As confetti rained down on the victorious Wisconsin Badgers late Thursday night inside Allegiant Stadium, quarterback Graham Mertz recalled lifting his team up in a key moment.
Starting on their own 3 yard line and protecting a seven-point lead, Mertz and the Badgers offense looked at a clock reading 9:57 in the 4th quarter and drained every one of them away over 18 plays. A series of kneel-downs and a final run by John Chenal sealed the 20-13 win over Arizona State in the 29th Las Vegas Bowl.