Football

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FOOTBALL

Tailgates are better brunch'd together

By Molly Reppen and Kerry Huth | Oct. 22, 2014

I have a riddle for you.

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COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: Week 8

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 17, 2014

This is the fifth edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. To read last week’s piece, click here.

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FOOTBALL

National Outlook: Week 8

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 16, 2014

No. 14 Kansas State at No. 11 Oklahoma

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COLUMNS

Column: Stave remains Badgers’ best option under center

By Jack Baer | Oct. 16, 2014

Let’s clear something up: Joel Stave is a better passer than Tanner McEvoy by a chasmic margin. There seems to be a false equivalency in the minds of some Wisconsin fans that McEvoy and Stave are both bad passers, but at least McEvoy can run. Stop it.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Saturday game day results in fewer citations, infractions

By Phoebe Kiekhofer | Oct. 12, 2014

Saturday’s game against Illinois saw an overall decrease in the number of citations and ejections in comparison to the previous home game, UW-Madison police said in a release.

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FOOTBALL

Badgers beat Illini behind Gordon's big game

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 11, 2014

After a dreadful loss to Northwestern last week, Wisconsin (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) rebounded thanks to another big day from Heisman candidate Melvin Gordon to win 38-28 over Illinois (0-3, 3-4) at Camp Randall Saturday.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Top games in the aftermath of a historic weekend

By Lorin Cox | Oct. 9, 2014

As the college football season nears the halfway mark, the contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the pretenders. The top teams are done with the easy portion of their schedules and the big-time matchups will come week-in and week-out. Heisman candidates will go head to head, and inevitably, some Top 10 teams will face defeat. Here are this week’s biggest games across the nation.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Buckeyes threaten Spartans for top spot in the conference

By Jack Baer | Oct. 9, 2014

1. No. 8 Michigan State (nine first-place votes), 139 points

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Illinois’ season tanks following positive start

By Jake Powers | Oct. 9, 2014

After beginning its season 2-0, Illinois has lost three of its last four games and will visit Madison Oct. 11 amidst an absolute free fall.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Five things to watch

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Matt Tragesser | Oct. 9, 2014

1) Rushing attack against vulnerable defense

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Landisch, Erickson cycle in as UW stars

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 9, 2014

After losing wide receiver Jared Abbrederis and linebacker Chris Borland to the NFL last spring, Wisconsin not only lost two star players but also its biggest leaders on both sides of the ball.

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FOOTBALL

Football: Looking to rebound after bad loss

By Jake Powers | Oct. 8, 2014

Wisconsin’s return to Camp Randall Stadium to take on Illinois Saturday represents an opportunity for the team to pull itself back together after being upset at Northwestern last weekend.

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FOOTBALL

Football: Badgers' choice at QB between a rock and a hard place

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 7, 2014

It’s hard to fathom that the Badgers (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) could be this weak at football’s most important position, yet here they are, sitting with a disappointing record largely because of inept quarterback play from redshirt juniors Tanner McEvoy and Joel Stave.

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FOOTBALL

Football: Longtime Badgers beat writer passes away at 56

By Bobby Ehrlich | Oct. 6, 2014

Husband. Father. Brother. Friend. Journalist. Badger. The UW-Madison community lost one of its own Friday as Wisconsin State Journal writer Tom Mulhern passed away from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the age of 56.

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FOOTBALL

Football: Wisconsin stunned on road at Northwestern

By Jake Powers | Oct. 4, 2014

EVANSTON, Ill.—Wisconsin began its Big Ten schedule with a humiliating road loss to Northwestern Saturday in a game that should have served as a springboard into the rest of conference play.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Trotters taking twin steps to success

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 2, 2014

In spring practice, the Wisconsin coaching staff decided to move Michael Trotter from safety to linebacker, giving him the chance to play alongside his twin brother, Marcus, for their final season.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Five things to watch for Northwestern

By Brian Weidy and Tom Walsh | Oct. 2, 2014

1. More touches for Corey Clement

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Wildcats on the rise as Badgers visit Evanston

By Jake Powers | Oct. 2, 2014

After suffering an 0-2 start to its 2014 campaign, Northwestern will attempt to lead a resurgence after consecutive wins in its last two games.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Northwestern rises, Michigan shoots self in foot

By Jack Baer | Oct. 2, 2014

Here’s a quick explanation of our voting methodology: We had 10 voters on our staff rank the conference 1-14 and awarded points in an inverted structure (first place gets 14 points, etc.) Without further adieu, here’s how that shook out.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Week 5 sees strong conference matchups across the country

By Grey Satterfield | Oct. 2, 2014

No. 15 LSU at No. 5 Auburn