Wisconsin Twitter reacts to Graham Mertz’s big block as the Badgers take the lead
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It wasn’t the game-changing play you’d expect from your starting quarterback, but it worked all the same. Wisconsin dialed up some trickery late in the third quarter, with Graham Mertz providing the key block on a Chimere Dike touchdown run.
All afternoon long, Wisconsin had struggled to finish drives as they had settled for a trio of field goals before Dike finally broke through. The 9-yard touchdown scamper gave Wisconsin a 16-13 lead late in the third quarter just before Camp Randall began to Jump Around.
Here is a look at the play and how Wisconsin Twitter reacted to Mertz putting his body on the line for the lead:
The play:
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Chimere Dike puts Wisconsin on top with the TD run.@chimdk11 x @BadgerFootball pic.twitter.com/AHDCHJQkG8
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 26, 2022
Mertz provided a key block:
DUAL THREAT SLASH LEAD BLOCKER GRAHAM MERTZ
— Jake Kocorowski (@JakeKoco) November 26, 2022
Finally some creativity:
Bobby Engram with the sauce.
Chimere Dike 9-yard touchdown on the toss reverse.
Graham Mertz throws the block.#Badgers back in front.
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) November 26, 2022
Mertz the blocker:
How about that??? Graham Mertz with the nice block on Chimere Dike's TD run
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) November 26, 2022
It looked like a holding call waiting to happen...
Watching it live I thought I Mertz was about to commit the world's most obvious holding penalty hahahahaha
— Asher Low (@alow_33) November 26, 2022
Bobby Engram's best drive of the game:
Chimere Dike on the reverse gets Wisconsin their first TD of the day and the lead.
Another good set of playcalling from Bobby Engram and Wisconsin developing some offensive consistency.
Dike showing some clear emotion after the TD. He wants it.#Badgers
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) November 26, 2022
Not Mertz's first rodeo...
Knew I’d seen Graham Mertz do that before pic.twitter.com/ju0P8QCXnB
— Asher Low (@alow_33) November 26, 2022
Mertz the blocker:
Graham Mertz throws the key block.
Get you a QB who knows the absolute last moment to let go of the pads so he’s not flagged for a hold. pic.twitter.com/0VZoXuj8zp
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) November 26, 2022
Yes it does:
this plays. pic.twitter.com/9vuYJveIKf
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) November 26, 2022
Trickery for Wisconsin
#Badgers trickery. Handoff to Melussi sweeping right…Flip to Dike coming left. Key block by Mertz for a 9-yard TD run.
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) November 26, 2022
