MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Badgers made sure the West Virginia mascot had few opportunities to fire his musket.
Brooks Bollinger passed for 218 yards and two touchdowns to freshman Jonathan Orr as No. 25 Wisconsin used a 27-point second quarter to defeat West Virginia, 34-17, yesterday.
Behind great protection, Bollinger found his receivers wide open on short and long patterns, completing 12 of 15 passes for 203 yards in the first half as the Badgers (3-0) built a 34-3 lead.
Running back Avon Cobourne scored a touchdown for West Virginia (1-1) but was held to 40 yards on 17 carries until he broke a 39-yard run with 1:20 left.
Other than that, the Mountaineers and their mascot had few chances to celebrate. The mascot originally was prohibited from bringing his antique gunpowder musket to Camp Randall Stadium because of a university rule prohibiting firearms on campus. Wisconsin officials changed their mind after West Virginia asked for an exception.
"They didn't really use it too much," Badgers linebacker Jeff Mack said with a grin.
Even though tailback Anthony Davis had a tough time finding holes -- 75 yards on 19 carries -- Wisconsin's offensive line picked up slack. On one play, Bollinger had eight seconds to find his receiver before making a 36-yard completion on third down.
"I don't think we had a pass rush all day," Mountaineers Coach Rich Rodriguez said. "They threw it more than we expected, and we gave them way too much time to throw it around. Bollinger had plenty of time to run around a little bit and then the young ends did a good job of getting open."
Said Mountaineers cornerback Lance Frazier: "We knew the guys up front worked as hard as they could to try to get a rush going, but when you have guys running around as long as they did, it's tough on the defensive backs. It's like street football."
And the Badgers were the bully on this block, even though Donovan Raiola, the backup center, played both guard spots after starter Dan Buenning's surgically repaired shoulder flared up last week.
Buenning's absence was hardly noticed, as the Badgers scored touchdowns on their last four possessions of the first half.
Freshman Brandon Williams had six catches for 125 yards, including five for 114 in the first half. Orr had five receptions for 94 yards.
"They're just putting the ball right on the money," Orr said. "The receivers can't help but catch it."
Wisconsin did lose starting split end Darrin Charles, whose right ankle was injured on the team's second series. He joined flanker Lee Evans, who is out until next month with a knee injury.
After Orr's 19-yard touchdown catch from Bollinger, kicker Scott Campbell -- who was given the job after Mike Allen missed three times in last week's win at UNLV -- was wide left on a 32-yard field goal attempt.
The Mountaineers responded by driving 63 yards, and Todd James' first career field goal, from 34 yards, made it 7-3.
Freshman Dwayne Smith replaced Davis for one series and gained 29 yards on five carries, including a 4-yard touchdown run that made it 14-3.
Davis returned on the next series and scored from 6 yards out to make it 21-3. The drive included a 36-yard pass from backup quarterback Jim Sorgi to Williams on third down. The Mountaineers also aided the drive with their third roughing-the-passer penalty.
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