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Illinois torches Wisconsin No. 1 defense for 48-yard touchdown
By Dave Holcomb
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With Wisconsin coming into Week 8 with four shutouts already this season, there was a legitimate question as to whether Illinois would reach the end zone against the Badgers on Saturday. Or even score points.
It took until a little past the midway point of the second quarter, but Illinois has points and a touchdown. But not only a touchdown, an explosive, pretty-looking one.
On second-and-9, Fighting Illini quarterback Brandon Peters found Donny Navarro on a slant pattern, but Navarro made two defenders miss and scampered 48 yards for a touchdown. Watch below:
https://twitter.com/schuttecfb/status/1185602537312980992?s=21
Illinois’ defense is playing well too, holding Jonathan Taylor and the Wisconsin ground game in check. Wisconsin leads 10-7 with a few minutes remaining in the first half.