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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.

The Badgers, led by their trio of running backs, look to continue their winning ways against Illinois on Homecoming weekend.

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Illinois looks for major upset over UW

By Scott Reichel | Nov. 11, 2016

Last season, the Illinois Fighting Illini started 4-1 and looked poised to make a bowl appearance.

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Musso anchors Badger defense despite anonymity

By Andrew Tucker | Nov. 11, 2016

This season, Wisconsin’s defense has been in a constant state of flux. With players getting injured and coming back from injury, and some going from hot to cold in a heartbeat, finding consistency has been difficult. Senior safety Leo Musso, however, has been about as consistent as it gets.

Alex Hornibrook had a record-setting day via the air, completing 18 of his 19 pass attempts in Wisconsin's blowout win over BYU.

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Mondays with Rasty: Badgers have miraculously survived the gauntlet

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 7, 2016

At long last, the drought is over. The trap game to end all trap games was finally conquered Saturday by the Wisconsin Badgers, as they marched into the Mystical Realm of Evanston and emerged victorious for the first time since 1999. It was a huge win for Wisconsin that marked the end of a brutal portion of its schedule.

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Letter to the editor: University erred in response to Camp Randall incident

By Deshawn McKinney | Nov. 6, 2016

No degree is worth one's dignity, yet it seems Black students are continuously asked to sacrifice theirs.

Jazz Peavy has gotten off to a slow start for the Badgers this season.

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Almost a year later, Peavy gets his revenge

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 5, 2016

Last year, the Wildcats pulled off a huge win at Camp Randall Stadium as the Badgers fell short in the redzone at the end of the game.

Corey Clement attempts to evade a defender during UW's 21-7 victory over Northwestern.

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Badgers win at Northwestern for first time since 1999

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 5, 2016

It was not a pretty win, but the Wisconsin Badgers (4-2 Big Ten, 7-2 Overall) held off the Northwestern Wildcats (3-3, 4-5) for a 21-7 victory in Evanston, Ill. Wisconsin’s offense struggled to finish drives throughout the game, frequently ending up in Northwestern territory without touchdowns to show for it.

PODCAST

Cardinal Zone Podcast: Wisconsin vs. Northwestern, Men's soccer in the Big Ten, Men's hockey fast start

Nov. 4, 2016

In this week's episode of the Cardinal Zone Podcast, sports editor Thomas Valtin-Erwin takes over as host and talks to men's soccer beat writer Jake Nisse about the soccer team's impending Big Ten tourney and their shot at the NCAA Tourney.

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Three keys: Air game will be crucial for both squads

By Jack Kelly | Nov. 4, 2016

Wisconsin's keys Chryst needs to settle on a QB Nine weeks of the college football season have come and gone, and Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst has yet to make up his mind about who the Badgers’ quarterback is going to be.

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Shaw shining in shadow of Clement

By Jessi Schoville | Nov. 3, 2016

The No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers (3-2 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) are through the most treacherous section of their regular season, and the team fared far better than many would have expected coming into the fall. But with November here and a trip to Northwestern next on the schedule, the Badgers aren’t quite out of the autumn woods.

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Mondays with Rasty: Chryst must quit using two quarterback system

By Zach Rastall | Oct. 30, 2016

There is quite a bit to unpack from Wisconsin’s thrilling overtime victory against No. 7 Nebraska this past Saturday. For starters, a lot of credit has to be given to Mike Riley and the Cornhuskers for how well they battled back in that game.

Dare Ogunbowale scored the game-winning overtime touchdown to cap off a memorable night.

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Ogunbowale's historic night carries Badgers over No. 7 Cornhuskers

By Lorin Cox | Oct. 30, 2016

Overlooked in the Wisconsin Badgers’ (3-2 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) ugly overtime win over the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1, 7-1) was a historic performance by redshirt senior running back Dare Ogunbowale. The backup only carried the ball 11 times, but his 10.9-yard average for 120 total yards on those runs was the highest per-carry average for a Wisconsin running back in a game (min.

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Badgers upset No. 7 Nebraska in overtime barnburner

By Andrew Tucker | Oct. 29, 2016

While not as highly anticipated as Wisconsin’s night game against Ohio State two weeks ago, and while the matchup Nebraska felt similar to that OSU game, this time Wisconsin held on to beat a Top 10 team, winning 23-17. Wisconsin opened up the scoring halfway through the first with a two-play, 51-yard drive capped off by a 21-yard rush by redshirt freshman running back Bradrick Shaw.

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Nebraska must protect football to beat Badgers

By Isaiah De los Santos | Oct. 29, 2016

Nebraska 1) Lean on Armstrong Nebraska has been able to blitz past the likes of Fresno, Wyoming and Purdue, but with the Badgers, the Cornhuskers will meet a new defensive force that will be their biggest challenge yet.

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Despite injury, Cichy proves worthy of leading role

By Jessi Schoville | Oct. 29, 2016

Coming into the season, Jack Cichy was scheduled to be just another rotation player, backing up last year’s returning starters at inside linebacker, sophomore Chris Orr and redshirt sophomore T.J.

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Ohio State stumbles, Washington dominates in Week 8

By Jonathan Mills | Oct. 29, 2016

The College Football Playoff picture received a serious shake-up this weekend after Penn State upset Ohio State in Happy Valley.