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Former Badger James White guides Patriots to Super Bowl win with record-setting night

By Lorin Cox | Feb. 6, 2017

A former Wisconsin Badger added another Super Bowl ring to his trophy case on Sunday as New England Patriots’ running back James White put together a record-setting performance to help his team pull off the greatest comeback in NFL postseason history. White played four years in Madison from 2010-'13, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors for his 1,000-yard, 14-touchdown 2010 season.

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Coan, Davis headline 2017 recruiting class

By Colleen Muraca | Feb. 2, 2017

In an interview with Chris Hall, Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting Andrew Marlatt stressed that the 2017 recruiting class had to be smart, tough and dependable.

Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox left Madison to take the head coaching job at Cal.

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Trio of departures overshadows Badgers' impressive Cotton Bowl Victory

By Andrew Tucker | Jan. 16, 2017

For the Wisconsin football team, the winter break was bittersweet. There was plenty of good to finish the season, but also several key departures, which could become issues in future years. To begin with the good, Wisconsin began the New Year by winning its first BCS/New Year’s Six bowl game since Jan.

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Wisconsin executes game plan to near perfection in defeat of Western Michigan

By Lorin Cox | Jan. 3, 2017

The No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers beat the No. 15 Western Michigan Broncos in the Cotton Bowl by playing their style of football: a slow, efficient offense complimenting a punishing and consistent defense. Paul Chryst’s team is not one that will have a lot of opportunities to blow opponents out, but they grind and wear down all challengers for four quarters, pulling ahead and staying ahead as they did in their 24-16 victory Saturday in Dallas. It started, as it has all season, with senior running back Corey Clement and the rushing attack.

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Fumagalli, Badgers end season on high note with Cotton Bowl victory

By Andrew Tucker | Jan. 2, 2017

In Wisconsin’s first game of the season at Lambeau Field, Troy Fumagalli was the key offensive player, totaling 100 yards on seven catches.

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Camp Randall South: Dallas area alumni enjoying recent string of Badger games in Texas

By Bobby Ehrlich | Jan. 1, 2017

Don’t let Marie Polzer’s southern drawl fool you. She is a Badger through and through. Polzer grew up in Arlington, Texas and resides there now.

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McSorley, Nittany Lions too much for Badgers in second half

By Andrew Tucker | Dec. 5, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — Throughout the season, Wisconsin, which came into the season unranked, proved preseason doubters wrong en route to a surprising Big Ten West title.

Even in the days of Russell Wilson, Wisconsin football fell apart when it mattered most.

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Mondays with Rasty: Wisconsin's latest loss another in long pattern of heartbreaking defeats on the big stage

By Zach Rastall | Dec. 5, 2016

The first rule of Wisconsin sports: Never underestimate the team’s ability to build your hopes up and then proceed to shred your soul to smithereens in new and creative ways. Thus was the case on Saturday night in Indianapolis, when the Badgers built up a 28-7 lead, only to see it slowly dissipate as their secondary seemed to forget how to football.

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Despite championship loss, Badgers' season one to remember

By Lorin Cox | Dec. 4, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — The Wisconsin Badgers’ season ended the same way it started. On the first play against LSU and the last play against Penn State, Bart Houston took the handoff under center, turned left and handed it off right to Corey Clement, with Austin Ramesh leading the way from the backfield. It brought UW’s season full-circle.

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Badgers collapse in Indy, succumb to Penn State comeback

By Lorin Cox | Dec. 3, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — The Wisconsin Badgers’ wild season came to a screeching halt in Indianapolis, as UW (7-3 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-1, 11-2) in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Badgers took a seemingly comfortable 28-7 lead in the first quarter, but Penn State’s infamous second-half turn-around was in full swing as they fought back to take lead and the conference crown. Wisconsin was able to play its style of football for most of the game, heavily relying on the ground game to control the clock and put points on the board, slowly but surely.

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Musso, secondary lead Badgers to rivalry win on Senior Day

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 27, 2016

Entering this season, the Wisconsin Badgers’ secondary was the biggest question mark defensively as they had to replace three starters on the back end with questionable depth.

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Badgers welcome Gophers seeking 13th-straight victory in Border Battle

By Jessi Schoville | Nov. 25, 2016

The final game of the season has come, and the No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers (6-2 Big Ten, 9-2 overall) are just one win away from a Big Ten Championship appearance, sitting only two places out of the College Football Playoff. Enthusiasm shouldn’t be hard to come by for the Badgers, as Wisconsin takes on the Minnesota Gophers (5-3 Big Ten, 8-3 overall) in the annual Border Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.

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Connelly and Dooley shine in relief of UW superstars

By Andrew Tucker | Nov. 21, 2016

Before the season started, it seemed clear that Wisconsin’s linebacker corps would be the strength, not just of the defense, but of the entire team.

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Defense, Shaw help Badgers overcome slow start to blow out Purdue

By Jessi Schoville | Nov. 19, 2016

While the Badger defense dominated early in the frigid wind, holding the Purdue Boilermakers to just three points in the first quarter, the offense started up like an old jalopy on a cold winter’s morning.

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Musso, Dixon lead Badger defense to shutdown of Illinois

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 12, 2016

Senior Wisconsin cornerback Sojourn Shelton plays a lot of FIFA, and no one is happier about that than senior safety Leo Musso.

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Turnovers fuel No. 7 Badgers in rout of Fighting Illini

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 12, 2016

For the first five and a half minutes of the game, the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-5 Big Ten, 3-7 overall) were right in it against the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers (5-2, 8-2). Then UW scored touchdowns on four-straight drives and cruised to a 48-3 win on homecoming night. The game was more-or-less decided by halftime as Wisconsin went to the locker room with a 31-3 lead.

PODCAST

Cardinal Zone Podcast: Basketball opens season, football hosts Illinois

Nov. 11, 2016

Host Bobby Ehrlich talks with football beat writer Lorin Cox about what to expect this weekend as the Badgers take on Illinois.

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Badgers will have to stop play-action to avoid getting upset

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 11, 2016

Like the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers (4-2 Big Ten, 7-2 Overall), the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-4, 3-6) have had to rely on a redshirt freshman quarterback under center after starting the season with a redshirt senior who struggled early on. Jeff George Jr.

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Michigan ready to make deep playoff run, Jackson stakes claim for Heisman

By Jonathan Mills | Nov. 11, 2016

It is officially November in college football. Each weekend will feature elimination games for teams vying for various conference titles.

Michigan's loss to Michigan State has opened up the Big Ten East division race.

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Nittany Lions rise, Michigan still on top

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 11, 2016

For two glorious weeks, our power rankings had a consensus on who the top six teams in the Big Ten were.