Wisconsin Twitter reacts as the Badgers win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
In a fitting way for the Jim Leonhard era at Wisconsin to come to a close, the Badger defense stood tall late for a 24-17 win over Oklahoma State in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
A Cedrick Dort Jr. interception with just under three minutes left all but sealed a Wisconsin win as the Badgers won their eighth bowl game in the last nine years.
Braelon Allen paced the Wisconsin offense with another 100-yard game on the ground, as the Fond Du Lac native finished with 116 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Chase Wolf was under center for the entirety of the night, and shook off an early red zone interception to lead Wisconsin to victory.
Here is how Badger Twitter reacted to the win:
A fitting sendoff for Jim Leonhard:
We are all going to miss Jim Leonhard, fitting way for his defense to go out
— Asher Low (@alow_33) December 28, 2022
A win to end the year:
THAT is how you end a season 💪 pic.twitter.com/JpVsYBLW5S
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) December 28, 2022
Still undefeated...
LUKE FICKELL WITH THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE OF ANY WISCONSIN FOOTBALL COACH IN HISTORY
— Badgers Ball Knower (@BadgersBallKnow) December 28, 2022
Jump Around travels!
The best tradition in college football. Looking like Camp Randall South.
Wisconsin is jumping around! #RateBowl #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/E3sjz9ckpP
— Jacob Seliga 🇵🇷 (@jacob_seliga) December 28, 2022
Wisconsin's defense came to play:
Oklahoma State offensive drives:
4 & out
3 & out
1 play TD
3 & out
5 & out
3 & out
3 & out
3 & out3 first downs
0/7 on 3rd down
11 rushes, 12 yards
122 total yardsBrutal#wisconsinfootball #oklahomastatefootball #GuaranteedRateBowl
— RGP – Road Grading the Pipeline (@GradingThe) December 28, 2022
And now the offseason...
Was Mertz holding everything and everyone back, or did Jim Leonhard simply not "get" the offensive side of the ball, or is it just a one-off bowl game against an opponent which is itself without its starting QB?
Oh, the intrigue … @thebadgerswire https://t.co/HUGxqAD2hu
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 28, 2022
Solid performance from No. 2 tonight:
Kinda upset we didn’t see more of Chase Wolf this season..
— Travis Beckum (@TravisBeckum47) December 28, 2022
It wasn't perfect, but it got the job done:
The #Badgers mistakes today:
– Drop from Dean Engram in RZ
– Dropped TD from Keontez Lewis
– Dropped pick-six from John Torchio
– 3rd & 14 blown coverage for 41 yards— Rohan Chakravarthi (@RohanChakrav) December 28, 2022
The Badgers take it:
Congratulations to your 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl Champions, @BadgerFootball! pic.twitter.com/qbfA4TDMD3
— Guaranteed Rate Bowl (@RateBowl) December 28, 2022
Braelon Allen earns offensive player of the game:
Braelon Allen was just named offensive player of the game.#Badgers pic.twitter.com/WzaJSdDmi7
— Raul Vazquez (@RaulV45) December 28, 2022
