Joe Schobert

Badgers preparing for the next level

May 2, 2016 By Bill Scott

Joe Schobert (Photo by David Stluka).

Only two Wisconsin Badgers were selected this weekend in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Linebacker Joe Schobert led off the draft’s final day going to the Cleveland Browns with the first pick of the fourth round. Fullback Derek Watt was selected in the sixth round by the San Diego Chargers.

The Badgers have had at least one player selected in 38 consecutive NFL Drafts. Schobert’s selection marked the sixth-consecutive year in which the Badgers have had at least one player selected among the draft’s top 100 picks. He was the 99th pick of the Browns. [Read more…]

Biegel says Big Ten honor is a slap in the face

December 17, 2015 By Bill Scott

Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Vince Biegel (47) (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin Badger redshirt junior linebacker Vince Biegel is upset after being named third-team All-Big Ten. Biegel called it a “Slap in the face”.

Biegel said, “For what I put in every single day, for what I do in the off-season, how I go about my business, to be named third team was a slap in the face to me.”

“I’m going to do what I do and use that as motivation and a chip on my shoulder. No disrespect or nothing taken away from the linebackers ahead of me but that is noted in my book.”

Biegel’s statistics are similar to those of teammate Joe Schobert who was named the Big Ten’s top linebacker. [Read more…]

Schobert leads Badger football award winners

December 12, 2015 By Bill Scott

Joe Schobert (Photo by David Stluka).

Wisconsin Badger senior outside linebacker Joe Schobert was named the Wisconsin football team’s most valuable player as awards were handed out at the teams annual banquet on Friday night.

Schobert received the Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award, headlining a list of winners that included nine members of the Badgers’ senior class.

Senior wide receiver Alex Erickson was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year for a season that has seen him pull in 72 catches on the way to first-team All-Big Ten honors. Erickson needs 76 yards to become the fourth player in school history with a 1,000-yard receiving season.

Senior safety Michael Caputo took home Defensive Player of the Year honors for his contributions to a defense that ranks No. 1 nationally, allowing 13.1 points a game.

Sophomore Natrell Jamerson, who returned a kick 98-yards for a touchdown at Maryland, was named Special Teams Player of the Year.

Schobert named Big Ten Linebacker of the Year

December 1, 2015 By Bill Scott

Joe Schobert

Wisconsin Badger linebacker Joe Schobert was named the Big Ten’s top linebacker on Monday.

The former walk-on from Waukesha was a consensus first-team pick. He finished the regular season second in forced fumbles with five, third in the Big Ten in sacks with 9 1/2 and third in tackles for loss with 18 1/2.

Badger safety Michael Caputo was a consensus second-team pick after finishing the regular season fourth on the team in tackles with 58. He has two interceptions and two forced [Read more…]

Wisconsin’s Schobert named Big Ten’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week

October 5, 2015 By Bill Scott

Joe Schobert (Photo by David Stluka).

Wisconsin senior outside linebacker Joe Schobert was named the Big Ten’s co-defensive player of the week for his outstanding performance in the Badgers 10-6 loss to Iowa on Saturday.

Schobert finished with eight tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and five quarterback hurries.

It is Schobert’s second Big Ten defensive player of the week honor and the first for the program since Schobert earned the honor on Nov. 17, 2014.

Schobert leads the nation with nine sacks and 13 tackles for loss and is tied for the national lead with four forced fumbles.

The Waukesha native has anchored a Badgers defense that ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense, at 9.6 points per game.

Schobert and the Badgers hit the road in Big Ten play this week, facing the Cornhuskers in Nebraska.

Pair of Badgers win Big Ten Weekly honors

November 17, 2014 By Bill Scott

Melvin Gordon

Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon and Joe Schobert have been honored today with the Big Ten’s Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards.

Gordon set a school, Big Ten and Football Bowl Subdivision record with 408 rushing yards on 25 carries, including four touchdowns, as Wisconsin defeated nationally ranked Nebraska.

Gordon recorded four carries of at least 40 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. He averaged 16.3 yards per carry.

This is Gordon’s third Big Ten Player of the Week award and second this season.

Joe Schobert registered 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery in Saturday’s win over Nebraska. His 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss were both career highs. It’s his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor.

The Badgers beat Nebraska 59-24 on Saturday. They’ll face the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City this Saturday.