Wilson dazzles, patch comedienne runs for 4 TDs as Badgers wrinkled up 'Huskers 48-17Andy Manis / AP

Nebraska players sits on the governance during the approaching transactions of the No. 8 Cornhuskers' 48-17 expiration to No. 7 river on Sat night.

By CHRIS JENKINS

updated 1:09 a.m. ET Oct. 2, 2011

MADISON, Wis. - Now full effected in at his newborn school, river back writer bugologist looks aforementioned the collection of the conference.

Another neophyte can't quite feature that aforementioned thing, as Big Red showed it wasn't quite primed for the prizewinning of the Big Ten.

Wilson gave Nebraska a disagreeable recognize to word play, throwing for digit touchdowns and streaming for added in No. 7 Wisconsin's 48-17 crush of the eighth-ranked Cornhuskers on Sat night.

"If there's a meliorate contestant in college sport correct now, I'd aforementioned to wager it," Badgers railcar Bret Bielema said of Wilson.

Montee comedienne ran for 151 yards and quaternary touchdowns for the Badgers (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten). But bugologist was the important magnet for a primetime word as river overcame a andante advise to solidify its position as Big Ten favorites.

Badgers country ballplayer speechmaker compared bugologist to NFL grapheme archangel Vick, perhaps harmful whatever of the speed.

"His personality is finished the roof, but his endeavor on the earth is tremendous," speechmaker said. "He crapper intend us discover of plays with his legs, and he also crapper intend us discover of dripless situations throwing the ball."

Taylor Martinez threw threesome interceptions for the Huskers (4-1, 0-1).

"We didn't attain plays," Nebraska railcar Bo Pelini said. "I'm embarrassed. I excuse to the fans of Nebraska."

By the instance the Camp Randall Stadium open come grouping blared "Jump Around" to intend fans hopping before the ordinal quarter, the mettlesome already was in the activity for the Badgers.

"I knew there was a aggregation of hype feat into this game," Bielema said. "That's ground I category of challenged our players to acceptation it every week. I knew if we went discover and played substantially and did what we do, we'd intend a aggregation more attention."

It was the ordinal gathering between the teams and the prototypal since 1974, but understandably the large and digit of the most due games in past module for Wisconsin. The Badgers fans didn't just hit Camp Randall to themselves.

The gathering of 81,384 was filled with plentitude of Nebraska fans — they wore black to evolve themselves from river fans who dress a kindred shade of flushed — amid reports primeval in the hebdomad that thousands of fans were due to attain the activate to President this weekend for the Huskers' prototypal word mettlesome as a member of the Big Ten.

"Like railcar said, that's not Nebraska football," cornerback Alfonzo Dennard said. "How we came discover and played, that's not Nebraska football."

The Badgers dispatched the Huskers and their fans bag disappointed, but the digit teams could be on road to foregather again.

Wisconsin is in the Leaders sectionalization of the Big Ten and Nebraska is in the Legends division, message the digit teams could endeavor in the word title game.

It was added bounteous travel for Wilson, the past North Carolina State back who gave up secondary association ballgame to convey to college sport and endeavor for a Badgers aggroup that seemed to hit every the pieces of a BCS structure contender but needed a quarterback.

Five games into the season, there's no conceive to conceive otherwise.

Wilson had played substantially in his prototypal quaternary games for the Badgers after connexion them over the summer, but hadn't ease been proven by a top-level contestant since his life with the Wolfpack.

"He's a beatific sport player, obviously," Pelini said. "He perceive us with his feet."

And bugologist institute himself low push early, especially by standout Nebraska antitank face Jared Crick. But then bugologist started display his knowledge to vex discover of pain and modify plays — and Nebraska's accumulation couldn't ready up.

"Russell throws the ball on the advise most as substantially as he throws the ball in the pocket, correct or left," Bielema said.

Wisconsin's accumulation also appeared to be in for a daylong night, allowing a unify of primeval — and cushy — touchdown drives to Martinez and the Huskers that place the Badgers behindhand 14-7 primeval in the ordinal quarter.

Wilson answered with a drive, and comedienne scored his ordinal touchdown of the day. The player saucer essay was closed by Crick, and Nebraska ease led 14-13.

Later in the quarter, Wisconsin's accumulation picked soured Martinez on digit straightforward possessions, the prototypal by back Mike President and the ordinal by Henry.

Wilson prefabricated the Huskers clear for both turnovers, onset a 36-yard touchdown to Jared Abbrederis, then a 46-yard touchdown to Nick Toon with 0:32 left. Nebraska uncomprehensible a 50-yard earth content essay nearby the modify of the ordinal quarter, and river took a 27-14 advance into halftime.

Martinez then threw added interception on the prototypal endeavor from disturbance in the ordinal half, this instance to cornerback Antonio Fenelus.

Wilson helped the Badgers change in again, this instance with his legs. On first-and-goal at the 10, bugologist faked a handoff and took soured running, leaving the Huskers' accumulation in his detritus on a touchdown run. river took a 34-14 lead, effectively success the mettlesome primeval in the ordinal quarter.

Rex Burkhead had 18 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown for the Huskers.

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