by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2021
Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard has reportedly turned down an offer to become the next defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers. The Wisconsin State Journal was the first to report Leonhard’s decision. It was confirmed by...
by Bill Scott | Jan 27, 2021
Wisconsin Badgers coach Paul Chryst is losing his quarterbacks coach, Jon Budmayr. Budmayr is expected to be named the offensive coordinator at Colorado State. Budmayr had been on the Badgers staff for the last six years, the last three of which as the teams...
by Bill Scott | Jan 20, 2021
Ross Kolodziej helped lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a pair of Big Ten championships as a player and has led the highly-regarded strength and conditioning program at his alma mater for the last six seasons. Now, the Stevens Point, Wisconsin native has been promoted to...
by Bill Scott | Dec 30, 2020
It wasn’t looking good early for the Wisconsin Badgers, who fell behind Wake Forest 14-0 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Wednesday in Charlotte. The Badgers had two empty possessions, while the Demon Deacons put two scores on the board just 7:39 into the game....
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2020
Jack Coan would have been Wisconsin’s starter if not for a foot injury on Oct. 3, which was followed by surgery a few days later. Graham Mertz took over as the starter and stayed there, even after Coan returned in uniform on Dec. 5 against Indiana. Coan...
by Bill Scott | Dec 17, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers signed 21 players to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day Wednesday. The class received the program’s highest ranking nationally, 15th by Rivals and 16th by 247 Sports. According to UW’s director of player personnel,...
by Bill Scott | Nov 13, 2020
Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan is no longer wearing a protective boot on his broken right foot and is making progress after undergoing surgery on Oct. 7. “Hopefully sooner than later we can get it to where he can start doing some field work,” said...
by Bill Scott | Nov 9, 2020
The Wisconsin football team is inching closer to a return to Big Ten action against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Saturday. The Badgers began their regular game week preparations Monday morning. The team will practice each day this week and continue to...
by Bill Scott | Oct 29, 2020
The Wisconsin football program has confirmed more positive PCR tests for COVID-19. The Wisconsin Athletic Department released the additional numbers Thursday afternoon. One positive result was received late Wednesday, while two others were confirmed on Thursday...
by Bill Scott | Oct 27, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers are busy preparing for Saturday’s Big Ten matchup at Nebraska and they could be down to their fourth quarterback for the matchup. Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported this week that quarterbacks Graham Mertz and Chase...
by Bill Scott | Oct 5, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers expect to be without senior quarterback Jack Coan for their October 24th opener against Illinois and likely beyond. Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported that Coan injured his right foot during practice Saturday and is...
by Bill Scott | Sep 24, 2020
Offensive lineman Jon Dietzen started 32 games for the Wisconsin Badgers, but stepped away from the program after the 2018 season because of a number of injuries. The time away has given Dietzen new life. He’s returned to the program and is one of 113 players...
by Bill Scott | Sep 17, 2020
The Big Ten Conference is going to have football after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports into the spring with player safety concerns in the middle of a pandemic, the conference changed its mind with University Presidents and Chancellors voting...
by Bill Scott | Aug 12, 2020
The Big Ten Conference pulled the plug on the fall sports season on Tuesday, making the decision to move football and all other fall sports to the second semester due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said they just...
by Bill Scott | Jun 11, 2020
Paul Chryst’s Wisconsin football team has landed another top defensive recruit on Thursday. T.J. Bollers, a four-star defensive end and the No. 147 overall player in the Class of 2021, committed to the Badgers over Nebraska, Iowa State and Alabama. Bollers is...
by Bill Scott | Jun 1, 2020
The Wisconsin Badger football team locked up one of their top defensive targets in their 2021 recruiting class, receiving a verbal commitment from Akron outside linebacker/defensive end Darryl Peterson. This is a big get for Badgers coach Paul Chryst. Peterson chose...
by Bill Scott | Jan 6, 2020
Wisconsin junior wide receiver Quintez Cephus announced Monday that he has declared for the 2020 NFL Draft. Cephus made the announcement with a video posted to his Twitter and Instagram accounts @QoDeep 87. Cephus had 93 receptions for 1,496 yards and 13...
by Bill Scott | Jan 2, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers got a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Aron Cruickshank and had the upper hand in the stat column as well as a 17-minute advantage in time of possession, yet found themselves falling to the Oregon Ducks 28-27 in the New Years Day Rose...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2019
After blowing out then, 10th ranked Michigan 35-14 on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, the Wisconsin Badgers cracked the top 10 in both Top 25 polls. The Badgers (3-0, 1-0 BIG) moved up five spots in the A.P. Top 25 from 13 to 8. They also moved up five spots from...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2019
Jonathan Taylor ran for 203 yards and two touchdowns and junior quarterback Jack Coan added two more rushing touchdowns to lead the Wisconsin Badgers (3-0, 1-0 BIG) to a dominating 35-14 win over the Michigan Wolverines (2-1, 0-1) in their Big Ten Conference opener at...
