Polzin: Chez Mellusi outdid 'best friend' Braelon Allen. The winner? Wisconsin football fans
JIM POLZIN
Updated
University of Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi and offensive linemen Tanor Bortolini and Jack Nelson about the new scheme and the running game's success.
It was 2:31 p.m. when Luke Fickell led his new team out of the tunnel for the first time at Camp Randall Stadium, public-address announcer Mike Mahnke welcoming a sellout crowd “to a new era of Wisconsin football” as the Badgers took the field.
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in the second half of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Chez Mellusi's long TD run in photos from breaking through the line to the end zone
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
SAMANTHA MADAR
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in for a touchdown in the third quarter of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi (1) runs the ball in the second half of the season opener against Buffalo Bulls at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL