by Bill Scott | Jun 11, 2013
In today’s WRN Sports Daily, I take a look at the departure of Wisconsin Badger QB Danny O’Brien. It’s hard to call this a failure on Bret Bielema’s part. He struck gold with Russell Wilson and with the Badgers quarterback depth lacking,...
by Bill Scott | Jun 10, 2013
According to reports, Wisconsin quarterback Danny O’Brien is leaving the program. O’Brien dropped to 4th on the Wisconsin depth chart this spring and may have fallen all the way to 5th by the time fall camp opened. O’Brien started three games for...
by Bill Scott | Dec 1, 2012
The Wisconsin Badgers get a second chance to beat Nebraska this season and this time, it’s for the Big Ten Championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl. When the teams met back on Sept. 29, the Badgers rushed for only 56 yards on 41 carries. Everything went their...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2012
It was one of the worst kept secrets in Madison this week. Redshirt freshman Joel Stave (Whitnall High School) is taking over at quarterback for the Badgers when they host Texas-El Paso on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. Stave replaces Danny O’Brien, who...
by Bill Scott | Sep 18, 2012
Wisconsin Badger coach Bret Bielema has already informed his quarterbacks who will start against UTEP (Texas-Elpaso) this week, but he’s not saying and won’t make his quarterbacks available to the media this week. Danny O’Brien was pulled at halftime...
by Bill Scott | Sep 17, 2012
Wisconsin Badger offensive coordinator Matt Canada said the Badger coaching staff hadn’t yet decided who will start at quarterback this week after Danny O’Brien was benched after the first half on Saturday night. O’Brien was shown the bench after...
by Bill Scott | Sep 3, 2012
New Wisconsin quarterback Danny O’Brien posted solid numbers in his debut, leading the 12th ranked Badgers to a 26-21 win over Northern Iowa. O’Brien threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns after transferring from Maryland to replace Russell Wilson who is...
by Bill Scott | Aug 20, 2012
As expected, Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema picked transfer quarterback Danny O’Brien as the Badgers quarterback to start the season. Bielema made the announcement via Twitter on Sunday, saying O’Brien would start the opener on Sept. 1 against...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2012
Former Maryland quarterback Danny O’Brien paid a visit to Penn State last weekend and the University of Mississippi on Monday. O’Brien will visit with the Badgers this weekend in Madison. O’Brien has two years of eligibility remaining and will be...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2012
Maryland released quarterback Danny O’Brien from his scholarship, allowing him to sign with another school. According to the Baltimore Sun, the list of schools that O’Brien is considering includes Wisconsin, as well as Vanderbilt, Stanford and Michigan...
