MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Danny O’Neil went 23 of 27 for 283 yards with three touchdown passes in his first start for Wisconsin as the Badgers pulled away in the second half to beat Middle Tennessee 42-10 on Saturday.

O’Neil was starting because Billy Edwards Jr. sprained his knee in the second quarter of a 17-0 victory over Miami (Ohio) last week. O’Neil started 11 games for San Diego State last season.

Wisconsin only led 14-10 before outscoring Middle Tennessee 28-0 over the final 22 1/2 minutes.

“We had some tough conversations at halftime, really trying to flip the script,” O’Neil said. “We knew that we weren’t playing to our standard.”

O’Neil was intercepted once and threw touchdown completions of 3 yards to Tyrell Henry, 58 yards to Jayden Ballard and 17 yards to Lance Mason, who

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