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Offense breaks out in win at Purdue

By Parker Gabriel and Samantha Whithuhn | Oct. 13, 2012

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Considering the way the Badgers have run the ball this season, their opening drive Saturday was noteworthy. Wisconsin (2-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) matched an early Purdue touchdown by marching 75 yards in five plays, including two rushes for 21 yards and three effective play-action-passes. Absent from the whole drive: senior running back Montee Ball.

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Offense finding drive

By Stephanie Lindholm and Ryan Hill | Oct. 12, 2012

Wisconsin (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) will need to add onto its most complete performance last weekend against Illinois if it wants to defeat Purdue (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) and remain the favorite to represent the Leaders Division in the Big Ten Championship game Dec. 1.

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Badger secondary shrugs off early adversity and injuries

By Ryan Hill and Bill Anderson | Oct. 11, 2012

It’s never easy standing out on a defense that includes redshirt junior linebacker Chris Borland and redshirt senior linebacker Mike Taylor. It’s even harder when that same defense involves a smothering front four that has held opposing rushers to just 3.5 yards per carry.

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Abbrederis thriving under new coaching scheme

By Parker Gabriel | Oct. 11, 2012

It is hard to underestimate how much redshirt junior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis means to the Badgers’ offense this year.

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Badger athletics prepare for big week

By Peter Geppert | Oct. 8, 2012

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Football: Badgers put on a four-quarter performance

By Andrew Haffner and Max Sternberg | Oct. 7, 2012

After letting a 17-point lead evaporate last weekend against Nebraska, the Wisconsin Badgers football team (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) had put itself in a must-win situation as it came into its Big Ten home opener Saturday against Illinois (0-2 Big Ten, 2-4 overall).

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Tempo key for defense

By Dawn Schueller and Brett Bachman | Oct. 4, 2012

Just five days after Nebraska’s second-half comeback left the Badgers reeling, Wisconsin is looking to regain some of the bravado that put it on the map as a perennial Big Ten contender and catapulted it to two consecutive Rose Bowl Games.

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Badgers aim for four quarter performance

By Ryan Hill | Oct. 3, 2012

The Wisconsin Badgers football team (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) suddenly has another mantra besides the “1-0” approach to add to its arsenal.

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Offense shows promise

By Ryan Hill | Oct. 2, 2012

LINCOLN, Neb.—Wisconsin (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) let an ugly offensive line and run game performance taint what was perhaps the best half of football the Badgers have played all season.

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Column: Defensive presence waning in modern college football

By Matt Masterson | Oct. 2, 2012

Defense wins championships. This antiquated cliché and go-to slogan for mediocre sports commentators is believed to still be relevant in today’s NCAA, but if you watched any college football last weekend, you saw that offense has taken over.

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Bielema moves past Nebraska, focuses on bright spots from loss

By Peter Geppert | Oct. 2, 2012

As a sports fan, it’s much easier to look at things from a glass-half-full perspective when discerning the prospects of the ongoing season. Fans of this year’s Wisconsin football team (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) can take a lesson in optimism from head coach Bret Bielema, who gave off a heavy dose of good vibes at his weekly Monday press conference following a crushing 30-27 defeat to No. 22 Nebraska (1-0, 4-1) Saturday.

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Second half woes doom Big Ten opener

By Parker Gabriel | Oct. 1, 2012

LINCOLN, Neb.—The Badgers struggled in short-yardage situations throughout the non-conference season. Saturday night, against No. 22 Nebraska (1-0 Big Ten, 4-1 overall), it cost Wisconsin a chance to win its Big Ten opener.

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Big Ten slate begins

By Parker Gabriel and Leah Leonidas | Sep. 28, 2012

Saturday night’s tilt at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. will feature two of the best running backs in the country. ??Each is still looking to get in a real groove for the first time in 2012.

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UW prepares for Martinez

By Ryan Hill | Sep. 26, 2012

The amount of criticism senior Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez received last year was arguably at its peak after their 48-17 defeat in Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 1st, 2011. His one-and-a-half quarters of solid play was short-lived to say the least. The Cornhuskers jumped out to a 14-7 lead just five seconds into the second quarter, but by the time “Jump Around” came on, the game was already decided.

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Ball insists he will play at Nebraska

By Parker Gabriel | Sep. 26, 2012

The questions about availability and running order have made their way through the Badgers’ offensive position groups this season.

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Badgers prepare for tough test in Lincoln

By Whitney Newman and Peter Geppert | Sep. 24, 2012

For the Wisconsin football team (3-1 overall), the quest for their third straight conference championship begins this week when they open up Big Ten play.

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Badgers’ backfield carries team to win

By Ryan Hill | Sep. 24, 2012

No Montee Ball? No problem for the Wisconsin Badgers (3-1 overall).

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Madison voted top college football city

Sep. 24, 2012

Badger fans have always claimed Madison is the best place for college football, but now it is official.

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Stave impresses in first start

By Parker Gabriel | Sep. 24, 2012

Saturday was a day of firsts for redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave. Making his first collegiate start, the Greenfield, Wis. native threw his first touchdown (and interception) and took a big hit from a defender for the first time since high school.

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Bielema announces Stave gets start for UW

By Ryan Hill | Sep. 20, 2012

Well, it’s official. Redshirt freshman Joel Stave will be taking the reigns of the struggling Wisconsin (2-1 overall) offense Saturday morning against Texas El-Paso (1-2 overall) in the team’s final non-conference game of the season.