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O T H E R M A T C H U P S THE LOWDOWNWisconsin's special teams have not been exceptional this season, but they still get the edge over a Penn State kicking game that has been up and down all year. PK Rafael Gaglianone has converted on 7 of 10 field goal attempts, his longest being 42 yards. Gaglianone, a senior, has more than 60 field goals in his Wisconsin career. Jack Dunn is averaging 8.9 yards per punt return, while Aron Cruickshank is averaging 20 yards per kickoff re- turn, with a long return of 34 yards. Punting has been a problem for Wisconsin all season, and the Badgers have turned to Connor Allen to replace Anthony Lotti. The one real plus for Penn State's special teams is Hamler, who has averaged 26.9 yards per kickoff return. // EDGE Wisconsin SPECIAL TEAMS THE LOWDOWNThe series between Wisconsin and Penn State is tied, 9-9, but the Lions are riding a three-game win- ning streak. They're also playing at home, so that might be worth a few points. But one major concern has to be the amount of time that their defense has been on the field the past few weeks. Michigan held the ball for 37 minutes, and the Badgers are good at using their ground game to wear down opposing defenses. // EDGEEven THIS 'N' THAT THE LOWDOWN This is Paul Chryst's fourth year as Wisconsin's head football coach. He has amassed a record of 40-10 in Madison, including a 6-3 record this year. The Badgers have played in the Big Ten Championship Game the past three seasons, but they are long shots to return this year. This is the first regular-season game between Penn State and Wisconsin since Chryst's arrival. James Franklin's team did prevail in the one meeting between the two coaches, as Penn State topped the Badgers to claim the Big Ten title in 2016. // EDGE Even COACHING STAFF N O V E M B E R   7 ,   2 0 1 8 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 5 clear as of this writing whether Hornibrook would be able to play against Penn State. The Badgers' leading receiver is TE Jake Ferguson with 25 catches for 361 yards and three TDs. Wide receivers A.J. Taylor and Danny Davis have 24 catches apiece, for 406 and 265 yards, respectively. Penn State ranks sixth in the Big Ten in pass defense, but oppo- nents have completed only 54.4 percent of their attempts and have thrown only 13 touchdown passes. The Lions have totaled nine interceptions through nine games. Safeties Garrett Taylor and Scott and CB Amani Oruwariye all have two picks apiece. Penn State is tied with Michigan for the Big Ten lead with 29 sacks. Gross-Matos has a team-high seven sacks. // KEY MATCHUP For Wisconsin to have any success throwing the ball against Penn State, Dietzen and Ed- wards will have to keep Gross-Matos, Miller and Toney away from Hornibrook and/or Coan. // EDGE Penn State

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