Posted December 04, 2011 on wisconsin.scout.com
Wisconsin's special teams have been the maligned unit all season for the Badgers. On the conference's biggest stage, it was UW's life saver. Wisconsin forced a fumble on kickoff that they put in for seven and Brad Nortman drew a five-yard roughing the kicker penalty, allowing UW to kneel its way to a 42-39 victory over No.11 Michigan State.
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