Wisconsin returned to Camp Randall on Saturday, led by a true freshman at quarterback , and took care of business against Rutgers. These are the games where I think you need to be careful not to overreact because of the quality of the opponent, but here’s what I thought about each phase of the game.

Offense: A-

In recent years, the presence of a backup quarterback in the Badgers' offense has been a detriment. On Saturday night, it was the spark that the offense needed. Ryan Hopkins, outside of a few plays, was very good.

The true freshman completed 18 passes on 24 attempts, connecting with eight different receivers for 241 passing yards and three scores. Hopkins did throw two near interceptions, but it was luckily called back for roughing the passer. He also had a ball go straight through a defensive back’s hands that would have been a walk-in pick-six.…