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Football: UW takes on Nebraska in divisional showdown
By Jim Dayton | Nov. 13, 2014In a matchup full of conference championship implications, No. 11 Nebraska heads to Camp Randall Saturday to face No. 22 Wisconsin for supremacy in the Big Ten West.
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NFL referee excited to officiate family Turkey Bowl
By Kane Kaiman | Nov. 12, 2014Referee Jerome Boger says he’s looking forward to officiating his family’s annual Thanksgiving touch football game this year.
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Buckeyes take top spot in poll
By Jack Baer | Nov. 12, 2014Hail Ohio State, new undisputed kings of the Big Ten. The Buckeyes have the inside track to the Big Ten championship and aren’t entirely eliminated from the College Football Playoff (although it’s going to require some very specific sequences of events to get them in). Now, we move onto the game that will likely decide the West.
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Heisman Watch: Week 12
By Jim Dayton | Nov. 12, 2014This is the ninth edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. For last week’s rankings, click here.
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Stave’s comeback crucial for Badgers
By Jim Dayton | Nov. 12, 2014As fall camp wound to a close and Wisconsin prepared for its season opener against LSU, only the quarterback battle between Joel Stave and Tanner McEvoy remained to be decided.
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Press Conference: UW builds on late season successes
By Matt Davis | Nov. 10, 2014Football
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Wisconsin derails Boilermakers, 34-16
By Jim Dayton | Nov. 8, 2014Showing no signs of looking ahead to next week’s divisional showdown with Nebraska, No. 25 Wisconsin rolled to a 34-16 victory over Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Gameday: Future division clashes loom large in Big Ten power rankings
By Jack Baer | Nov. 6, 2014This would be the calm before the storm in the Big Ten, as division supremacy will reveal itself in the next two weeks, Ohio State vs. Michigan State and Nebraska vs. Wisconsin.
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Gameday: Five things to watch against Purdue
By Matt Tragesser | Nov. 6, 20141. Impenetrable defense
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Gameday: Purdue improving in Hazell’s second year
By Lorin Cox | Nov. 6, 2014The expectations for Purdue under second-year head coach Darell Hazell weren’t high after winning just one game last season, but it is fair to say the team is disappointed with their 3-6 start. They have played better than their record indicates.
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Heisman Watch: Week 11
By Jim Dayton | Nov. 6, 2014This is the eighth edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. For last week’s rankings, click here.
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Gameday: Young stars shine on defense for Badgers
By Andrew Tucker | Nov. 6, 2014The Badgers had just scored, going up 27-0, and a desperate Rutgers looked to drive down the field and stay in a game that was getting out of hand. On the first play, quarterback Gary Nova dropped back and was dropped by redshirt sophomore Vince Biegel, who jumped up, celebrating yet another sack, with his mullet flowing in the wind. Biegel is one of many freshmen and sophomores making plays for the Wisconsin defense.
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Gameday: Big 12 clashes headline massive Week 11 slate
By Rushad Machhi | Nov. 6, 2014No. 4 Alabama at No. 14 LSU
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Football: Badgers go for fourth straight win
By Andrew Haffner and Jake Powers | Nov. 6, 2014Following a thorough 37-0 bashing of Rutgers last week, Wisconsin will take on Big Ten West opponent Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Bo Burnham talks comedy and zombies
By Maham Hasan | Nov. 4, 2014The era in which Bo Burnham was reigning over YouTube and Vine with comedic brilliance and scathing (yet joyfully crude) social commentary with “Words, Words, Words” was an era that unfortunately completely bypassed me.
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Football: Badgers shut down Rutgers in blowout
By Brian Weidy | Nov. 1, 2014PISCATAWAY, N.J. – On a cold, windy day in unfamiliar territory, the Wisconsin Badgers played a very familiar game en route to a 37-0 shutout of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
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Gameday: Shelton puts inconsistencies behind him as season progresses
By Molly Reppen and Jake Powers | Oct. 30, 2014Cornerback Sojourn Shelton made it clear in 2013 that he joined the Wisconsin football team not to patiently wait behind veteran members of the secondary for playing time, but to immediately step into a starting role and establish himself as one of the best players on UW’s defense.
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Gameday: Key conference matchups highlight Week 10
By Zach Rastall | Oct. 30, 2014As the regular season continues to head down its final stretch, the landscape of college football remains in relative disarray. With Ole Miss’ loss to LSU, only three unbeaten teams are left, and numerous conference races are still completely up for grabs.
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Gameday: Five things to watch vs. Rutgers
By Matt Tragesser | Oct. 30, 20141. The development of the two-quarterback system
