No. 18 Wisconsin Upsets No. 1 Ohio State, 31-18

Wisconsin’s upset of Ohio State has given Bret Bielema the kind of signature win he hasn’t had until now, says our WIsconsin blog, Bucky’s 5th Quarter. But the season isn’t a success yet.

Check out the full recap at Bucky’s 5th Quarter.

Our Ohio State blog, Along the Olentangy, says that the key moment in the Ohio State vs. Wisconsin game might have been the first play.

Check out Along the Olentangy’s full recap for more.

For more, check out our Wisconsin blog, Bucky’s 5th Quarter, and our Ohio State blog, Along the Olentangy.

The Badgers (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) built a three-touchdown lead before watching the Buckeyes get within three points early in the fourth quarter. James White stemmed the tide with a 12-yard scoring run and Wisconsin held on to send the No. 1 team to a loss for the second straight week. Last Saturday, South Carolina pulled off its first ever win over a top-ranked team with a 35-21 triumph over Alabama.

Because college football is the only game that crowns its champion based on polls — for better or for worse — there is a certain aura that goes with being No. 1 and beating No. 1.

This week, it’s Wisconsin that claims the pelt of the formerly top-ranked team in the nation, taking down Ohio State 31-18 in Camp Randall and shaking up the championship picture for the second week in a row.

James White just capped a 73-yard, 10-play drive with Wisconsin’s third rushing touchdown of the night, bumping the Badgers’ up to 10 points with less than seven minutes left in the game.

Pryor was 5-of-5 for 51 yards on the drive, not counting the conversion. The Buckeyes ate up almost 10 minutes of clock.

Wisconsin is now driving again.

Wisconsin has outgained Ohio State by more than 100 yards, 197-93, and has 14 first downs to the Buckeyes’ eight. John Clay has rushed for 88 yards and 2 TDs.

But the Badgers defense then locked things down again, and Ohio State kicked the field goal. The journey of 1,000 miles …

John Clay scored his second touchdown of the game — by a few inches — to bring his total yardage for the night to 74 and the Wisconsin lead to 21-0.

Whether the mystique of Camp Randall was as effective as some predicted or not, Ohio State has not looked like the No. 1 team in the nation so far. The ratings for this game should be headed upward right now in Boise, Dallas and Tuscaloosa, to name but a few markets.

After stopping Ohio State on its opening drive, Wisconsin — or rather, John Clay drove down the field on its second possession of the game to extend the lead to 14-0. Clay rushed for 51 of the 58 yards the Badgers covered en route to the endzone.

Ohio State has the ball back and will try to keep things from getting out of hand. The crowd is getting pretty loud at this point.