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McEvoy leads Badgers to victory

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Tanner McEvoy

Tanner McEvoy

Two-way player Tanner McEvoy’s 32-yard touchdown run in the third quarter helped the Wisconsin Badgers pull away from a stubborn Troy University team 28-3 on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

Two Wisconsin defenders, linebacker Leon Jacobs and defensive back Derrick Tindal, were ejected in the game for targeting.

The Badgers led just  14-3 at halftime.

Senior quarterback Joel Stave  threw for one touchdown and passed for another.  He finished 13-of-17 for 202 yards.

Dare Ogunbowale had Wisconsin’s other touchdown.  The ground attack was improved, but still fell short of 200 yards.

Defensively, the Badgers continued to be stingy.  For the second straight game, the Badgers failed to give up a touchdown.

The game was delayed after a heat detector near a pizza oven set off the fire alarm with about nine minutes left to play in  the game.

The Badgers improved to 2-1 and will host Hawaii next Saturday night at Camp Randall.

 

McEvoy preparing to play both ways this week

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Tanner McEvoy

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Tanner McEvoy couldn’t play both ways in last week’s loss to Alabama because of a hamstring injury.  But McEvoy is working at safety and wide receiver in practice this week and is hopeful he’ll see time at both positions when the Badgers host Miami of Ohio in Wisconsin’s home opener at Camp Randall on Saturday.

The status of senior safety Michael Caputo remains unclear.  Caputo suffered a concussion on the fourth play of the game and is going through a concussion protocol.  Caputo did attend practice on Tuesday as a spectator.

Without Caputo, the Badgers defense surrendered touchdown runs of 37, 56 and 43 yards.

Corey Clement

Running back Corey Clement didn’t practice on Tuesday but the junior insisted he planned to play on Saturday.  Clement was limited in the Alabama game because of a groin injury.

 

McEvoy back at safety with the Badgers

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Tanner McEvoy

Tanner McEvoy

Tanner McEvoy played some safety last season for the Wisconsin Badgers.  It would appear defensive coordinator Dave Aranda liked his work because McEvoy is back at safety as the Badgers are preparing for the New Years Day Outback Bowl against the Auburn Tigers in Tampa, Florida.

McEvoy is getting work this week in practice on both sides of the ball, at QB and at safety.  He’s played all eleven games at quarterback this season.  Last season, McEvoy intercepted one pass, broke up three others and finished with 27 tackles.  He said Thursday that he believes he can help defend Auburn.

AUDIO: Tanner McEvoy thinks he can help defend Auburn :17

The Tigers enter the bowl game ranked 11th nationally in rushing (258.5 ypg), 17th nationally in offense (489.2 ypg) and tied for 22nd in scoring offense (35.8 ypg).  Quarterback Nick Marshall has thrown 18 touchdown passes and averages 192.9 yards per game.  Auburn also has four receivers with 20 or more receptions.

McEvoy is still working at quarterback and wants to continue to play the position.  But he said that decision for next season will come in discussions with new coach Paul Christ after the bowl season.

Badgers return from bye, host Maryland today

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Warren Herring

Warren Herring

The Wisconsin Badgers have had a week off to get healthy and prepare for the Big Ten stretch drive.  Today, they’ll start that six-game stretch by hosting the Maryland Terrapins at Camp Randall Stadium (11am).

Maryland is coming off a 38-31 come-from-behind win over Iowa last Saturday, a game in which the Terrapins recorded four sacks against the Hawkeyes.

Starting defensive end Andre Monroe leads Maryland in sacks with 5 1/2, while the Terrapins have recorded 19 sacks, which ranks third in the Big Ten.

The Badgers have only allowed four sacks, which is tied for first.  But they don’t throw it as much as most Big Ten teams, relying more on the running of Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement. [Read more…]

Badgers celebrate victory going into bye week

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Corey Clement

Corey Clement

Despite allowing a pair of late touchdowns, the Wisconsin Badgers notched a 38-28 win over Illinois in the Badgers Big Ten home opener at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

Wisconsin (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) moves into its second and final bye week of the season and will return to Camp Randall on Oct. 25 to host Maryland.  The Terrapins (4-2, 1-1) will host Iowa (5-1, 2-0) on Saturday.

Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen said he wants to continue to use two quarterbacks moving forward.  Joel Stave started Saturday and completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards.  McEvoy was given only one series, completing 3 of 4 for 24 yards and rushed once for 12 yards.

It’ll be interesting moving forward to see if McEvoy gets more time at wide receiver, if his quarterback reps continue to be limited. [Read more…]

Badgers to use both Stave and McEvoy against Illinois

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Joel Stave

Joel Stave

The Wisconsin Badgers haven’t named a starting quarterback for Saturday’s Big Ten home opener against Illinois.  In fact, the Wisconsin depth chart lists both Tanner McEvoy and Joel Stave as co-starters.

What head coach Gary Andersen does know is that both Stave and McEvoy will play.  Andersen said they could also play at the same time with Stave throwing passes to McEvoy.

The 6’6 McEvoy played wide receiver in high school at Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey before switching to quarterback as a senior.

McEvoy, after not earning time at quarterback last season, he moved to wide receiver and was making plays until he suffered a broken bone in his hand that forced him to wear a [Read more…]

Badgers fall from top 25

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Joel Stave

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…]

Stave to backup McEvoy on Saturday

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Joel Stave will be Wisconsin’s No. 2 quarterback when the Badgers open Big Ten play on Saturday at Northwestern.

Stave struggled with accuracy in training camp and fell down the depth chart for the first four games of the season.  Now, if the situation is right, Stave could play Saturday against the Wildcats in Evanston.

Redshirt sophomore Bart Houston held the backup spot for the first four games after Stave wasn’t ready to play.

Coach Gary Andersen said Stave has definitely progressed and is throwing the ball much better.

 

Stave says he’s feeling much better about his throwing

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Joel Stave

Joel Stave

Former Wisconsin Badger starter Joel Stave says he hasn’t had any mental blocks in weeks and said he’ll be prepared to take the field is necessary.

Stave had issues during training camp that led to him not being able to complete even the most routine passes.  It was one month ago that Stave detailed to a large group of reporters, just exactly what the issues were with regards to his throwing and his dropped down the depth chart.

Yesterday, Stave told reporters that he feels a lot better than he did a month ago.

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AUDIO: Stave on the most difficult time over the past month :13

Stave hasn’t played this season and there’s no guarantee he’ll move into the backup spot behind Tanner McEvoy just because he said he’s ready to go if needed.

Badgers coach Gary Andersen said offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig will have to decide if they can count on Stave to perform under pressure. [Read more…]

Badgers pick up lackluster win over South Florida

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Gary Andersen

Gary Andersen

The 17/19 ranked Wisconsin Badgers pulled away in the second half to knock off the South Florida Bulls 27-10 in the final non-conference game at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

The game was ugly early and the Bulls managed to take a 3-3 tie into the lockerroom at halftime against the Badgers.  Wisconsin managed just 139 yards of total offense in the first half.

Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon and Rob Havenstein both felt the need to address the team at halftime.  “We were walking in and we said we’ve got to talk to these guys,” Gordon said.  “I was having flashbacks of Week 2, and we went in that game and I didn’t say anything and big Rob didn’t say anything.

“This time we felt like we needed to rally our offense together and speak up.  We motivated those guys and obviously we were a different team.” [Read more…]