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Connelly to sit out Pinstripe Bowl

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Ryan Connelly

Wisconsin linebacker Ryan Connelly won’t be available for the Badgers when they take on Miami on December 27 in the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City.

Badger coach Paul Chryst revealed on Friday that Connelly underwent a procedure for an injury that he played through during the final month of the season.  Chryst didn’t provide any details regarding Connelly’s injury.

Chryst said Connelly’s absence from the Pinstripe Bowl was not due to protecting his professional future.  Connelly could be selected in the upcoming 2019 NFL Draft.

Junior Chris Orr, who has started 15 games in his career, is expected to step in to the starting lineup for Connelly.

The senior recorded 89 tackles this season and was named a semifinalist of the Butkus Award.  Connelly also earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference’s coaches.

 

Badgers do little in loss at Penn State

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Paul Chryst

The Wisconsin Badgers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead when Jonathan Taylor cruised 71 yards for a touchdown.  That for the most part was the only big highlight for the day as the Penn State rebounded for a 22-10 win in State College, PA.

The Badgers (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) has lost four games in a season for the first time in Paul Chryst’s four seasons and they may not be done yet.

The Badgers West Division title hopes are gone with the loss.  Northwestern’s 14-10 win at Iowa gave the title to the Wildcats, who will battle either Michigan or Ohio State for the Big Ten title.

The Nittany Lions (7-3, 4-3) won their fourth straight in the series.  Trace McSorely, playing on a bad knee, completed 19 of 25 for 160 yards and a touchdown.  Miles Sanders rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for Penn State.

Jonathan Taylor finished with 185 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, but the Badgers managed to convert just 4 of 15 third downs, which is a growing problem for UW. [Read more…]

Davis suspended by Badgers

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Danny Davis

Wisconsin Badger sophomore wide receiver Danny Davis has been suspended for the first two games of the 2018 football season.  The suspension, which was announced by coach Paul Chryst on Wednesday, is for his connection to sexual assault charges against teammate Quintez Cephus.

Davis’ suspension comes a day after UW officials postponed Chryst’s media availability so additional information on allegations made against Cephus and Davis could be gathered.

Cephus faces two counts of sexual assault and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.  He has been suspended under UW’s Student-Athlete Discipline Policy.

According to the criminal complaint against Cephus, Davis was present at the time of the alleged April incident and took at least one photo of one of the two women involved.  He hasn’t been charged with any crimes.

In a statement, Chryst said, “Should further information become available that warrants a reevaluation of the length of the suspension, I will assess that information.  We have a high standard of conduct within our football program and we cannot accept behavior that is not consistent with that standard.”

During the suspension, Davis will be allowed to practice with the team, but will not be available for games.

 

Kasl leaving Badgers to focus on academics (AUDIO)

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Patrick Kasl

Patrick Kasl was expected to open Wisconsin’s football training camp on Thursday as the number-2 right tackle.  But those plans have changed.

Kasl met with coach Paul Chryst to tell him he is giving up football.  The redshirt sophomore is seeking to major in biomedical engineering.

Kasl missed a lot of practice time in the spring because of school.

The Wyoming, Minnesota native took over for David Edwards in the third quarter of the Orange Bowl when Edwards suffered a foot injury.

With Kasl gone, the Badgers are expected to open camp with redshirt freshman Logan Bruss as the backup at right tackle to Edwards.

AUDIO: Badger coach Paul Chryst on Patrick Kasl :14

Wisconsin adds one to football recruiting class

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Wisconsin wrapped up the 2018 early signing period in December with 19 scholarship players in the fold.  The Badgers added to that class on Wednesday by receiving a letter of intent from Miami defensive back Rachad Wildgoose.

Wildgoose had decommitted from Georgia last month, paid a visit to the Madison campus last weekend and then picked the Badgers over Central Florida and North Carolina State.

Wildgoose had more than dozen offers, including Alabama, Auburn, Nebraska, Maryland, Ole Miss and Purdue.

Badgers hire linebackers coach

Badger coach Paul Chryst finalized his coaching staff by announcing the hire of Bobby April III as the team’s outside linebackers coach.

April III joins the UW staff after spending six seasons in the NFL.  He was the linebackers coach with the Buffalo Bills in 2015 and 2016 and is the son of longtime coach Bobby April Jr., a two-time NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year.

Chryst finishes 7th in AP Coach of the Year voting

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Paul Chryst

Scott Frost is the Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading Central Florida to an unbeaten season and a spot in the Peach Bowl.

Frost, who has been named the new coach at Nebraska, will finish the season with the 10th ranked Knights, who will face number-7 Auburn in the Peach Bowl.

Frost received 21 first-place votes, finishing in front of Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.

Wisconsin Badger head coach Paul Chryst finished 7th in the balloting after leading the Badgers to a 12-1 record.  The Badgers will face Miami in the December 30th Orange Bowl game in Miami.

