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Ball to return to Madison

January 5, 2012 By

NFL evaluators told Montee Ball he’s projected as a 3rd round draft pick if he enters the April NFL Draft, so ball announced today that he’s returning to the Wisconsin Badgers for his senior season.

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Ball scored 39 touchdowns this season, tying Barry Sanders’ NCAA record.  He finished the year with 1,923 yards rushing and now becomes the leading returning vote getter from last year’s Heisman race.

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Ball rushed for 164 yards in the Rose Bowl loss to Oregon. 

Ball said it’s nice to get the decision out-of-the-way and said he wants to add 10 lbs to his frame for next year.

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Ball will return to UW, will meet with reporters at 3pm

January 5, 2012 By

Wisconsin junior tailback Montee Ball will be returning to Wisconsin for his senior season.  Ball will meet with reporters in Madison at 3pm to discuss his reasons. 

Fans can watch on the Big Ten Network or catch streamed coverage at UWBadgers.com.

 

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Badgers suffer heart breaking loss in Rose Bowl

January 3, 2012 By

The Wisconsin Badgers dropped their second straight Rose Bowl in back-t0-back seasons, falling 45-38 to Oregon in Pasadena. 

The Badgers committed a pair of second half turnovers that were too much to overcome in a tight game.  Yet, the Badgers still had a brief sign of life, driving in the final seconds.  But with the ball at the Oregon 25 yard line, time expired on the Badgers when Russell Wilson elected to try to spike the ball instead of run one more play.

Defense hasn’t been a strong suit for the Badgers all season, so it’s not surprising that Oregon rolled up 621 yards (345 rushing) . [Read more...]

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Ball is Heisman finalist

December 6, 2011 By

Wisconsin Badger running back Montee Ball is one of five finalists for the 2011

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Heisman Trophy, which will be presented in New York City on Saturday night.  Ball learned of the news while watching ESPN’s SportsCenter.

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Ball joins Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathiew and Alabama tailback Trent Richardson.

UW has two previous winners; Alan Ameche in 1954 and Ron Dayne in 1999. 

Ball is fourth nationally in rushing yards per game (135.3) but leads the nation in rushing yards (1,759), rushing touchdowns (32) and total touchdowns (38). 

Ball is also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the top running back in college football.

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Badgers earn second straight trip to the Rose Bowl

December 4, 2011 By

Wisconsin lost last year’s Rose Bowl game 21-19 to TCU, but they’ll get another chance this season when they take on the Oregon Ducks. 

The 15th ranked Badgers (11-2) came from behind to knock off the 11th ranked Michigan State Spartans (10-3) 42-39 to win the inaugural Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. 

Wisconsin lost the first meeting to Michigan State on a last second “Hail Mary” past play 37-31 back on Oct. 22nd.  This time, Badger quarterback Russell Wilson threw one up for grabs on 4th down and Jeff Duckworth  came down with a 36-yard reception which set up Wisconsin’s game winning touchdown, a 7-yard run by Montee Ball with 3:45 left to play. [Read more...]

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