Robert Wheelwright After recording just three catches for 26 yards in his freshman and sophomore seasons, Wheelwright was thrust into a feature role in the Badgers’ offense last year.
Playing on the offensive line might be the least glamorous position in all of football. You don’t score touchdowns like receivers and running backs, you don’t get tackles like linebackers and defensive linemen. But yet, they are the cog that makes the offensive clock tick, and without a good offensive line, a powerful offense can sputter, which Badger fans saw last season.
The running back position is arguably the most prestigious position at the University of Wisconsin, and this year’s group looks as promising as ever.
With four-year starter Joel Stave departing Wisconsin to pursue a career in the NFL, head coach Paul Chryst and the rest of his staff ventured into the off-season intent on finding the right man to seize the starting quarterback job.
In this week's episode of the Cardinal Zone Podcast, a four-member panel of football writers Lorin Cox and Andrew Tucker, sports editor Thomas Valtin-Erwin and columnist Zach Rastall talk football and more football.
After a monumental opening weekend win at Lambeau Field, the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) return home this weekend to take on the Akron Zips (1-0). Coming off such an emotional win, the Badgers could be on upset alert against the Terry Bowden-coached Zips.
The Wisconsin Badgers (1-2-3) are back at McClimon to face South Dakota State (2-3-1) Friday after a two-game California road trip that culminated in a 2-1 loss to No. 1 Stanford and a 1-1 double overtime tie with No. 22 Santa Clara. The young Badgers are taking on a Jackrabbits team that has won or tied in three of its last four games.
The defending Big Ten Champion Wisconsin Badgers (1-2-3) are primed for another successful season, despite their relative youth.
Wisconsin started the 2016 season with high expectations after earning a No. 4 ranking in the AVCA Coaches poll.
After a season that saw the Wisconsin soccer team win only five of its 19 games, the Badgers have reason to be cautiously optimistic heading into the 2016 campaign. Christopher Mueller, Tom Barlow and Mark Segbers all return to the team after impressive sophomore seasons, with all expected to progress and shoulder more responsibility.
It was early evening in Green Bay, Wis. and it had turned into a cool late summer night, but inside a packed Lambeau Field things were beginning to heat up.
After capturing a championship crown at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Hawaii last weekend, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers opened their home season this weekend by notching another pair of victories en route to winning the HotelRED tournament.
GREEN BAY (Wis.) — Everyone knew the formula the Wisconsin Badgers had to follow to pull off the upset at Lambeau Field against No. 5 ranked LSU: find a way to stop Leonard Fournette.
GREEN BAY (Wis.) — Momentum swings were the story of the day for the first major college football game played at Lambeau Field in decades, as the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) pulled off the upset over No. 5 ranked LSU (0-1).
The time has come. The highly anticipated matchup between the unranked Wisconsin Badgers and the No. 5 LSU Tigers is a day away and the gloom of the football offseason is clearing at last.
Sports editor Thomas Valtin-Erwin sits down with football writers Lorin Cox and Andrew Tucker to discuss Wisconsin's game with LSU. The three also give predictions for this week's games, talk about the national outlook and discuss what might happen in the loaded Big Ten.
Like many students, Alec Ingold will be going home for Labor Day weekend. A native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, the sophomore fullback is getting the chance of a lifetime to play in front of a hometown crowd in one of the most storied stadiums in the country.
After accumulating nearly 2,000 rushing yards and 23 total touchdowns in 2015, junior running back Leonard Fournette will undoubtedly be the focal point of LSU’s offense come Sept. 3.
Lambeau Field is one entry on a short list of venues every sports fan should watch a game at before they die, preceded only by Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. It’s a bucket list item for rivals and nearly a place of worship for Packers fans, but for the people living in Green Bay, it’s an integral part of the community.
College football is officially back, which means the race for a Big Ten title is technically anyone’s to win (yes, even you, Purdue).
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