Football: No. 11 Wisconsin makes statement with 30-6 road victory against No. 8 Michigan State

Source: uwire.com --- Saturday, September 24, 2016
EAST LANSING, Mich. — For several seconds during the third quarter, University of Wisconsin fifth-year safety Leo Musso felt like he had been transported back to his running back days at Waunakee High School. Musso had scooped up a fumble forced by fellow safety D’Cota Dixon, whose low hit on Michigan State running back LJ Scott jarred the ball loose, and now Musso streaked toward the end zone. MSU quarterback Tyler O’Connor was the final green jersey preventing his path to the end zone as Musso streaked up the Wisconsin sideline. Musso then put O’Connor in the spin cycle at the 50-yard line, executing a perfect spin-move and scampered into the end zone on a 66-yard touchdown. “I was escstatic when I saw him hit the spin-move,” Dixon said after the game. “It’s like he pressed the B-button or something. I was like ‘Oh my god, did he really just do that?!’” The score put No. 11 Wisconsin up 20-6, and sent the Badgers (4-0) on their way to a 30-6 upset over No. 8 Michigan State at Spartan Stadium. “I had the easy job,” Musso said of the play. “Just pick it up and run.” Saturday was an aberration from the recent meetings between the Badgers and the Spartans (2-1). A combined 12 points decided the last three meetings between the two teams, and Saturday marked the first matchup for the programs since 2012. UW redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook rose to the challenge of his first career collegiate start with extreme poise. Hornibrook thre ...

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