Photos: Wisconsin Badgers crush Rutgers Scarlet Knights to earn fifth straight victory

Almost everything went the University of Wisconsin football team’s way Saturday in its first trip to Rutgers since 2014. Here's what to know.

The Badgers picked up their sixth win of the season, but an injury at tailback could make it a costly one.

Mellusi had already rushed for 64 yards and a TD when he planted his left leg to make a cut, something went wrong and he went down untouched, immediately reaching for his left knee.

Pryor, who has preached patience throughout his career, caught four passes for 72 yards and a touchdown Saturday after catching just four passes in all of October. 

The Badgers defense is becoming a turnover machine by putting themselves into the right positions consistently and winning key individual matchups, and the offense is capitalizing on the additional chances. The win at Rutgers was a perfect example.

The Wisconsin Badgers quarterback says he wants to get 1% better every day. That jump was more noticeable during a rout over Rutgers.

A rewatch of the game revealed a passing concept that fans should keep an eye on, a weakness of a veteran player and a glimpse into the future of the program in the fourth quarter. 

Aidan O'Connell matched his career high by throwing three touchdown passes — including one on a reverse, flea-flicker screen pass — and Purdue upset No. 5 Michigan State 40-29, leaving the conference without an unbeaten team.

Usually the teams that most surprisingly reach November in College Football Playoff contention don't stay that way. That was the case Saturday for Michigan State and Wake Forest.

The UW football team found itself back in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday after not being included since Sept. 26.

Associated Press college football poll voters are grappling with how to handle head-to-head results in a season that has been filled with twists and turns.

Junior running back Chez Mellusi was injured in the Badgers' 52-3 win at Rutgers, but the Badgers are waiting to see how severe that injury is. 

Freshman tailback Braelon Allen already has a significant role for the offense, but roommate Hunter Wohler is starting to push for more playing time on defense. 

The University of Wisconsin football team got a bump in its College Football Playoff ranking after blowing out Rutgers last week.

No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Cincinnati all moved up one spot behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama in the second College Football Playoff rankings.

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Wisconsin football's leading rusher is out for the rest of the season after injuring his left leg at Rutgers. 

Nowhere is this trend more apparent than at No. 20 Wisconsin, which has a chance to produce statistically the best season of any FBS run defense in over a decade.

Whether you're heading down to Camp Randall or watching from your couch, the State Journal has Badgers fans covered with a complete breakdown of everything they need to know as No. 20 Wisconsin hosts Northwestern in a Big Ten battle Saturday in Madison. 

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