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Big Ten players issue Big Ten Unity Proposal in response to conference’s COVID-19 protocols

By Joe Rickles | Aug. 5, 2020

The proposal includes protocols to keep players and staff safe.

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How A Conference-Only Schedule Will Affect the Badgers In 2020

By Dexter McCann | Jul. 26, 2020

The Big Ten will play a conference-only schedule this football season. How does that position the Badgers for a run at the conference title?

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COLUMN: Why college football won't — or at least shouldn’t — be played in 2020

By Nathan Denzin | Jul. 24, 2020

Alright. Before this gets not fun, let’s take a minute to remember some great moments we’ve had in Badger sports over the last year or so.

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Cole Van Lanen earns spot on preseason All-American team

By Raul Vazquez | Jun. 14, 2020

It was announced Thursday that Badger lineman Cole Van Lanen was named a part of the Walter Camp preseason All-American First Team.

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Wisconsin snags another 4-star recruit in TJ Bollers

By Raul Vazquez | Jun. 11, 2020

They’ve done it again. The Badgers have now added four recruits to the 2021 class in a matter of less than a month.

Gallery: Wisconsin holds of Northwestern 33-24 on the 100th Anniversary of Camp Randall

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2020 NFL Draft Recap: Where ex-Badgers landed and where they fit on their new rosters

By Justin Alpert | Apr. 27, 2020

The 2020 NFL Draft came and passed this weekend — albeit under undeniably bizarre circumstances.

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Badgers impress at NFL Combine, shoot draft stock up

By Matthew Neschis | Mar. 11, 2020

Looking to increase their draft stock, four departing Badger football players recently traveled to Lucas Oil Stadium for the NFL Combine.

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Badger players gear up for the NFL Draft: A look at where top players might land

By Matthew Neschis | Feb. 13, 2020

As per usual, Wisconsin’s football organization is budding with NFL caliber talent, and with the Super Bowl comeback of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs now a distant memory, the NFL Draft is on everyone’s mind.

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Uncharacteristic mistakes cost Badgers a Rose Bowl win, extending Wisconsin's Rose Bowl losing streak

By Simon Farber | Jan. 6, 2020

They really should have won.

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Badgers lose a heartbreaker to Oregon, drop Rose Bowl by a point

By Raul Vazquez | Jan. 6, 2020

For a class of seniors and team that has achieved so much, it’s tough to watch the 2019-20’ Badgers fall short of putting the ultimate icing on the cake and coming away with a win in the Rose Bowl. The script that was followed was familiar for Wisconsin, and one that spelled trouble for them earlier in the season as well.

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Preview: What to know for UW's Rose Bowl showdown with Oregon

By Simon Farber | Dec. 31, 2019

It’s New Year’s Eve, which means we’re just one day away from the 106th edition of the Rose Bowl Game between the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers (10-3, 7-3 Big Ten) and the No. 6 Oregon Ducks (11-2, 8-1 Pac-12).

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Badgers save mid-season slip, earn impressive Rose Bowl bid

By Raul Vazquez | Dec. 13, 2019

On December 2nd, 2018, just over a year ago, Wisconsin had been announced as participants in the Pinstripe Bowl following a disappointing 7-5 regular season.

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Wisconsin may have lost a heartbreaker to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship, but there is plenty for Badger fans to cheer for

By Raul Vazquez | Dec. 13, 2019

A week after the Badgers got a crack at the Golden Gophers after last years drubbing, Wisconsin had another shot for redemption, but this time against the Buckeyes with a Big Ten title on the line.

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Badgers hope to take down No. 1 Ohio State in Big Ten Championship game

By Raul Vazquez | Dec. 7, 2019

We have already seen this matchup. Chase Young was dominant with six tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles and on the offensive end the Wisconsin defense had no answer for JK Dobbins who torched them for 163 yards and two touchdowns on the ground along with 58 receiving yards to add.

Quintez Cephus has been a spark plug for the Badger offense, and gives them some much needed balance on that side of the ball.

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Cephus providing Wisconsin the receiving threat they desperately needed last year

By Raul Vazquez | Dec. 5, 2019

Quintez Cephus made sure to make the most of Axe week and the matchup against rival Minnesota.

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Chase Young, Ohio State, stand in the way of a Badger Big Ten Championship

By Justin Alpert | Dec. 5, 2019

On Oct. 26, the Wisconsin Badgers posed no more of a threat to the Ohio State Buckeyes than any other team on the Buckeyes’ schedule to that point, and the Badgers got romped to a 38-7 final.

The last time Wisconsin made it to the Big Ten Championship game, they were crushed by Ohio State, but they hope it will be different this time around.

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Wisconsin takes the Axe back, but now have to face juggernaut Ohio State

By Simon Farber | Dec. 5, 2019

A year ago, around this time, Jack Coan wasn’t under center yet.

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Badgers take back the Axe, set up Championship game against Ohio State

By Raul Vazquez | Nov. 30, 2019

Bring on all the boat-related puns and all the different ways that they can sink.

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The latest battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe set to be the biggest in years

By Simon Farber | Nov. 29, 2019

After months of anticipation, a long summer of training, and 13 weeks of the season, that’s all that remains in deciding the winner of the 2019 Big Ten West: one game.

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Badgers win on senior day: Taylor runs for 200 plus, Hintze breaks school record

By Raul Vazquez | Nov. 24, 2019

P.J. Fleck ended his post-game press conference earlier in the day with the words “Boiler Up,” but the Minnesota Golden Gophers would receive no favors from Purdue on Saturday.