MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Unable to run early, No. 11 Wisconsin simply turned to quarterback Allan Evridge's passing and went on for an easy victory over Marshall.



The Badgers (2-0) were down 14-0 and finding it tough to run the ball against the Thundering Herd. So Evridge took over and completed 17-of-26 for 308 yards and a touchdown in a 51-14 win.



"We wanted to see if he could throw the football," Marshall coach Mark Snyder said. "And he did."



Last week, P.J. Hill ran for 210 yards in a victory over Akron but ended up with 57 yards against Marshall (1-1).



Evridge, a transfer from Kansas State who backed up Tyler Donovan last year, threw only 10 passes against Akron — including a couple of shaky throws in the red zone, one of which was intercepted.



"Anytime a quarterback has to hand the ball off 40, 50 times in their opener, everybody's going to say, 'Well, can he throw it?'" Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said.