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ImpactMordecai put together perhaps the best performance of his Wisconsin career. The team's coaching staff appeared determined to get the signal-caller more involved as a rusher, calling multiple designed quarterback scrambles and draws on first and second down throughout the game. This helped supplement the running game with No. 2 running back Jackson Acker (undisclosed) sidelined. Mordecai ultimately finished with one of his quietest performances as a passer, totaling his fewest number of passing attempts outside of the Week 7 loss to Iowa, which he exited early due to a fractured bone in his throwing hand. Nevertheless, he wound up throwing multiple touchdowns for the first time this season, tossing touchdown passes of 11 and five yards. His lone interception also came on a last-ditch heave toward the end zone as time expired to end the first half. The break before the Badgers' upcoming bowl game should provide additional time for Mordecai to recover from his hand surgery undergone after Week 7.
NOVEMBER 26, 2023•ROTOWIRE
