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MADISON, Wis. -- Finally, Wisconsin had a breather.Tested week after week with close games against the Big Tens tougher teams, the seventh-ranked Badgers assumed the role of playoff contender in beating up on one of the leagues weaker squads.Corey Clement ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns, Dare Ogunbowale added 103 yards on seven carries and Wisconsins defense intercepted Illinois quarterback Jeff George Jr. four times in rolling to a 48-3 win on Saturday.The Badgers (8-2, 5-2, No. 7 CFP) led by 18 after the first quarter with two scores from Clement, and 31-3 at the half on a homecoming weekend at Camp Randall Stadium.After playing five top 10 opponents over its first nine games, Wisconsin beat Illinois like it was a non-conference pushover.Its very frustrating when you have to win games by seven or 14, and it kind of gets old, Clement said. I would like to get back to this style of football to where we can close out the game.George had an awful day a week after helping Illinois rally to beat Michigan State. George was 5 of 16 for 79 yards in the first half against Wisconsin before getting pulled for former starter Wes Lunt.That didnt work, either. Illinois (3-7, 2-5) managed just 60 yards and three first downs in the second half.I didnt see much to talk about today. We were dominated by a better team. There was nothing we did that was good out there today, coach Lovie Smith said.Safety Leo Musso had two interceptions for the Badgers, including one on a pass that caromed off cornerback Sojourn Sheltons foot.It was planned. ... Ive been watching a lot of Ronaldo highlights, playing FIFA, said a smiling Shelton, referring to the Portuguese soccer star and the popular video game.It was that kind of afternoon for Wisconsin.THE TAKEAWAYIllinois: Any momentum from the thrilling victory over the Spartans disappeared quickly in the first quarter. A defense allowing 191.9 yards rushing a game coming into Saturday got overwhelmed on the ground. Tackling was poor, allowing the Badgers backs to break free for extra yards. On offense, the deep passing game needs work. George threw two interceptions in the first quarter alone and tended to miss high on long throws down the field.Asked if his team took a step back, Smith said At the end of the season you put it all together. ... Today we didnt get the job done and played bad ball.Illinois managed a few big rushing plays in the first half against the Big Tens best run defense. Kendrick Foster finished with 75 yards on 15 carries.Wisconsin: A laser-like focus on the next game has been a strength for coach Paul Chrysts team through a season in which expectations have grown each week. The Badgers showed no letup against Illinois. Leading 28-3 in the second quarter, Chryst kept players on their toes by calling for a successful fake punt on fourth-and-1 from the Wisconsin 41. Garret Dooley took the direct snap for a five-yard run and a first down.Once again, I thought our defense was really good, Chryst said. It was a good team win, and it didnt just happen. It was a good week of preparation.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith No. 3 Clemson losing to Pittsburgh, the Badgers figure to move up at least a spot when the next AP Top 25 poll is released on Sunday.STARTLING STATSWisconsin dominated Illinois up and down the stat sheet. A few of the more eye-catching ones:First downs: Wisconsin 23, Illinois 12Total yards: Wisconsin 455, Illinois 200Third-down conversions: Wisconsin 7 of 13, Illinois 0 of 9.QUOTABLEThey didnt do anything different than what we practiced. I just made some bad decisions. -- George on his four-interception day.STREAKSWisconsins seventh straight win over Illinois is the longest win streak by either team in the history of the series.UP NEXTIllinois: Wraps up its home schedule by hosting Iowa.Wisconsin: Plays its last road game with a trip to Purdue.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP Adidas NMD R1 China . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Adidas NMD R1 Wholesale . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. 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Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield. Its the middle of August in a league that craves pass-rushers, and 28-year-old Greg Hardy cant find a job.We all know why, of course, and its tough to dig up a reason to feel bad for him. Hardy paved his own path to air-conditioned August NFL purgatory with a series of grievous missteps. A domestic violence incident for which he has remained disturbingly unrepentant in public. A volatile 2015 season with the Dallas Cowboys in which he openly feuded with coaches on the sideline, aggravated teammates with his attitude and mustered only six sacks in 12 games.But at some point, the odds are, someone will sign Hardy.There is some substantial team interest in Greg, Drew Rosenhaus, Hardys agent, said Tuesday. I do believe he will be signed in the near future by either a team that suffers an injury on the defensive line or a club that realizes it simply needs more talent on the defensive front.A fair bit of agent spin and overconfidence live in that statement, so do some significant truths. This time of year, the reality for any unemployed NFL player who wants to work is that someone will