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Melvin Gordon
Former Wisconsin Badger running back Melvin Gordon will reportedly end his holdout and report to the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday.
The Kenosha native has been missing since the start of training camp in a contract dispute. He’s not expected to play when the Chargers (1-2) face the winless Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
The Chargers will have the next two games after that, at home. They’ll face the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers the following two weeks.
Melvin Gordon (25)
Former Wisconsin Badgers running back Melvin Gordon wants a contract extension with the Los Angeles Chargers and wants it now.
The former Badger has reportedly told the Chargers to get an extension done now or he won’t be around for the start of training camp in less than two weeks. Gordon’s camp said unless he gets an extension, he’ll demand a trade.
Gordon was the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and is set to earn $5.6 million in the final year of his 5-year, rookie deal.
The two-time Pro Bowler has three straight seasons of at least 1300 yards from scrimmage, and his 38 career touchdowns thus far ranks only behind the Rams’ Todd Gurley among 2015 draft picks.
Paul Chryst
Wisconsin Badger coaches and players say they did it last year and they can do it again. Dropping the season opener against Northwestern didn’t stop Wisconsin from winning the 2014 Big Ten West Division title. They’re hoping Saturday’s 10-6 loss to Iowa will be followed by a similar winning streak.
A crowd of nearly 81-thousand at Camp Randall Stadium left disappointed, even though the Badger defense kept the team in the game. Iowa managed only 221 total yards of offense, fewer than 70 in the second half.
Iowa turned two Wisconsin turnovers into ten-points in the first half and beat the Badgers in Madison for the first time since 2007.
A fumble with the Badgers on the Hawkeye one-yard line was the most critical offensive failure.
Unlike last year, U-W doesn’t have a super-star tailback like Melvin Gordon to help lead the comeback from the troubling start. The Badgers (3-2) play at Nebraska (2-3) this coming Saturday. The Cornhuskers fell to Illinois 14-13 yesterday.
Melvin Gordon
The San Diego Chargers wanted to make sure they picked up a weapon in the NFL Draft, so they traded up two spots to secure former Wisconsin Badgers running back Melvin Gordon with the 15th pick overall.
Gordon, who finished as a Heisman Award finalist and the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year, becomes the fourth consecutive Wisconsin back to be drafted and the first since 2001.
For the UW program, Gordon’s selection is the 29th overall in the first round of the NFL Draft, and extends a consecutive years streak of having a player drafted to 37.
Gordon helped Wisconsin to a Big Ten West Division title and an Outback Bowl victory in his final season.
In high school, he played alongside Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes at Kenosha Bradford, winning a WIAA Division 1 state title in 2011. Waynes was taken four spots ahead of Gordon by the Minnesota Vikings.
Melvin Gordon
The Wisconsin Badgers put their 59-0 Big Ten title game loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes behind them. They knocked off the Auburn Tigers 34-31 in overtime in the Outback Bowl.
The Badgers captured their first bowl game victory since 2009 and Barry Alvarez returned to the sidelines to earn his 9th (9-4) bowl victory.
Melvin Gordon ran for an Outback Bowl-record 251 yards and three touchdowns and freshman kicker Rafael Gaglianone kicked a 25-yard field goal in overtime to give the 18th-ranked Badgers the victory.
Gordon ran for touchdowns of 25, 53 and 6 yards and finished with 2,587 rushing yards on the season, 41 shy of Barry Sanders’ single-season FBS rushing record. Gordon was named the Outback Bowl MVP.
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Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon was named to the A.P. All-American team today. Gordon is one of fourteen Big Ten players to make the three teams.
Gordon won the Doak Walker award as the nation’s top running back and finished runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting, behind Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Three other Big Ten Conference players made the first team. On offense, Gordon is joined by RB Tevin Coleman of Indiana and OT Brandon Sherff of Iowa.
On defense, Ohio State’s Joey Bosa was named to the AP first team.
Melvin Gordon
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota captured the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, making five straight years that a quarterback has won the award.
Mariota finished with 788 first place votes and 2,534 points. Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon finished a distant second with 37 first place votes and 1,250 points. Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper was third.
Mariota has completed 68.3% of his passes for 3,783 yards, throwing for 38 touchdowns with only two interceptions. He also rushed for 669 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Gordon leads the nation in rushing yards (2,336), rushing yards per game (179.7) and rushing TDs (26).
Gordon was UW’s fourth Heisman finalist.
Melvin Gordon
Wisconsin Badger running back Melvin Gordon was named winner of the Doak Walker Award as college football’s most outstanding running back during the Home Depot College Football Awards on the Boardwalk at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Thursday night.
Gordon was also named to the Walter Camp All-America Team, where he joined Indiana’s Tevin Coleman as a first-team running back.
Gordon became the third Wisconsin back to win the Doak Walker award, joining Ron Dayne in 1999 and Montee Ball in 2012.
Gordon rushed for 2,336 yards and 29 touchdowns. He needs one touchdown to join Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders and UCF’s Kevin Smith as the only players to rush for 2,000 yards and score 30 TDs in a season.
Gordon became the fastest player to reach 2,000 yards in a season by hitting the threshold on his 241st carry of the season.
Gordon now heads to New York City where he’ll join Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota and Alabama WR Amari Cooper for the presentation of the 80th Heisman Trophy.
Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon announced the decision that everyone knew was coming. The record-setting Wisconsin Badger running back is giving up his final season of eligibility in Madison to enter the 2015 NFL draft.
Gordon leads the nation in rushing yards with 2,336, rushing yards per game (179.7), rushing touchdowns (26) and is fourth in yards per carry (7.56). It means the New Years Day Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, will be his last at Wisconsin.
Gordon is in Orlando for the presentation of the Doak Walker Award tonight. Then its on to New York City for the Heisman Trophy presentation on Saturday night.
Gordon is the favorite to win the Doak Walker Award tonight, but Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is expected to win the Heisman Trophy.
With Gordon leaving school a year early, the job in Madison is expected to go to Corey Clement, who has rushed for 844 yards, nine touchdowns and a 6.4 yards per carry average in limited action.
Melvin Gordon
Wisconsin Badger running back Melvin Gordon has been named one of three Heisman Trophy finalists, joining Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota and Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper. The Heisman winner will be announced Saturday night in New York City.
Gordon is the fourth finalist in UW history, joining previous Heisman winners Alan Ameche (1954) and Ron Dayne (1999), as well as Monte Ball who finished fourth in the 2011 Heisman voting.
Mariota is considered the favorite to win the award, completing 68% of his passes for 3,783 yards, with 38 touchdowns and two interceptions. Mariota is No. 1 nationally in passing efficiency, second in passing TDs and fifth in passing yards.
Mariota has also rushed for 669 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Gordon leads the nation in rushing yards (2,336), rushing yards per game (179.7) and rushing TDs (26). Gordon is also a finalist for the Doak Walker award, which will be handed out in Orlando on Thursday.
Cooper leads the nation in receptions (115) and receiving yards (1,656), is second in receiving yards per game (127.4) and is tied for second in receiving touchdowns (14).
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