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UW Football Adds 21 On National Signing Day

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Paul Chryst

The Wisconsin Badgers signed 21 players to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day Wednesday.  The class received the program’s highest ranking nationally, 15th by Rivals and 16th by 247 Sports.

According to UW’s director of player personnel, with the 21 freshmen and seniors that are set to come back next year, the school no longer has any scholarships left.

The Class features one 5-star talent and ten 4-star recruits.  By position, UW adds three running backs, three offensive linemen, three outside linebackers, two inside linebackers, one player that could work inside or outside, two safeties (both in-state), two cornerbacks, two wide receivers, one quarterback, one tight end and one defensive end.

Wisconsin offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph said there’s a good chance that senior wide receivers Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor will return to the program next season.  In the pandemic, the NCAA developed a rule that allows seniors to return in 2021 if they so choose.

The 21 player class follows:  UWBadgers.com/NSD2021

 

 

 

Hornibrook says concussion symptoms kept him out of Big Ten title game

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Alex Hornibrook

Wisconsin redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Hornibrook said he was forced to sit out the Big Ten Championship game because of concussion related symptoms.

Hornibrook was knocked out of the Badgers regular season finale against Minnesota a week earlier because of a first half concussion.

Hornibrook was cleared to practice a few days later and thought he was going to play against Penn State.  After practicing three days, Hornibrook began experiencing symptoms and talked with head coach Paul Chryst the morning of the game.  A decision at that time was made to sit Hornibrook and go with senior Bart Houston. [Read more…]

Badgers look to get running game on track today

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Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

Camp Randall Stadium (Photo by David Stluka)

The normally dominant Wisconsin running game has been anything but that during the first two weeks of the season.

Today, the Badgers (1-1) host the Troy Trojans at Camp Randall Stadium.  The Badgers ground attack ranks 107th out of 130 teams nationally, while the passing offense is 57th.

The Badgers are happy about the passing offense, but the ground game, which has been the cornerstone for success in Madison for years, is off to a rocky start.

What is the problem?  First, the Badgers have struggled with injuries and youth on their offensive line.  That group’s health is improving daily and the Badgers are continuing to work to find the top five players to go into Big Ten play in a couple of weeks. [Read more…]

Badgers open up against Alabama, looking for more takeaways

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Dave Aranda

Dave Aranda

The Wisconsin Badgers ranked 10th in the Big Ten and 114th out of 128 FBS schools in defensive takeaways last season.  Despite that fact, they still managed to win eleven games.

Getting more takeaways has been a big emphasis for defensive coordinator Dave Aranda and his players all offseason.

The Badgers secondary intercepted just four passes last season and the team had just six overall, which is better than only six FBS teams.  The goal is to get more hands on footballs and then hang on to the ball when the first part of the goal is accomplished.

More interceptions and takeaways for the defense means better field position for Joel Stave and the Wisconsin offense to work with.  It’s no secret that turnovers generally lead to more points.

Last season, the Badgers forced a total of 17 turnovers.  We’ll see tonight, when the Badgers open their season against 3rd-ranked [Read more…]

Badgers make coordinator hires official

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MotionW_2ColorThe UW Board of Regents approved the hires of Joe Rudolph as Wisconsin’s offensive coordinator and Dave Aranda as the Badgers defensive coordinator in 2015.

Rudolph returns to Madison after spending the last three seasons as offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh under Paul Chryst.  He’ll also coach the offensive line in Madison.

Aranda is a holdover from Gary Andersen’s staff at defensive coordinator.

Terms of the compensation packages were not immediately available.

Wisconsin has yet to announce the rest of the coaching staff.

Andersen leaves Wisconsin after just two years on the job (Video)

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Barry Alvarez press conference

Barry Alvarez press conference

For just the second time in the last three years, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will spend the holiday season looking for a new head football coach.  He must also consider whether he’ll accept the seniors invitation to coach the Badgers in the New Years Day Outback Bowl after Gary Andersen said he’s leaving Wisconsin after just two seasons on the job.

Andersen has accepted the head coaching position at Oregon State, replacing Mike Riley who left the school to take over at Nebraska.  Oregon State plans to introduce Andersen at a news conference on Friday.  Anderson told Alvarez he was leaving Madison for family reasons.

Alvarez certainly didn’t see this coming.  But what’s somewhat concerning is that Wisconsin has all of a sudden become a stepping stone job.  Alvarez will be looking to change that with his next coaching hire.

The Wisconsin athletic director said he wants to find a new coach with head coaching experience.  He said it has to be a good fit for Wisconsin and Badger nation is hopeful the next coach will be somebody that wants to stick around for a while. [Read more…]