���From the first snap, you
could tell that they were
excited to play,��� Borland said
of Andersen���s Aggies. ���They
just exuded confidence and
looked very comfortable
doing what they do. They
fought to the end and had a
chance to win.������
ADAM TURNER
position. That made them difficult to beat.
���From the first snap, you could tell that they were
excited to play. They just exuded confidence and
looked very comfortable doing what they do. They
fought to the end and had a chance to win.������
Utah State missed a 37-yard field goal with six
seconds left.
���They went into the game believing that they
could win,������ said UW tight end Jacob Pedersen.
���You can definitely tell the difference when a team
comes in thinking, believing they can win.
���Those guys believed. They had a great game
plan for us and they shut down a lot of the things
that we liked to do. We had to earn everything we
got against them.������
Montee Ball rushed for 139 yards, but it took
him 37 carries. He averaged 3.8 per rush.
Wisconsin���s longest run from scrimmage was 17
yards; a Ball touchdown with 3:06 remaining.
���They were physical up front; they came out with
a lot of energy,������ said Pedersen, who had one of
only seven pass receptions. Quarterbacks Danny
O���Brien and Joel Stave were a combined 7-of-16
for 78 yards.
���You can tell when a team comes out with what
I���ll say is fake energy,������ Pedersen went on. ���They���re
pumped up and ready to go. But once the game
starts and you start hitting them, you can tell.
���They might back off a little bit or they���ll start
looking around. But with Utah State, every time
you hit them, they hit you back harder. They were
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