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Hill, a 5-foot-11, 227-pound sophomore, rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns as the Badgers went back to their power running game in a 44-3 victory over Northern Illinois.
Hill, who played at 242 pounds last season, reached the 1,000-yard mark for the second season in a row in his best performance since he gained 249 yards against Northwestern last year.
On the Badgers’ first play of their second possession, Hill broke a career-long 72-yard run to make it 14-0. Hill, who had 21 carries, has scored at least one touchdown in 17 of his 21 games.
Ninth on the school’s all-time rushing list, Hill surpassed the 2,500-yard plateau on the last carry of the first quarter, a seven-yard effort.
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