by Bill Scott | Oct 14, 2020
Former Wisconsin Badger and current Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon could be facing NFL discipline after he was cited late Tuesday for driving under the influence. ESPN.com reports Gordon was also cited for speeding, between 25 and 39 mph over the posted...
by Bill Scott | Sep 26, 2019
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...
by Bill Scott | Jul 11, 2019
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...
by Bill Scott | Oct 4, 2015
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...
by Bill Scott | May 1, 2015
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 1, 2015
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 16, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 14, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 12, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 11, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 9, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 6, 2014
The 11th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers won the first two Big Ten Conference title games in 2011 over Michigan Sate and 2012 over Nebraska. The Badgers missed out in 2013 and look to bounce back and win the big game again this season. The Badgers (10-2) face the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 3, 2014
One day after earning consensus first-team All-Big Ten honors and being named the league’s Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon was announced as the 2014 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. It is the third time in the last six...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2014
After falling behind 17-3, the Wisconsin Badgers rebounded for a 34-24 win over the rival Minnesota Gophers to clinch a spot in the Big Ten title game and retain Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the 11th straight season. The 14th ranked Badgers (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) captured...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2014
After a rough first half, Melvin Gordon exploded in the second half to help lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 28-24 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday. Today, Gordon was named the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Week. Gordon recorded 264 all-purpose yards...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers moved one step closer to winning the Big Ten’s West Division and earning a spot in the Big Ten Championship game by holding off the Iowa Hawkeyes 26-24 in Iowa City. It sets up a winner-take-all matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers...
by Bill Scott | Nov 19, 2014
Wisconsin head football coach Gary Andersen has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the Maxwell Football Club collegiate Coach of the Year Award. It’s the second season the Badgers’ second-year head coach has earned the honor. Andersen has led...
by Bill Scott | Nov 17, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 16, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers are in the driver’s seat and control their own destiny for a spot in the Big Ten title game and running back Melvin Gordon put himself in serious consideration for the Heisman Trophy. Gordon broke the UW rushing record held by Ron...
by Bill Scott | Nov 15, 2014
The Wisconsin Badger defense anxiously awaits today’s matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium today (2:30pm ABC). The challenge starts with Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah, who just like his friend Melvin Gordon, is trying to put up...
