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Badgers land Arrowhead football recruit

May 16, 2013 By

Arrowhead football standout Billy Hirschfeld has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin for 2014.

The 6’5, 270 pound defensive end took a little while to get comfortable with Gary Anderson and his new defensive coaching staff at Wisconsin.  Once he got there, Hirschfeld chose the Badgers over a number of Big Ten schools, including Nebraska and Michigan State.

Hirschfeld becomes the fifth commitment for UW’s 2014 recruiting class.  His commitment means he’ll continue playing with one of this teammates, George Panos who played guard for Arrowhead.

 

 

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Badgers kick off spring game on Saturday (Audio)

April 19, 2013 By

The University of Wisconsin football team wraps up spring work with the

RB James White

RB James White

annual Spring Game on Saturday (4pm) at Camp Randall Stadium.

The game will feature the offense (White) against the defense (Cardinal).  Both the offense and defense can score points.

For the offense, besides normal scoring for a touchdown, conversion and field goal, the offense can score by a run of 15-plus yards, a pass of 20-plus yards or a first down.

Defensively, besides the normal scoring for a touchdown or safety, points can be earned by preventing a conversion, forcing a turnover, a three-and-out, a blocked field goal, as well as stopping a drive, collecting a sack or tackle for loss.

The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.

AUDIO: Coach Gary Anderson said he’d like a big crowd for the spring game :19

AUDIO: LB Vince Biegel says they’re ready for the spring game :20

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Wisconsin’s Anderson finds replacement coach quickly

March 6, 2013 By

It didn’t take long for Wisconsin football coach Gary Anderson to find a replacement for

Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson

special teams and tight ends coach Jay Boulware, who bolted after just a couple of months to take a job with Oklahoma.

Anderson filled the recent vacancy by hiring Jeff Genyk, who joined Nevada’s coaching staff in January.  Genyk served as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at California for the last three years.  He was the head coach at Eastern Michigan from 2003-’08 and coached special teams at Northwestern from 1996-2002.

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Anderson excited about his first recruiting class (AUDIO)

February 6, 2013 By

 

Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson

Wisconsin football coach Gary Anderson unveiled his first recruiting class at the University of Wisconsin.  Anderson’s 2013 class consists of 17 scholarship players and two walk-ons.

Among the group of new players is 6’6, 215 lb junior college quarterback Tanner McEvoy, adding to Wisconsin’s total of 5 current scholarship quarterbacks going into next season.

AUDIO: Anderson said he wanted to add a QB to boost overall competition :13

McEvoy brings a strong running element to the position.  He left South Carolina and spent a year at Arizona Western College and has three years of eligibility remaining.  McEvoy might have what Anderson is looking for at the position offensively, but he won’t be handed the starting job.

AUDIO: Anderson said McEvoy won’t just be handed the starters job :17

Anderson said he won’t make junior college players a priority in the future, but he thinks going that route from time to time isn’t such a bad idea. [Read more...]

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James says he’ll be a Badger

January 31, 2013 By

Brookfield East standout Alec James is a big key in Wisconsin‘s incoming football recruiting class, but the coaching change from Bret Bielema to Gary Anderson left some doubt as to whether James would stick with the Badgers.

Nothing is official until the papers are signed next week, but it appears James will be a Badger after reaffirming his commitment to the UW this week.

After Bielema left, James had re-opened recruiting talks and was considering Oregon and Michigan State.  But it’s the Badgers that appear to have won the recruiting battle for James.

 

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