Better to Receive'
November 08, 2002 | Football
Prior to the 2001 season, Wisconsin had never had a 1,000-yard receiver. Now, the Badgers could have them in back-to-back seasons.
Freshman Jonathan Orr, a Detroit native, is the Badgers' leading pass-catcher with 42 receptions for 742 yards and eight touchdowns. Orr, already the UW freshman record-holder for receiving yards in a season, is closing in on becoming the first freshman in Big Ten history to register 1,000 receiving yards. He also needs just one more TD catch to tie the single-season school record held by Lee Evans and Al Toon.
Last season, of course, Evans made 75 catches for a Big Ten-record 1,545 yards and a school record-tying nine touchdowns.
Orr and the Badgers host Illinois Saturday with kickoff set for 11:10 a.m. ESPN Plus will televise the game live (WISC-TV in Madison).
