Outside linebacker Nick Herbig, nose tackle Keeanu Benton and quarterback Graham Mertz talk with reporters after Wisconsin’s 52-21 loss to No. 3 Ohio State Saturday night in Ohio Stadium. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Keeanu Benton and Nick Herbig told reporters Monday about how they viewed playing No. 3 Ohio State. The game was a “draft-changing” opportunity, they said, capable of boosting their draft stock if they played well. They knew their University of Wisconsin football team’s primetime matchup against the unbeaten Buckeyes would have many eyeballs on it, including those of NFL scouts. Ten individuals representing eight NFL franchises were listed on seating charts in the press box. But Benton and Herbig, UW’s defensive captains, were left without a good explanation for what just happened when they addressed reporters late Saturday night at Ohio Stadium. The Badgers’ defense was brushed aside from the start and Ohio State ran away with a…
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