Facing the Illinois Fighting Illini in a B1G West clash at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, redshirt sophomore tight end Jake Ferguson got the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers on the scoreboard first with a 18-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

Wisconsin on BTN provided video of the score:

On the receiving end of junior quarterback Jack Coan’s toss, Ferguson’s touchdown came on 3rd & 10 on the opening drive of the game.

Fresh off a 38-0 dismantling of Michigan State (4-3) on October 12, Wisconsin (6-0) has established themselves as the B1G West’s best team at the season’s halfway point.

Illinois (2-4) opened its season with back-to-back wins, but is trying to snap a four-game losing streak. Staring at an uphill battle, the Illini will at least be buoyed by the return of redshirt junior quarterback Brandon Peters from a concussion.

Now in the second quarter, Wisconsin at Illinois is airing on BTN.