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Then reality struck for the Badgers in their 41-13 loss to No. 5 Notre Dame on Sept. 6 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
UW took the early lead after a Liam Danitz punt block set up a Gavin Lahm 27-yard field goal. The Badgers later tied it, too, with quarterback Colton Joseph’s 28-yard touchdown pass to Malachi Coleman. Wisconsin’s defense did enough to hold Notre Dame to a 13-10 halftime lead.
But the Fighting Irish broke away in the second half with a 28-3 scoring advantage after intermission, dropping Luke Fickell’s record at Wisconsin against AP-ranked opponents to 1-12.
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Notre Dame quarterback JR Carr connected with Nolan James Jr. for a 28-yard touchdown, expanding the Fighting Irish's lead to 41-13. There's 1:51 remaining in the game.
Notre Dame faces a third-and-4 with two minutes remaining. The ball is on the Wisconsin 28-yard line, so the Fighting Irish have the chance to expand the lead a little more.
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Wisconsin's chances are looking slimmer and slimmer by the minute.
The Badgers punted after a five-play, 27-yard drive. Notre Dame will take over at its own 12-yard line with a comfortable 34-13 lead and 7:57 remaining.
The announced attendance number for the Wisconsin-Notre Dame game is 75,939. It's a sellout.
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Notre Dame's lead is back up to three possessions after a five-yard touchdown run by Aneyas Williams, who now has 66 yards on 16 carries (4.1 yards per carry). It was Williams' second touchdown carry of the evening. UW's deficit is despite Notre Dame's not-so-lopsided 277-210 advantage in total yards.
Gavin Lahm hit a 36-yard field goal, trimming Notre Dame's lead to 27-13. Wisconsin needed more than eight minutes (and a timeout) to go 47 yards, which is unlikely to be sustainable with a double-digit deficit against the No. 5 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Wisconsin called a timeout with six second left on the play clock ahead of a crucial third-and-5 on Notre Dame's 19-yard line. The Badgers are on a drive that has lasted 12 plays for 46 yards so far.
Wisconsin now has a three-possession deficit after Colton Joseph threw a pick-six to Notre Dame's DJ McKinney. Joseph's throw was well off the mark from where intended receiver Chris Brooks Jr. (and in a spot where one can ill-afford to make that mistake). McKinney had no issues returning the pick 55 yards for the score.
Notre Dame leads, 27-10, with 8:52 remaining in the third quarter.
Notre Dame's lead is up to 20-10 after a nine-play, 70-yard scoring drive to start the second half. It ended with a three-yard touchdown run by Aneyas Williams. Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr was 4-of-5 for 51 yards on the drive.
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