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I'll be more careful this time, after my "Upset Alert" of last week flopped badly.Michigan has won eight straight entering play today. The Wolverines have recovered nicely from that horrific 0-2 start. They've done it with some seriously banged-up players. Chad Henne has been hurt and missed time. Mike Hart is out for today's game, and he has not been healthy for most of the season.
But Wisconsin isn't sympathetic to these issues. Running back P.J. Hill is dressed but not playing today. Defensive starters Allen Langford and Jason Chapman are out. Wide receiver Luke Swan has been out since the Illinois game, and he is watching Senior Day from the sidelines on crutches.
So far, the banged-up Badgers are getting the best of the banged-up Wolverines. Wisconsin holds a 20-7 halftime lead in Madison, thanks in large part to the guts and leadership of senior quarterback Tyler Donovan.
Henne just didn't have it today. A third-down pass on Michigan's opening drive was badly underthrown, and then he was picked off by Shane Carter on Michigan's second series. That pick set up Wisconsin with a short field, and they used that (along with two incredibly stupid personal fouls on Michigan's Shawn Crable) to strike first. Donovan, who will need to get used to being hit, found Travis Beckum in the end zone for a 7-0 Wisconsin lead. Donovan took seven hits total in the first three Wisconsin possessions, would not be intimidated. He kept getting up, and he kept standing in there to throw the ball.
Henne came out after the interception, and hasn't been seen since. Given the fact that he's getting treatment for his bad shoulder on the sideline, it's not likely he'll return in at least this half. Ryan Mallett came in, and he's been shaky, taking a few hits and missing a wide-open Adrian Arrington down the right sideline after Wisconsin had kicked a field goal to make it 10-0.
The Badgers tacked on a score to take a 17-0 lead, as Donovan took it in from two yards on a bootleg. Michigan answered, as Mallett hit Mario Manningham on a screen pass. It was Manningham's first touch of the game, and it went for six. Wisconsin added a field goal right before halftime.
Even without P.J. Hill, the Badgers are running the ball well. Lance Smith has 52 of Wisconsin's 108 rushing yards in the first half, and Donovan has chipped in 194 total yards (163 passing). He has a touchdown pass and a touchdown run. Beckum is already up to 97 yards receiving on five catches.
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