After Wisconsin's 59-10 win over Utah State, we reexamine our 3-2-1 feature, where we tell you three things we learned, ask two questions and make one bold prediction.

1 - True freshman Jonathan Taylor is legit

It was bit of a surprise when Jonathan Taylor, a four-star prospect from the 2017 recruiting class, was listed as a Week 1 co-starter along with tailbacks Bradrick Shaw and Chris James. But the 5-foot-11, 214-pound true freshman certainly proved he belonged after the dust settled late Friday evening.

Taylor rushed nine times for a team-high 87 yards (9.7 yards per attempt) and one touchdown. He looked liked a patient and mature runner, especially on a 41-yard gallop early in the third quarter.

"Well I think that when you say, is this what you expected? That would be unfair," head coach Paul Chryst said when asked about Taylor. "But I will say that no one was surprised by it.

"I think that JT's the one who had the big run in the start of the second half, and it was good. And so I don't think anything that he did -- there wasn't anything that he did tonight that surprised anyone on our sidelines."

2 - Four other true freshman burn their redshirt

In addition to Taylor, four other true freshmen burned their redshirt against Utah State: quarterback Jack Coan, cornerback Madison Cone, long snapper Adam Bay and wide receiver Danny Davis.

Coan, listed as the No. 2 QB behind Alex Hornibrook, did not attempt a pass but it will be interesting to see if his workload increases as the season progress. Davis, the No. 4 receiver, did not have a reception but did draw praise for his downfield blocking on Zander Neuville's 29-yard touchdown catch.

"Nice, wasn't it?" Chryst said.

Keep an eye on tight end Jake Ferguson. It's possible he could join the group at some point in 2017.

3 - Alex Hornibrook sharp in debut

From BadgerBlitz.com senior writer John Veldhuis:

Hornibrook's final stat line was 15-of-23 for 244 yards and three touchdown passes, with some nice deep balls mixed in. That stat line doesn't tell the whole story, though, since early on in the game the UW wide receivers and other pass catchers combined for at least four dropped balls.

Hornibrook was on the money for almost all of the night - his back-shoulder touchdown throw to Quintez Cephus was probably the most impressive pass he made, since he had to stand in the pocket with a man in his face to deliver the ball. If he continues to play like that and Wisconsin's running game continues to establish itself, the ceiling for UW's offense could be very high indeed.

"I didn't feel like he (Hornibrook) was skittish or anything (early)," Chryst said. "He didn't have a ton of opportunities. But I didn't feel any nervousness from him. We just weren't executing. We all worked through it. I'm proud of their response and Alex would be included in that."