The Wisconsin Badgers celebrated a big win on Friday night. The Badgers earned a 38-17 victory over Big Ten foe Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. Two of those 38 points scored by the Badgers were put on the board with incredible style. Wisconsin scored the final two points of the game on an amazing trick play to net the two-point conversion.
The Badgers pulled a ‘Philly Special’ out of their bag. Quarterback Tanner Mordecai caught a pass from Will Pauling.
THE 2-POINT CONVERSION TO CASH THE OVER (54) IN WISCONSIN-PURDUE
And the announcers knew it too 😂pic.twitter.com/wCgsGX9vGC
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 23, 2023
What’s more, of course, is that the game affected the total. The 2-point conversion propelled the total points scored to 55. The total closed at 54 points before the game, according to ESPN. So, that’s a brutal beat for some, considering the score game with 3:35 remaining in the game.
Wisconsin improved to 3-1 with the emphatic road victory, as they scored their first Big Ten win of the season. Their only blemish thus far this season was a loss against the Washington State Cougars. So, the Badgers have built up some momentum now. And they can thank this trick play for it. They’ll now roll into their bye week until they resurface in two weeks for their home Big Ten opener against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
The college football world reacted to the amazing trick play, with plenty to say about it and its effects on the total.
— Carson Schulz (@SchulzCarson) September 23, 2023
I have seen it all 😂 https://t.co/wpNjK99gdg
— robert (@rcneumann) September 23, 2023
What kind of sicko goes for two in this situation? https://t.co/awYKIO87nG
— Ethan (@EthanSamuel45) September 23, 2023
I don’t see why Wisconsin would put that reverse on tape for a 2 point conversion in a 21 point game
— Gill Boldberg (@Gill_Boldberg) September 23, 2023
Double reverse halfback option for the Badgers 2 point conversion Phil Longo is COOKIN and Wisconsin leads 38-17👨🏽🍳🔥
— IKE Badgers Podcast (@IKE_Badgers) September 23, 2023
Phil Longo stunting on Purdue on that 2 point conversion hahaha
— Wisconsin Homer (@wisconsintakes) September 23, 2023
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