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Myles Jack wise to forgo final season of college eligibility and head for the NFL

Earlier in the young college football season, UCLA standout linebacker Myles Jack suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season. Today, he made the call to declare himself for the 2016 NFL draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. Myles Jack made the right call, and it should be a call that every other standout underclassmen football player should take into consideration thanks to a ridiculous NFL rule.

Press conference: Women's hockey gets off to hot start, volleyball's on a roll

Women’s Hockey

Born in Milwaukee, made in Madison: Marcus Landry follows career path back to Wisconsin

When the NBA regular season opens in three weeks, Milwaukee Bucks small forward Marcus Landry hopes to join an exclusive group of NBA players that includes Wilt Chamberlain, Derrick Rose, Bernard King and Carmelo Anthony among other notables.

Badgers earn sweep to start the season

No. 3 Wisconsin’s quest for its first national championship since 2011 got off to a scintillating start this past weekend, as the Badgers notched a pair of convincing victories against the Providence Friars.

Wisconsin sweeps Northwestern for second straight win

After an exciting victory against No. 7 Illinois on Wednesday, No. 19 Wisconsin (2-2 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) stormed past Northwestern (2-2, 10-5) to win its 11th consecutive Big Ten match at home in three sets 25-20, 25- 16, 25-19. “Attack errors are down a little bit more from where we’ve been this year,” UW head coach Kelly Sheffield said.

Wisconsin rallies from 3-1 deficit to tie Wolverines

For the second consecutive contest, the offense put on an impressive showing, though once again it was not enough to get the win.

Iowa edges out Wisconsin in Big Ten opener

Wisconsin topples No. 11 Minnesota

In another tough Big Ten matchup, Wisconsin (3-1-1 Big Ten, 6-4-3 overall) took down highly favored No. 11 Minnesota (4-1-0, 9-2-2) 1-0 Friday night at the McClimon Sports Complex.

Badger Bio: Shelton acclimating well to Wisconsin

As the leaves of the trees continue to change, the Wisconsin football season rolls on. The temperatures are slowly starting to drop, a source of dread for students everywhere. But for junior Sojourn Shelton, who hails from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the seasons of Madison were a welcome change.

Big Ten Player of the Week: Armstrong shines against Southern Miss

With a combined 431 yards of total offense, junior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. led the Nebraska Cornhuskers to a much needed 36-28 win over Southern Miss last Saturday. 

DC Sports Big Ten Power Rankings: Spartans leapfrog OSU

There’s no change in this week’s power rankings, though Ohio State closed the gap between itself and the Michigan State Spartans. The week was fairly solid for the Big Ten as a majority of its teams wrapped up their non-conference schedules and now turn their attention to the start of Big Ten play.

Column: Chryst was, and can be, a driver of success

Like him or not, Wisconsin was an excellent football program when Bret Bielema was at the helm. And it was like that for far longer than those who just want to give credit to Barry Alvarez’s program-building skills would like.

Ducks’ outlook continues to plummet

With Clement out, RB Deal free to set tone

With Wisconsin’s running game providing slightly above average numbers the first three games of the season, many were wondering if the run-first, power offense of the Badgers had gone by the wayside.

Hawkeyes will try to build on strong start

In recent years the coaching carousel has been more of a staple in Wisconsin than cheese curds. With head coach Paul Chryst now leading the charge, the Badgers are on their third head coach in as many years. Contrast that with Iowa, a program that has had two coaches since 1979, and Wisconsin, not Iowa, seems like the program in a rut.

Three Things to Watch: Defense holds strong, RBs step up

Lynchpin Linebackers

Bringing the heat from all directions

On perhaps the most controversial play of Wisconsin’s game against Troy, junior Leon Jacobs looped, untouched, around the left side of the Trojans’ offensive line on a first-down blitz and obliterated quarterback Brandon Silvers.

After tough start on the road, the Badgers have hit their stride in Big Ten play at home

In their second weekend of conference play, the Badgers have the chance to extend their two-game Big Ten winning streak at home Friday against rival No. 11 Minnesota, currently undefeated in conference.

Badgers squander early lead, suffer loss to Green Bay

The Badgers (1-1-0 Big Ten, 2-7-0 overall) jumped out to a two-goal lead and looked to be playing some of their best soccer of the season, but it was not enough, as in-state rival Green Bay (0-1-1 Horizon League, 2-5-2 overall) scored three unanswered goals and beat the Badgers 3-2 Wednesday at the McClimon Sports Complex.

Wisconsin gets back on track with drawn-out win over the Illini

No. 19 Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 9-4 overall) walked away with a victory in its Big Ten home opener against No. 7 Illinois (2-1, 11-3) Wednesday, winning 25-16, 25-21, 21-25 and 25-22.