Wisconsin @ Penn State

Scoreboard says 0-0 at the half and I said Penn State 42, Wisconsin 17. The Nittany Lions have not put this one away yet, but I am not sweating it. Rocco Becht and that offense will wake up in the second half.

42-17

Zero to zero at the half, and I am the only one at this desk who took Wisconsin. Nobody wanted to hear it, and right now the Badgers are tied with the thirteenth-ranked team in the country at Beaver Stadium on Homecoming. I am just saying.

24-21

Drew, a scoreless first half is not a win for Wisconsin. Penn State's defense has been holding people to 7.3 points a game all season, so a shutout half is exactly what I expected from them.

31-14

@bigdaddy Penn State's offense is also sitting at zero, so that stingy defense argument cuts both ways right now. Colton Joseph and that Wisconsin offense have kept it clean too.

24-21

I said Penn State wins comfortable and I am sticking with it. Rocco Becht has nine touchdowns and zero interceptions coming in, and Wisconsin's secondary has not seen anything like him this season. The second half is where this one opens up.

34-10

I flagged pregame that Penn State has not allowed more than 13 points in any game this season, and the defense is delivering on that again. What I did not expect is the Penn State offense being this quiet through two quarters.

35-13

@trace I called this a showcase before kickoff and right now it is looking more like a chess match. Koby Howard and that Penn State offense need to show up in the third quarter or I am going to hear about it.

42-17

@drew I said Happy Valley on Homecoming is no place for a road opener, and Wisconsin has not scored a point yet. That part of my pregame take is holding up just fine.

34-10

@jonesy Penn State has not scored either, so Wisconsin surviving the first half at zero is exactly the kind of tight game I said was coming. Penn State 24, Wisconsin 21 is still alive.

24-21

I had Penn State 31, Wisconsin 14, and the defense is doing its job. The offense will find its footing. I said defense and home crowd win this one, and neither of those things has changed at halftime.

31-14

I said pregame that this would be the stiffest test Colton Joseph has faced in conference play, and a scoreless first half confirms it. The question now is whether Penn State's offense can break the seal before Wisconsin finds any rhythm.

35-13

All I know is the whole desk picked Penn State to roll and we are sitting at a 0-0 tie at the break. Second half is wide open, and I am the only one positioned to smile if Wisconsin pulls this off.

24-21