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Badgers crush Huskies
MADISON, Wis. - Two plays exemplified Northern Illinois University's game at Wisconsin.
The first play. And the last.
Redshirt freshman Ricky Crider broke his left leg on the opening kickoff. On the final play, redshirt freshman defensive end Ed Jackson laid sprawled on the turf as players milled around the field.
In between those two plays, Wisconsin treated Northern Illinois like a junior varsity team, toying with the Huskies much to the delight of the 81,883 fans at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions to dispatch an overmatched Northern Illinois team 44-3 Saturday afternoon.
“Yeah, not a very good start,” said NIU coach Joe Novak on Crider's injury.
Coming off two straight losses,
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