Michael Caputo

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…]

Caputo cleared to play Saturday in home opener

September 11, 2015 By Bill Scott

Michael Caputo (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo has been cleared to play by UW’s medical staff to play in Saturday’s home opener against Miami of Ohio at Camp Randall Stadium.

Caputo worked with the No. 1 defense on Thursday in practice after suffering a concussion in last Saturday’s season opening loss to Alabama.

Caputo was hurt on the fourth play against the Crimson Tide and was held out for the remainder of the game.

Corey Clement

Tailback Corey Clement’s (groin) playing status for Saturday’s game won’t be determined until pregame warmups.

Clement was held to 8 carries and 16 yards rushing in the opener.

Badgers picked to win Big Ten’s West title

July 27, 2015 By Bill Scott

Paul Chryst

Big Ten media members have selected the Wisconsin Badgers, in their first season under new coach Paul Chryst, to win the Big Ten’s West Division title.

The media also selected Ohio State to win the East Division, which means a rematch of last years Big Ten title game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on December 5.

The Buckeyes smothered the Badgers in the 2014 Championship game 59-0. They’re favored to beat the Badgers again this season.

The polling is conducted by www.cleveland.com.

Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa was selected the Defensive Player of the Year. (Wisconsin’s Vince Biegel finished tied for 7th and safety Michael Caputo finished tied for 10th).

Buckeye tailback Ezekiel Elliott was tabbed the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. (Wisconsin tailback Corey Clement placed fifth in the voting).

Three Badgers up for top college football honors

July 8, 2015 By Bill Scott

RB Corey Clement (Photo by David Stluka)

Three Wisconsin Badgers are among the preseason leaders for a pair of major national college football awards.

Junior RB Corey Clement was named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award, while junior OLB Vince Biegel and senior S Michael Caputo are among the candidates for the Bednarik Award.

Clement was one of 80 players named to the Maxwell Award watch list, which is presented annually to the outstanding player in college football. Clement will try to join former Badger Ron Dayne, who claimed the Maxwell Award in 1999.

One of 12 Big Ten players named to the Maxwell Award list, Clement is also among 35 running backs who enter the season vying for the award. [Read more…]

Badgers fall from top 25

October 5, 2014 By Bill Scott

Joel Stave

The Wisconsin Badgers dropped out of the top 25 in both National polls, following Saturday’s 20-14 loss to Northwestern in the Big Ten opener in Evanston, Ill.

Wisconsin (3-2, 0-1) was intercepted four times and missed several chances in the red zone in the loss.

Joel Stave took over for Tanner McEvoy at quarterback late in the first half. Neither one of them got adequate protection from the Badgers offensive line. McEvoy was hit as he threw his only interception and Stave’s arm was hit on the first of his three picks.

The receivers struggled to get open and make plays, but the quarterbacks certainly are not void from blame. Neither performed well enough and Stave had first and goal at the three in the second half. Instead of throwing the ball away when he couldn’t find an open receiver, he forced it and threw one of his three interceptions.

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon rushed for a career high 259 yards, but that wasn’t enough to turn the fortunes of the Badgers on this day. Gordon became the 12th UW runner to break the 3,000-yard mark.

Stave finished 8 of 19 and tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kenzel Doe with 4-minutes and 14-seconds left in the first half. McEvoy was ineffective through four series, finishing 4 of 10 passing for 24 yards, which is why Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen made the quarterback switch. [Read more…]