Wisconsin running back and Heisman Trophy finalist Melvin Gordon is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.

Gordon has run for a Big Ten record 2,336 yards going into the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, when the 17th-ranked Badgers will face No. 19 Auburn

Unlike the departure of coach Gary Andersen for Oregon State, this move was expected in Madison.

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