Colton Joseph Accounts for Every Wisconsin Touchdown in 31-3 Win
Colton Joseph threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, which covers every touchdown Wisconsin scored in its 31-3 win over Michigan State. Four scores, one guy.
It was never close. Jacob Harris caught a 20-yard pass from Joseph at 8:16 of the first quarter and a 15-yarder at 1:01 to make it 14-0. Gavin Lahm added a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter, and Michigan State got on the board with a Liam Boyd 31-yarder with nine seconds left in the half, 17-3. That was the last time the Spartans scored. Joseph then broke a 47-yard run early in the third for 24-3, and Malachi Coleman hauled in a 46-yard touchdown at 7:56 of the fourth to close it out. Wisconsin never trailed.
The passing line is the odd part. Joseph was 9 of 20 for 145 yards, so the arm was good for three touchdowns and not much else. His legs did the rest: 13 carries for 141 yards. Add it up and he produced 286 of Wisconsin's 374 total yards, which is more than three quarters of the offense. Wisconsin ran for 229 as a team on 41 carries.
Michigan State had 235 yards, 108 of them through the air, and 45 rushes that netted 127. Not a single turnover on either side, so the Spartans cannot even blame a short field.
Wisconsin is 4-1 and Michigan State is 2-3. For fantasy owners, Joseph's 43.9 points were the biggest game of his season and the kind of afternoon that wins a week by itself.