THE GREAT!

Wisconsin QB tosses 4 TDS in Orange Bowl win over Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alex Hornibrook’s first pass of the night was a wobbler, one that seemed to slip out of his hand.

Nearly everything else he threw was just about perfect.

Hornibrook threw four touchdown passes, three to Danny Davis, and No. 6 Wisconsin capped off the winningest season in school history by topping No. 11 Miami 34-24 in the Orange Bowl on Saturday night.

“We were pretty relaxed,” Hornibrook said. “We knew we had what it takes to win this game.” Everyone does now. And the Big Ten — shut out of the College Football Playoff after Wisconsin lost to Ohio State in the conference title game — moved to 7-0 in bowls this season.

“You play the whole season and you earn what you get and I’m proud of this team,” Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. “They can call themselves Orange Bowl champions. That’s pretty big.”

Jonathan Taylor ran for 130 yards on 26 carries for the Badgers (13-1), who rallied from an early 14-3 deficit. Taylor finished the year with an FBS-freshman-record 1,977 yards. A.J. Taylor also had a scoring catch for Wisconsin. “I take as much responsibility as anybody, actually more because I’m in charge of everything,” Richt said. “I didn’t coach good enough and we will get better. I can promise you that.” The Badgers dominated time of possession, holding the ball for nearly 40 minutes. Hornibrook completed 23 of 34 passes for 258 yards, going 20 for 25 in the final three quarters. Travis Homer and Deejay Dallas had rushing scores for Miami (10-3), which lost on its home field for the first time in 2017. Lawrence Cager had a touchdown catch for the Hurricanes, while quarterback Malik Rosier was 11 for 26 passing for 203 yards — with three interceptions. The Hurricanes had a chance to get within a touchdown midway through the fourth, but Michael Badgley’s chipshot field goal went off the right upright. By the time Miami got the ball back, most of their fans were gone and only 1:37 remained. Rosier was picked off for the third time 18 seconds later. —AP

AP Danny Davis hauls in one of his three touchdowns Saturday night, all courtesy of the left arm of QB Alex Hornibrook, who carries Wisconsin to Orange Bowl win over Miami and is later lifted up by Olineman Michael Deiter.