Football - The Daily Cardinal

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Coming full circle: Senior running back Montee Ball eyes NCAA record on Senior Day

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 15, 2012

Montee Ball’s run to this point started out of necessity more than anything.

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Football: Wisconsin’s ground game key to victory

By Ryan Hill | Nov. 14, 2012

The Wisconsin football team (4-2 Big Ten, 7-3 overall) has proved more than ever this season that it lives and dies by one simple fact: if the team can’t establish a run game, ugly results ensue.

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Crucial weekend looms for Wisconsin

By Adee Feiner | Nov. 13, 2012

Men’s Cross Country

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Football: Badgers clinch spot in Big Ten title game

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 12, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—On an afternoon that featured feel-good stories and falling records, one fact carries more weight with the Wisconsin football team than any other.

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Column: Phillips should remain starting quarterback for rest of season

By Matt Kleist | Nov. 12, 2012

I, like all Badger fans must be, am extremely happy with the outcome of Saturday’s game against Indiana. And who would not be?

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Football: Rushing attack dominant in Phillips’ first career start

By Ryan Hill | Nov. 10, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Wisconsin’s (4-2 Big Ten, 7-3 overall) rushing attack made redshirt senior quarterback Curt Phillips’ first start of his career and first time seeing live action since 2009 about as easy as it gets Saturday against Indiana (2-4, 4-6).

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Football: Badgers trounce Indiana for berth in Big Ten title game

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 10, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—On an afternoon that featured feel-good stories and falling records, one fact carries more weight with the Wisconsin football team than any other.

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Football: Badgers play for berth in Big Ten title game

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 9, 2012

When the Wisconsin football team (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) kicks off a de facto division title game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, it will have its third starting quarterback of the season under center.

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Football: Defense prepares for fast-paced Hoosiers

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 7, 2012

The Indiana offense leads the Big Ten in passing attempts (381) and passing yards per game (299.9). It is tied for second in the league with 19 passing touchdowns and third in scoring (33.1 points per game). Yet the Hoosiers (2-3 Big Ten, 4-5 overall) rank dead last in the conference in time of possession, averaging just 27:13 per game.

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Football: Ball set for big month

By Ryan Hill | Nov. 7, 2012

If senior running back Montee Ball gets even remotely close to replicating the numbers this month he put up the past two Novembers, the Badgers’ remaining opponents better brace themselves.

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Football: Stave not forcing comeback

By Ryan Hill | Nov. 5, 2012

Injured Wisconsin redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave made it clear Monday that he is not pushing a comeback in any way, despite his status for the team’s bowl game still being up in the air.

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Women's Hockey: Defense hitting stride for Badgers

By Rex Sheild | Nov. 4, 2012

While the Wisconsin offense lit up the scoreboard this weekend against Minnesota State, the defense seems to be hitting their stride after getting off to a slow start to the season. Dating back to the final game against New Hampshire, they have been lights out, allowing minimal shots on goal and have held a shutout for the past 130 minutes.

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Column: Big Ten down, but do not change title game structure

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 1, 2012

In the Wisconsin football team’s ninth game last season, it lost a heartbreaker in Columbus, Ohio. Not only did freshman quarterback Braxton Miller throw the game-winning touchdown with 40 seconds left, but the Badgers had lost on a Hail Mary just seven days earlier to Michigan State.

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Football: Stave expected to miss eight weeks

By Will Hoverman and Matt Masterson and Adee Feiner | Oct. 28, 2012

Wisconsin (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) lost more than just a game Saturday against Michigan State (2-3, 5-4), as redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave is expected to miss eight weeks with a broken clavicle.

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Football: Negative plays killer for Wisconsin against Spartans

By Parker Gabriel | Oct. 27, 2012

Low-scoring football games are often referred to either as defensive slugfests or just plain ugly. Most of the time, the beauty—or lack thereof—is in the eye of the beholder.

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Football: Strong defensive effort spoiled in Badgers loss

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Ryan Hill | Oct. 27, 2012

Wisconsin’s (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) defense was playing at its best level all season until the last drive of regulation for Michigan State (1-3, 5-4), which ultimately snapped the Badgers’ 21-game home winning streak.

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Football: Running game faces stout Spartan front

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Ryan Hill | Oct. 26, 2012

In 2010, Wisconsin (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) lost to Michigan State (1-3, 4-4) 34-24 away from home in an otherwise regular road game. Last year however, the Badgers were forced to play in East Lansing again, thanks to the scheduling adjustments made after Nebraska was added to the conference.

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Cardinal to kick Herald’s tooshie

By Adieu L. Tillox | Oct. 26, 2012

Once every year, two newspapers battle on a field of mud, sweat and more than occasionally blood and (Herald) tears. Such will be the case when The Daily Cardinal faces off Friday against its long-time rival, The Badger Herald, in their annual flag football game.

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Football: Defense facing new challenges as teams move to spread

By Parker Gabriel | Oct. 24, 2012

As different variations of the spread offense stretch to all corners of the college football landscape, the Wisconsin offense has the luxury of tuning out all the change.

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'Team Abby' setting tone for receivers

By Ted Porath | Oct. 24, 2012

No matter what sport they play, it is important for players on a team to have trust in one another. It is especially the case in football, in which all 11 players must be on the same page at the same time to be successful.