kickoff back 45 yards to give the Badgers great field position. 
  • 6:16 - Braelon Allen takes a reception 13 yards and then rushes for six yards on the next play to move the Badgers down to the MSU 30. 
  • 4:08 - After consecutive false starts, wide receiver Skyler Bell takes the jet sweep 29-yards for a big Wisconsin first down inside the 10-yard line.
  • 2:04 - Grahm Mertz would find Keontez Lewis in the back corner of the end zone for a touchdown on fourth and short to tie the game back up. 

21-21 in East Lansing

  • 1:39 - Payton Thorne completes a pass to Jayden Reed for a 7-yard gain to set up a third and three. 
  • 1:33 - Thorne floats a 25-yard pass to Keon Coleman for a big third-down conversion. 
  • 0:42 - Thorne escapes pressure from Nick Herbig, and scampers for another first down to move the Michigan State offense into field goal range. 
  • 0:27 - Michigan State has to rush their kicking unit onto the field and they botch the snap to send the game into overtime. 

Overtime

Wisconsin wins the coin toss, opting to play defense to start the overtime period. 

  • Michigan State once again pulls out a trick play, with wide receiver Jayden Reed throwing a touchdown to fellow wide-out Keon Coleman on the first play of overtime. 
  • Wisconsin would respond with a touchdown of their own on a throw from Graham Mertz to Chimere Dike on a crossing route. The play came moments after Mertz nearly threw a backbreaking interception to a pair of Michigan State defenders. 

28-28 after the first OT

  • Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen fumbles the first play of the second overtime period, giving the ball back to Michigan State. 
  • Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed made an acrobatic catch in the end zone to give the Spartans a 34-28 win at home. 

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