get injured in a practice or a preseason game and open a job thats not currently open. And the reality for a pass-rusher who had 15 sacks in his most recent full season -- even if that was three years ago -- is that plenty of teams are always looking for pass-rushers.The Jacksonville Jaguars recently had Hardy in for a visit and an extensive workout. Sources familiar with their plans said they werent looking to sign Hardy at this time but rather to get a sense of his conditioning -- to see how he sounded in person and looked on the field in case they were to suffer an injury or some other setback at defensive end and decided to look for external solutions.After Junior Galettes latest season-ending injury, Washington discussed adding Hardy as well, but decided not to pursue him. At this point, the only team with which he has met face-to-face this offseason appears to be Jacksonville. Rosenhaus is doing the legwork trying to drum up interest from teams while Hardy works out in Davie, Florida, with NFL combine trainer Pete Bommarito.So what will it take at this point? What kind of internal hurdles will a teams decision-makers have to clear in order to bring Hardy into the fold? Desperation is likely to drive the process, but its clear from talking to NFL coaches and executives the past few weeks that teams have concerns that go beyond public relations.Its not what happened in his past, said one official whose team is not interested in Hardy. Its the way he reacted last year to everything that happened in his past that would concern me. If hed been a model citizen and played at a high level, hed still be in Dallas.But neither of those things occurred, and so a Cowboys team whose best two edge rushers are starting the season on drug suspensions has no interest in bringing him back. That says a lot -- especially to a league in which the Cowboys were the only team that seriously pursued him a year ago.The Cowboys people to whom I spoke about Hardy want to move on and dont seem to bear him any ill will. But they said the issue with Hardy last year wasnt effort. They believe he played hard for them, in spite of the lackluster numbers. People close to the situation say they think Hardys off-field baggage and the questions that lingered about his past became too great a distraction to allow him to focus effectively on football.dddddddddddd Basically, everything that had gone on and was still going on in his life away from the field was preventing him from concentrating enough to play the way Dallas expected him to play on Sundays.Has that changed? According to a May report by Pro Football Talk, Rosenhaus has spent a portion of this offseason informing NFL teams that Hardy has spent time in counseling sessions for anger management, temper management, domestic violence and evaluation for ADHD. The point of this is surely to try to convince teams the problems of 2015 wont resurface in 2016.Rosenhaus and Hardy also make the point that the player was understandably rusty after missing the final 15 games of the 2014 season and the first four of 2015 due to suspensions, and that he could be expected to play better this year without such a layoff. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made a similar point in Hardys defense when speaking to reporters at the combine in February.So you begin to see the ways in which a team could convince itself that Hardy is worth both the gamble and the PR hit that would come with signing a player whos perceived by many as having been insufficiently punished for a frightening domestic violence incident.And you look around and wonder who it could be. You look at teams that run a 4-3 defense, since Hardy seems to fit best as a traditional 4-3 defensive end. Jacksonville fits, as discussed earlier. Atlanta has been looking for pass-rush help, but its possible that the Falcons recent signing of Dwight Freeney takes them off this list. Detroit and New Orleans are pass-rush-hungry teams that run a 4-3.Cleveland is a 3-4 team in the hunt for pass-rushers, and its possible the Browns could fit Hardy into their scheme on the right deal. Buffalo is dealing with a couple of significant injuries in its front seven, and you know the coaches there arent scared of anything.You look at teams that?have confidence in their programs and their leadership. Its possible a team like New England, which just lost Rob Ninkovich for several weeks due to injury and has a ton of capital built up with its fan base, could sell a Hardy signing as a potentially beneficial bargain -- especially if Hardy, as its expected he must, signs a team-friendly deal packed with incentives.You look at Cincinnati, a 4-3 team that has made the playoffs five years in a row but cant get out of the first round. The Bengals havent shied away from difficult character cases in the past, because they know thats a good category in which to find bargains and because they believe in Marvin Lewis ability to hold everything together.The fact that a player of Hardys age and ability is still sitting around in mid-August without a job says everything you need to know about the position in which he has put himself. But at some point, you have to think someone will give him another chance, in spite of everything. Thats the way of the NFL world. Pass-rushers are always in demand, and someones always going to get hurt. ' ' '