Source: Badgers’ Mordecai out with broken hand

• Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 09:13 AM ET

Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai broke his throwing hand against Iowa this weekend and had surgical treatment Sunday, a source informed ESPN.Mordecai had actually a pin put in his hand, per a source, and he’s expected to be out for the instant future. A specific timetable on his return is unknown.Mordecai, a senior

transfer from SMU, broke his hand late in the 2nd quarter versus the Hawkeyes on Saturday and was ruled out of the game right after. After a finished pass to Will Pauling, his right-hand man struck the helmet of Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins.Mordecai could be seen saying “I can’t throw”on the tv broadcast. He tapped his hand multiple times as he voiced that to the sideline, and he immediately left the game with less than two minutes staying in the half.Wisconsin lost to Iowa 15-6 to snap a three-game winning streak. It plays at Illinois today and hosts No. 3 Ohio

State the following week.Wisconsin will start redshirt freshman Braedyn Locke moving forward, per a source. Locke, a transfer from Mississippi State, completed 15 of 30 passes for 122 lawns and one interception in relief of Mordecai against Iowa. For the season, he has actually appeared in just 2 games and will make his first career start at Illinois this week.Mordecai has actually been strong for Wisconsin( 4-2, 2-1 ), which remains in 2nd location behind Iowa in the Big Ten West. He’s No. 8 in the league in passing yards with 1,127 yards and has tossed 3 touchdown passes and three interceptions. Wisconsin is No. 5 in the Big 10 with 398.5 lawns per game.The Badgers have endured injuries to two of their finest players and leaders, Mordecai and star tailback Chez Mellusi, who broke his fibula and is out for the season.Mordecai is a transfer from SMU and came to Wisconsin having thrown for more than 3,500 yards in both 2021 and 2022. He is in his sixth season of college after investing his first three years, from 2018 to 2020, at Oklahoma.