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Mertz, offense struggle in Badger loss at Northwestern (AUDIO)

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Graham Mertz – Photo Courtesy of David Stluka / UW Athletics

Redshirt freshman quarterback Graham Mertz committed three first half turnovers and four overall as the Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) fell to the Northwestern Wildcats
(5-0) (17-7 in Evanston, Illinois on Saturday.

The Badgers, who played without injured wide receivers Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor, lost for the fifth time in the last six trips to Evanston.

The Badgers managed just one score on 17 offensive possessions and finished three for 16 on third downs, committing five turnovers for the game.  UW has committed 18 turnovers in the last six meetings against the Wildcats.

Graham Mertz, who hadn’t turned the ball over in his first two games, finished 23 of 41 for 230 yards with a touchdown [Read more…]

Badgers add running back to 2021 class

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The Wisconsin football team has secured a 10th oral commitment for their 2021 recruiting class.

Antwan Roberts is a 6’1, 190 pound running back from Pope John Paul II High School in Tennessee, announced on Twitter Tuesday that he had committed to the Badgers 2021 class.

Roberts picked the Badgers over Missouri, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Louisville, Duke, Kentucky and Cincinnati.  He is the 10th known commitment for the 2021 class and the third running back.  Verona running back Jackson Acker and Loyal Crawford of Eau Claire Memorial are the other two 2021 commits.

The Badgers have relied heavily on Jonathan Taylor over the last three seasons.  They had just one running back in the 2020 class, Jalen Berger from New Jersey.