Chryst named Big Ten Coach of the Year

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Paul Chryst

Last season, Wisconsin Badger coach Paul Chryst shared Big Ten Coach of the Year honors with Penn State’s James Franklin.  After leading the Badgers to a 12-0 record this season, Chryst was voted unanimously as the Coach of the Year by the coaches and media.

Chryst is the first back-to-back winner since Northwestern’s Gary Barnett captured consecutive honors in 1995 and 1996.  His Badgers will face Ohio State in the Big Ten title game on Saturday night (7:17 p.m.) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Tight end Troy Fumagalli was named the Kwalick-Clark tight end of the year.  The former walk-on leads Wisconsin in receptions with 38 and is second in receiving yards (471) and is tied for second in touchdown catches with four.

Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor was named the league’s freshman of the year after capturing Freshmen of the Week honors a record eight times during the regular season.

Taylor led the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 150.5 yards a game.  He averaged 7.0 yards per carry and scored 13 touchdowns.

Penn State’s Saquon Barkley was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.  Iowa’s Josey Jewell was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Badgers head to Big Ten title game unbeaten

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Paul Chryst

The Wisconsin Badgers are 12-0 for the first time in school history, following Saturday’s 31-0 shutout win over the Minnesota Gophers in Minneapolis.  The win is the 14th straight for the Badgers in the series and keeps Paul Bunyan’s Axe in Madison for at least another season.

Paul Chryst improved to 22-4 in Big Ten play and 33-6 overall at Wisconsin (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten).

Wisconsin’s win, along with a pair of losses from No. 1 Alabama on Saturday and No. 2 Miami on Friday, should propel the Badgers into the top four when the College Football Playoff rankings come out on Tuesday night.  Wisconsin was fifth in the rankings going into Saturday’s win against Minnesota.

The Badgers will most likely secure a bid in the four-team College Football Playoffs if they knock off Ohio State in this Saturday’s Big Ten title game in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1) knocked off Michigan 31-20 this past weekend.

The Gophers finished 2-7 in the Big Ten and 5-7 overall in P.J. Fleck’s first season.

The Badger defense posted its first shutout since a 37-0 win over Rutgers on Nov. 1, 2014.  The Gophers didn’t even pick up a first down until 41 seconds left in the first half.

The Gophers finished with just 133 total yards on 48 plays, an average of 2.8 yards per play.

Alex Hornibrook finished 15 of 19 for 151 yards and three touchdowns in the victory, while freshman running back Jonathan Taylor finished with 20 carries for 149 yards and a touchdown, giving him 1,806 yards rushing for the season.  That’s third all time for FBS freshmen.  Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne finished with 1,863 yards and Adrian Peterson finished with 1,925 yards in his first season.

Wisconsin improved its record against Minnesota to 60-59-8, taking the lead in the team’s all-time series for the first time in the history of a rivalry that dates to 1890.

 

Badgers not focused on rankings

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Paul Chryst

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be announced tonight (6 p.m. – ESPN) and the Wisconsin Badgers aren’t spending a whole lot of time worrying about where they stack up.  In fact, they’re not spending any time at all.

The Badgers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are ranked No. 4 in both the Associated Press top 25 poll and the Amway coaches poll and will face the Indiana Hoosiers (3-5, 0-5) at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bloomington.

“The only thing that really matters,” head coach Paul Chryst said, “and that you try to influence is: ‘How can we make the most of the moments that we’re in? And how can we continue to get better as a football team?’ “And that takes a ton of energy. That is where I thin all of our focus needs to go.”

Chryst’s players all echo their coaches thoughts.  They say they’re not interested and won’t watch the show tonight or any other night.

Left tackle Michael Deiter said the only time he would be interested in watching is after the Big Ten Championship.  Until that point, they need to control what they can control and that is the matchup against their weekly opponent.

The Badgers haven’t faced a ranked team yet this season and that usually doesn’t bode well when it comes to the National Playoff rankings.

But instead of losing sleep over it, the players are focused on winning each game each week.  The Badgers are now the only unbeaten team in the Big Ten and they’re hoping it stays that way following Saturday’s game at Indiana.

Coan to start the season as Badgers No. 2

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Jack Coan

Freshman Jack Coan will start the season next week as the Wisconsin Badgers No. 2 quarterback, backing up redshirt sophomore starter Alex Hornibrook.  He beat out Kare Lyles for the job.

Wisconsin Coach Paul Chryst confirmed Coan’s position on ESPN Madison’s “In the Trenches” radio show.

The Sayville, New York native was an early enrollee at UW.  He took part in spring practice and opened training camp comfortable and confident.

In high school, Coan passed for 9.787 yards and 128 touchdowns.  He rushed for 2,551 yards and 33 touchdowns in four seasons.

Chryst said he expects five or six freshmen to play for the Badgers this season.

The Badgers open their season Friday, Sept. 1 against Utah State at Camp Randall Stadium.