Wisconsin’s return to Camp Randall Stadium to take on Illinois Saturday represents an opportunity for the team to pull itself back together after being upset at Northwestern last weekend.
The transitive property: If a > b and b > c, then a > c. It’s one of the most basic tenants of mathematics and an idea that every person on Earth has used at one time or another, whether they’re aware of it or not. For our purposes, let’s talk about its use in the college football rankings, or at least in how the rankings are perceived.
The roller coaster and college football are my two favorite childhood memories, and it’s days like Saturday that help me realize just how related they actually are.
It’s hard to fathom that the Badgers (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) could be this weak at football’s most important position, yet here they are, sitting with a disappointing record largely because of inept quarterback play from redshirt juniors Tanner McEvoy and Joel Stave.
Following a stretch of tightly contested overtime games and close losses, the Badgers (0-3-0 Big Ten, 2-7-1 overall) were able to get back into the win column with a 1-0 victory over Green Bay (0-1-1 Horizon, 3-4-4).
Following their third overtime match in their last five contests, the Badgers (1-7-1 overall) will look to get back on track against in-state rival UW-Green Bay (3-4-3).
Madison, we have a problem. For the first time in distant memory, that problem is the Wisconsin Badgers’ offense. It looked anemic in a 20-14 loss at Northwestern, breaking a streak of 17 straight games of 20 or more points.
Husband. Father. Brother. Friend. Journalist. Badger. The UW-Madison community lost one of its own Friday as Wisconsin State Journal writer Tom Mulhern passed away from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the age of 56.
The No. 6 Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 12-2 overall) beat No. 16 Illinois (3-1, 11-4) in their fourth match of conference play. Saturday night’s match at Huff Hall was filled with intensity throughout all four sets with scores of 25-17, 25-22, 11-25 and 25-23.
Thanks to strong performances from a variety of players, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (4-0-0 overall, 2-0-0 WCHA) cruised to a road series sweep of the No. 10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (1-3-1, 0-2-2) in their WCHA opener.
This weekend, No. 13 Wisconsin (5-2 Big Ten, 11-2-0 overall) faced Ohio State (2-4-0, 5-7-0) and No. 7 Penn State (7-0-0, 12-1-0) to start a three-game home stand. In the first game against Ohio State on Friday night, the Badgers dominated from the start and came away with a 2-0 shutout.
The Badgers played in another long game this Friday, and again they were left wondering. Wisconsin lost a tough overtime game at home against Big Ten opponent Michigan, 2-1.
EVANSTON, Ill.—Wisconsin began its Big Ten schedule with a humiliating road loss to Northwestern Saturday in a game that should have served as a springboard into the rest of conference play.
The once revivable season is starting to look worse and worse for Badger men's soccer. After two straight shutouts, Wisconsin has to come up with answers quickly.
This is the third edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. To read last week’s piece, click here.
The Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 11-2 overall) will continue their Big Ten campaign this Saturday when they travel to Champaign, Ill., to take on No. 16 Illinois (11-3, 3-0). The Badgers are on a two game conference winning streak and will be looking to extend their streak against the Fighting Illini.
In spring practice, the Wisconsin coaching staff decided to move Michael Trotter from safety to linebacker, giving him the chance to play alongside his twin brother, Marcus, for their final season.
1. More touches for Corey Clement
After suffering an 0-2 start to its 2014 campaign, Northwestern will attempt to lead a resurgence after consecutive wins in its last two games.
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