The Wisconsin Badgers extended their win streak to three games after going to Evanston and defeating Northwestern 23-3. Defense was the name of the game last weekend, holding the Wildcats to just 209 total yards of offense and one field goal.
In the first year and a half of Luke Fickell’s reign, the Wisconsin Badgers football head coach has overseen a lot. Fickell’s experienced the hope of taking over a historical college football program, the bittersweetness of changing an iconic system, continuous recruiting successes and most importantly, the frustration that building progress at Wisconsin has not been easy. But in the last three weeks, Fickell has experienced something completely new.
Yes, you read that right, basketball season is right around the corner. On Oct. 20, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is back in the Kohl Center for their annual Red and White scrimmage.
The Wisconsin Badgers football program seemed to reach a new low after blowing a 21-10 halftime lead at No. 23 University of Southern California. While the game ended in a 31-21 loss, Wisconsin’s first half performance offered a glimpse of what was to come in the approaching weeks, especially from senior running back Tawee Walker, who rushed for two of the three touchdowns scored.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s soccer team scored twice on Saturday, but that wasn’t enough to secure the win against the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes — who have scored 33 goals this season, the second most in the country.
The atmosphere of an away game is always bound to be different than when playing at home, especially when that game is set at a temporary venue. But even a 12,000 person stadium located directly off of windy Lake Michigan could not stop the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday. Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 23-3 as they secured their third consecutive Big Ten conference win.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s hockey team has six days to prepare for their two-game away series against Denver University after being swept at home by the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The thrill of victory and the heartbreak of defeat.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-3-0) will face No. 1 Denver University in Denver this upcoming weekend after suffering both an overtime and regulation loss to Ohio State last weekend.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s rowing team continued its fall season this past weekend at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta, showcasing their talent against some of the nation’s top crews on the notoriously difficult three-mile Charles River course.
The Badgers went into their third overtime of the regular season on Friday night.
The No. 9 University of Wisconsin-Madison volleyball team took down the University of Michigan in a hard-fought four-set match in Ann Arbor on Sunday. The Badgers took an uncharacteristic 21-25 loss in the first set to the Wolverines but regained their footing to win the next three sets 25-10, 25-20 and 25-16.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison volleyball team swept Northwestern in three straight sets at home, reminiscent of its head-to-head against Northwestern less than three weeks ago in Evanston. While the overall outcomes were the same—a 3-0 sweep for the Badgers—the individual sets were much more competitive this time around.
The Badgers cross country teams were back on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course for the third time this season as they hosted Pre-Nationals on October 19th.
In the latest breakthrough in one of the most important cases in college sports history, a federal judge granted preliminary approval on a settlement that proposes a system in which schools can pay athletes directly through revenue sharing.
Yes, you read that right, basketball season is right around the corner. On Oct. 20, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is back in the Kohl Center for their annual Red and White scrimmage.
The Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer team marked back-to-back victories against No. 9 Iowa and Indiana last week, sending them on their first win streak in conference play.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s rowing team kept their early-season momentum alive with a stellar performance at the Head of the Rock Regatta this past Sunday. Racing on the Rock River in Rockford, Illinois, the Badgers faced off against top teams from across the Midwest, including the University of Chicago, Marquette and Big Ten rivals Purdue and Illinois.
Coming off of back-to-back wins against Purdue and Rutgers, the Badgers are back in action Saturday as they take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Illinois.
For the first time in a while, the Wisconsin Badgers football team looks good. Not in the way that last season’s wins helped build the foundation for a new era of Badger football, or in the way the continuing recruiting success sets the program up for the future. You don’t have to reach for any metaphorical coach-talk to describe how the Badgers have played the last two weeks – they’ve just been objectively, flat-out good.
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