Seven minutes into the No. 10 Michigan football team’s game versus Wisconsin, several of the Wolverines’ defensive players huddled together on the sideline to talk about what had just happened.

Badgers running back Dilon Jones faced little resistance, rushing eight times for 34 yards and a touchdown. Wisconsin’s third-string quarterback Hunter Simmons was perfect on his three passing attempts, hitting his receivers on flats and crossing routes for 36 yards and two first downs. Jones had just evaded a tackle, spun off a defender and fell into the end zone to put the Badgers up 7-0.

Those 12 plays made up the longest drive of the game and Wisconsin’s most productive possession. For Michigan, it was a wake-up call.

“That’s not our standard,” graduate defensive back Rod Moore said. “We’re s

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