James White, Montee Ball power Wisconsin past Minnesota
The Gophers took the opening kickoff, so Nelson didn't have any
time on the sideline to get any more nervous than he surely
already was. Zach Mottla's third-down shotgun snap sailed to
Nelson's left, and he had to hustle to cover the ball so the
Gophers could punt from their 16.    After dominating Purdue
with 645 total yards in last week's 38-14 win, the Badgers
didn't move the ball with the same proficiency, particularly
early. This is an improved Gophers defense but still a group
that let Iowa's Mark Weisman rush for 177 yards and a touchdown
and Northwestern's Venric Mark gain 182 yards and two scores on
the ground.  Stave was especially erratic. He also hung on too
long and took two sacks, by D.L. Wilhite and Ra'Shede Hageman
for a total loss of 20 yards, to push the Badgers out of field-
goal range and forced their third of four first-half punts.  But
the Gophers, relying frequently on draws and zone read runs up
the middle by Nelson, didn't