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White receives contract extension from Patriots

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Wisconsin Badgers running back James White (20) celebrates a touchdown during an NCAA football game against the Brigham Young Cougars 2013. The Badgers won 27-17. (Photo by David Stluka)

New England Patriots running back and former Wisconsin Badger, James White, who scored three touchdowns in their Super Bowl win over Atlanta, has reached agreement on a three-year contract extension with the team.

White, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2017 season, is now under contract through the 2020 season.

The 2016 season was White’s first full year as the team’s top “passing back”, finishing the season second on the team with 60 receptions for 551 yards and five touchdowns.  He also rushed for 166 yards on 39 carries.

In Super Bowl LI, White had 14 receptions for 110 yards and one receiving touchdown.  He also added six rushes for 29 yards and two touchdowns.

The 25-year-old White was a fourth-round pick by the Patriots out of Wisconsin.

Badgers bowl losing streak hits four (AUDIO)

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Gary Anderson’s first bowl game as the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers

Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon

didn’t go according to plan.

The 19th ranked Badgers had no answer for (8) South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw, who completed 22 of 25 passes for 312 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Shaw also caught a touchdown pass and rushed for a fifth as the Gamecocks beat another Big Ten team in a bowl game and won an 11th game for the third straight season.

The Badgers ended their season with two straight defeats and finished 9-4.  That’s four straight bowl defeats for the Badgers, which means the current group of 22 seniors has never finished a season at Wisconsin with a victory.

In Wisconsin’s regular season ending loss to Penn State, they didn’t get enough from their passing game.  That was the case again yesterday.  Joel Stave left with a shoulder injury late in the third quarter, but even when he was in the game, the Badgers offered little threat down field.  Stave finished 9 of 13 for 80 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. [Read more…]

Gordon announces he’ll return to Wisconsin

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Wisconsin’s red shirt sophomore tailback Melvin Gordon says he’ll return to Wisconsin for his junior season.

Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon

The second-team All-Big Ten pick rushed for 1,466 yards and 12 touchdowns this past season.

Gordon had submitted paperwork to the NFL’s draft advisory board earlier this month, trying to see where he might be taken in the 2014 NFL Draft.  But Gordon said he’d only consider leaving early if he received a third-round grade or lower.

Gordon rushed for at least 140 yards in seven of Wisconsin’s 12 games this season.

Wisconsin used senior James White as a blocker and receiver and Gordon could use work in both of those areas.  He decided it’s better to get that work in college instead of the NFL.

Gordon figures to be the feature back next season in Madison, but he’s also expected to share time with freshman Corey Clement, who finished his first season in Madison with 515 yards and 7 touchdowns on the ground.

Gordon and his Badger teammates are preparing for the New Years Day Capital One Bowl game against South Carolina in Orlando.

 

 

Borland garners All-Big Ten award

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Wisconsin Badger linebacker Chris Borland won’t win the Butkus award as the nation’s

Chris Borland

Chris Borland

top linebacker, but he was named consensus first-team All Big-10 for the second straight season.

Borland was among six Wisconsin players who garnered first or second team honors.

Senior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis was a consensus first-team pick for the second straight season.

Tailbacks James White and Melvin Gordon were consensus second-team picks.

Guard Ryan Groy was a first-team pick by the coaches and second-team by the media.  Tackle Rob Havenstein was a second-team pick by the media and honorable mention by the coaches.

 

Badgers roll over Hoosiers, the Axe is (AUDIO)

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So much for the vaunted Indiana offense giving the 17th ranked Badger defense a run for their money.

James White

James White

On a rainy, foggy day in Madison, the Badgers rolled to a 51-3 win over the Hoosiers, before 77,849 at Camp Randall.  Wisconsin improved to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten, while the Hoosiers fell to 4-6 and 2-4.In his pregame speech, Wisconsin coach Gary Anderson asked his players to “start fast and stay steady”.  A 93-yard touchdown run by James White on Wisconsin’s first offensive play took care of the fast start and a steady display of offensive and defensive dominance took care of the steady part.

A year ago, the Badgers rushed for a school record 564 yards in a 62-14 win over the Hoosiers in Bloomington.  They almost beat that total on Saturday, rushing for 554 yards on 50 carries (11.1 ypc avg.).

Wisconsin finished with 676 yards of offense, the second-highest total in school history.  The Badgers have had 600 yard days in three of the last six meetings with the Hoosiers.  Wisconsin’s school record of 705 yards came against Indiana in 1999.

James White rushed for a career high 205 yards on 20 carries.  Melvin Gordon added 146 yards on 13 carries for the Badgers.

AUDIO: Gary Anderson on his teams ground attack :22

The Hoosiers came in averaging 43.1 points and 527.1 yards a game, both in the top 10 nationally.  But the Badgers on this day, held the Hoosiers to 224 yards and 3 points. [Read more…]

Badgers earn first road win of the season

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The 25th ranked Wisconsin Badgers bounced to a 21-0 lead and went on to beat Illinois 56-32, earning their first road win of the season.

Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon

 

The Badgers earned a 2nd straight victory, improving to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten Conference.

Wisconsin opened the game by scoring touchdowns on runs of 2 yards by RB James White and 26 yards by RB Melvin Gordon.  The Badgers followed by concerting a turnover with a Joel Stave to TE Brian Wozniak 2-yard touchdown pass.

AUDIO: TE Jacob Pederson said a great start helped them win :13

The Badgers started the second half with a pair of touchdowns, with the wind at their backs.  Stave hit James White with a 3-yard scoring pass and Gordon followed with a 13-year touchdown run to make it 42-17.

AUDIO: Joel Stave says the quick start in the 2nd half was huge :15

Melvin Gordon led the Badgers in rushing with 17 carries for 142 rushing yards, the sixth time in seven games this season he has rushed for 140 or more yards.  He also scored three touchdowns.  James White added 98 yards on 20 carries.

Joel Stave finished 16 of 21 for 189 yards and two touchdowns.  Jared Abbrederis returned from a concussion to catch 8 passes for 106 yards.

 

After slow start, Badgers roll past UMASS

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The University of Wisconsin, after a sluggish first half, rolled to a 45-0 season opening win over the University of Massachusetts Minutemen at

Joel Stave

Joel Stave

Camp Randall.

The Badgers had three running backs go over 100 yards rushing.  Redshirt sophomore Melvin Gordon (13 carries, 144 yards and 1 TD), senior James White (11 rushes for 143 yds and a TD) and freshman Corey Clement (16 rushes for 101 yards and 1 TD) combined to rush for 388 total yards on 40 carries, a 9.7 ypc average.

Joel Stave was just 4 of 11 for 36 yards and an interception in the first half, then came out in the second and went 5 of 6 for 161 yards and two touchdowns.  Two of the scores from for 65 and 57 yards to senior wideout Jared Abbrederis.

AUDIO: Joel Stave on improved second half play :11

Four of Wisconsin’s six touchdowns came on plays of 51 yards or more.  They had runs of 70 and 51 yards and pass plays of 65 and 57 yards.

AUDIO: FB Derek Watt says the Badgers have some big play ability :10

The Badgers also were solid defensively.  Wisconsin had several defensive members play in this game, yet they still preserved the shutout.

AUDIO: LB Chris Borland says it’s great to pitch the shutout :15

The Badgers gave Gary Anderson a win in his Wisconsin debut.  They’ll host Tennessee Tech this coming Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

Wisconsin runs through Nebraska on the way to Pasadena

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Last week, many were questioning whether the (then) 7-5 Wisconsin Badger Football team deserved a spot in the Big Ten Title Game.  After Saturday’s 70-31 win over Nebraska at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Badgers validated their appearance and punched their ticket to a third straight Rose Bowl.

Wisconsin will take on #6 Stanford, the Pac-12 Champions, January 1st in Pasadena.   The Badgers will be the first Big Ten team since the 1977 to 1979 Michigan Wolverines to play in three straight Rose Bowls.

Wisconsin did all their damage on the ground.  The Badgers piled up 539 rushing yards, the most ever given up by a Nebraska team.  Melvin Gordon racked up 216 yards on 9 carries, Montee Ball added 202 yards on 21 carriers while James White added 109 yards on 15 carries.  The game marked the 2nd time Wisconsin had 3 players rush for over 100 yards and was the first time 2 players hit the 200 yard plateau.  The Badgers also set a school record with 8 rushing TDs.

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Badgers run over Indiana and into Big Ten title game

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Head coach Bielema impressed with record setting run game against Indiana

The Wisconsin Badgers have solidified their spot in the Big Ten title game by blowing out the Indiana Hoosiers 62-14 in Bloomington on Saturday.  They will face 14th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers or the 21st ranked Michigan Wolverines.

The Badgers (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) racked up a school-record 564 rushing yards against the Hoosiers (4-6, 2-4 Big Ten).  Junior running back James White rushed for 163 yards on 14 carries and had two touchdowns.  Senior running back Montee Ball rushed for 208 yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns.

AUDIO: Bielema on Ball’s performance :13

Senior quarterback Curt Phillips, in his first collegiate start,  threw for only 41 yards and a touchdown, but added 68 yards on the ground.   Bielema’s plan was to keep the pressure off Phillips, but was impressed with the senior quarterback.

AUDIO: Bielema on plan for QB Phillips :20 [Read more…]

Badger football team returns to spring drills

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After taking a week off for spring break, the Wisconsin Badger football team

Bret Bielema

resumed workouts on Tuesday.

AUDIO: Bret Bielema says things got a little sloppy after spring break :14

Barry injury, Wisconsin will enter next season with four tailbacks with experience (Montee Ball, James White, Jeff Lewis & Melvin Gordon).

Montee ball rushed for 1,923 yards and 33 touchdowns last season.  White rushed for 713 yards last season, but he also gained 1,052 yards in his freshman year. [Read more…]