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Gameday V: Three keys to success

By Lara Klein | Dec. 4, 2020

Staff writer Lara Klein gives three major keys to keep the Badgers from dropping two in a row.

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Gameday V: Smattering of cancellations have Big Ten Championship Game eligibilities in question

By Simon Farber | Dec. 4, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the Big Ten as of late, and is leaving the College Football Playoff picture much murkier in the process.

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Gameday V: Can the Hoosiers pull out another win without Michael Penix Jr.? An Indiana editor weighs in

By Cole Wozniak | Dec. 4, 2020

Indiana will be playing without their star quarterback for the rest of 2020. Can they keep the wins coming?

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Badgers have their hands full with No. 12 Indiana at Camp Randall Saturday

By Dexter McCann | Dec. 4, 2020

The Badgers need to take down another top-15 opponent in order to prevent a two-game losing streak.

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Gameday V: Badgers should lean on Berger versus No. 12 Indiana

By Seamus Rohrer | Dec. 4, 2020

Another New Jersey running back is climbing up the Wisconsin depth chart with authority.

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Rachad Wildgoose opts out, declares for 2021 NFL Draft

By Simon Farber | Dec. 2, 2020

The cornerback's decision comes a week after an injury pulled him out of Wisconsin's loss to Northwestern.

Gallery: Wisconsin chops Minnesota's lead to claim Paul Bunyan's Axe for 13th-straight year

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Annual Axe Game cancelled as COVID-19 cases surge for Minnesota football

By Dexter McCann | Nov. 24, 2020

This is Wisconsin's third cancelled game in six weeks of Big Ten play.

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X’s, O’s, and...Mass? The weaponization of religion in college football

By Seamus Rohrer | Nov. 24, 2020

Sports and religion have always been intertwined. Religious studies author Robert Ellis points out that in ancient times, sports were seen as “communication with the divine,” and we see this exemplified in many primordial cultures. Cherokee Native Americans played a game understood to be in the presence of the “Great Spirit,” and this early form of organized sport was a means of ensuring fertility.

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Gameday IV: Indiana, Ohio State fight for the Big Ten East; Illinois, Nebraska look for second win

By Reagan Eckley | Nov. 20, 2020

A look around some of the high-profile matchups in the Big Ten this Saturday

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Gameday IV: Can Northwestern continue its strong start to the 2020 football season? A Wildcat editor weighs in

By Cole Wozniak | Nov. 20, 2020

How does a fellow Northwestern student feel about the Wildcats' chances of an upset on Saturday?

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Gameday IV: In unique role, Danny Davis III crucial to attacking Northwestern’s strong run defense

By Justin Alpert | Nov. 20, 2020

Wisconsin went with a more creative offensive approach last week against Michigan, and Davis III emerged as the star of the show.

Northwestern looks to put together a complete game against UW as it heads to Madison this weekend.

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Gameday IV: Wisconsin, Northwestern battle for the Big Ten West

By Lara Klein | Nov. 20, 2020

Saturday's game in Evanston will have massive implications for the rights to Big Ten West supremacy.

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Gameday IV: Protecting ball will be key in Badgers' paths to victory in Evanston

By Seamus Rohrer | Nov. 20, 2020

Northwestern's defense has already forced a whopping ten turnovers through four games this season.

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Column: Jim Leonhard has Wisconsin defense once again among nation's best

By Jared Schwartz | Nov. 20, 2020

Through two games, the Badgers' defense is picking up right where they left off last winter thanks to the scheme of Defensive Coordinator Jim Leonhard.

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Nelson healthy, contributing to tough Wisconsin secondary

By Simon Farber | Nov. 19, 2020

It took just one snap Saturday for safety Scott Nelson to get his 2020 season started on a high note after missing all of last year with a leg injury.