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Badger football opener set for Friday, Oct. 23rd

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Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

The Big Ten’s first football game of the 2020 season will be in Madison.  The Wisconsin Badgers will kick off their campaign against Illinois on Friday night, October 23rd at 7 p.m. on BTN.

The game will be played without any fans at Camp Randall Stadium because COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the state.  Only personnel deemed essential to play a game will be allowed inside the stadium.

UW officials are also asking fans to avoid gathering and to avoid tailgating outside or near the stadium.

UW was off to a 6-0 start last season, including a 3-0 mark in the Big Ten when the Badgers faced Illinois in Champaign.  The Illini forced three Wisconsin turnovers, overcoming a 13-point deficit in the second half to upset the Badgers 24-23.

 

Camp Randall renovation put on hold

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Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

Renovation of the south end zone seating area inside Camp Randall Stadium is being put on hold temporarily.

The project was due to begin at the conclusion of the 2020 football season and open by the start of the 2021 campaign.  It is now more likely that work will begin sometime in 2021 with a target opening for the 2022 campaign.

“We are obviously operating in a time of great uncertainty,” said Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez.  “Given our construction timeline and the timing around when decisions had to be made, we felt it was best to be prudent and delay the project for a bit.  I have been thrilled with how strong sales have been thus far and I want to thank those who have already committed to purchasing seating in the new south end zone, leading to over 75 percent of loge box inventory being committed to date.  Once finished, this will be a transformative project for Camp Randall.”

Known as the CR Future project, the renovation will allow for a more interactive and engaging fan experience through enhanced seating options, including loge boxes and club seats, access to indoor and outdoor hospitality clubs, climate-controlled amenities, expanded premium food and beverage offerings and best-in-class service and operations.

 

Badgers to open 2020 season at night

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Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers will open the 2020 season against Big Ten foe Indiana on Friday, Sept. 4 at Camp Randall Stadium.  The game time and broadcast network will be announced at a later date.

It marks the fourth time in the last 10 years that Wisconsin has opened a season with a night game at Camp Randall.

Indiana is one of four teams that played in bowl games in 2019 that will visit Madison in 2020.  In addition to the Hoosiers, Appalachian State (Sept. 19), Minnesota (Oct. 10) and Illinois (Oct. 31) come to Camp Randall next season.

The home schedule also includes Southern Illinois (Sept. 12) and Nebraska (Nov. 21).

 

Badgers prepare for Big Ten opener against Michigan

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After an early season week off, the Wisconsin Badgers are getting ready for their Big Ten opener against the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

The Wolverines stayed at No. 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll, after also having the week off.  The Badgers stayed put at No. 14 in the Coaches Top 25.

In this weeks Associated Press top 25, Michigan dropped to 11th, while the Badgers moved up one spot from last week to 13th.

The Wolverines lead the all-time series 51-15-1 and won last years match-up 38-13 in Ann Arbor.

This week’s game in Madison will kick off at 11 a.m. and will be televised on Fox.

 

Wisconsin cancel’s spring football game

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Camp Randall Stadium: File Photo by David Stluka)

The weather forecast in Madison is calling for a strong chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Friday during the late afternoon and evening.  The Wisconsin Athletic Department has decided to cancel Friday’s Spring Football Game, which was set to start at 6 p.m.  The game will not be rescheduled.

“The safety of our student-athletes and fans is our utmost priority,” UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez said.  “The weather forecast has been pretty consistent in calling for a good chance of rain and thunderstorms on Friday.  We thought it was best to make the call early to give the numerous groups involved in the game, including our team, our fans, our media partners and staff, notice of the cancellation as soon as possible.”

Fans who purchased tickets for the Spring Game in advance will receive refunds.  Those who purchased tickets with a credit or debit card will have their purchase automatically refunded.  No action is required.

Coan to start the season as Badgers No. 2

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Jack Coan

Freshman Jack Coan will start the season next week as the Wisconsin Badgers No. 2 quarterback, backing up redshirt sophomore starter Alex Hornibrook.  He beat out Kare Lyles for the job.

Wisconsin Coach Paul Chryst confirmed Coan’s position on ESPN Madison’s “In the Trenches” radio show.

The Sayville, New York native was an early enrollee at UW.  He took part in spring practice and opened training camp comfortable and confident.

In high school, Coan passed for 9.787 yards and 128 touchdowns.  He rushed for 2,551 yards and 33 touchdowns in four seasons.

Chryst said he expects five or six freshmen to play for the Badgers this season.

The Badgers open their season Friday, Sept. 1 against Utah State at Camp Randall Stadium.

Game time set for Badgers’ week two matchup

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Wisconsin’s first-ever meeting with Florida Atlantic will kick off at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, Sept. 9.  Big Ten Network will air the first matchup between the Badgers and Owls live from Camp Randall Stadium.

Game times have been set for five of the Badgers’ games this fall (all times Central):

Friday, Sept. 1  vs. Utah State  8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9  vs. Florida Atlantic  11:00 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16  vs. BYU  2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 21  vs. Maryland  11:00 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 28  vs. Illinois  11:00 a.m.

 

Richter named first honoree in Camp Randall celebration

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Wisconsin legend Pat Richter is the first honoree named to the Camp Randall 100.  The Madison native is a former Badgers All-American, College Football Hall of Famer and longtime UW Director of Athletics.

The Camp Randall 100 is part of Wisconsin Athletics’ year-long celebration of the 100 years of Camp Randall Stadium.  The list is made up of 100 individuals who shaped the first century of the iconic stadium.  A new member of the Camp Randall 100 will be revealed each day leading up to Wisconsin’s season opener against Utah State on September 1.

 

Badgers face Akron in home opener

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The Badgers host Akron at Camp Randall Stadium today! (Photo by David Stluka)

The Badgers host Akron at Camp Randall Stadium today! (Photo by David Stluka)

The 1oth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers play their home opener on Saturday afternoon, taking on the Akron Zips in a 2:30 p.m. kickoff at Camp Randall Stadium.

The Badgers are looking to improve in the ball security department after turning the ball over three times against LSU in the opener.  Two of the three turnovers came off interceptions from senior quarterback Bart Houston.  The first came in the end zone, which took points away from the Badgers.  The other was returned for a touchdown, which gave points to the other team.

Houston won the starting battle late in training camp over redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook.  Take away the two picks and Houston looked good in leading the Badger offense.  Now, the Badger coaches will be looking for him to clean up the turnovers this week. [Read more…]

Badgers back to Prime Time at Camp Randall

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Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

It’s been a while since the Wisconsin Badgers have played a game under the lights at Camp Randall Stadium.  Five years as a matter of fact.

That has changed this season with the Badgers set to play both Ohio State and Nebraska in prime time.  The Badgers will host the Buckeyes on October 15 (7 p.m. CT) and the Huskers will make the trip to Madison and will kick off with the Badgers on October 29 (6 p.m. CT).  Both games will air on an ESPN network yet to be determined.

The ESPN announcement of its prime time lineup brings conference night games back to Camp Randall for the first time since 2011.  That’s when Wisconsin rolled to a 48-17 win over Nebraska in the Huskers first-ever Big Ten game.

The Badgers also knocked off top-ranked Ohio State 31-18 under the lights in 2010.

The Badgers are 12-4 all-time in night games at Camp Randall, including a mark of 6-3 against Big Ten opponents.