Column: Wisconsin and Alabama football may have more in common than you think
By Jacob Szczap | Sep. 12When the Wisconsin Badgers and No.19 Alabama Crimson Tide scheduled a home-and-home series for 2024 and 2025, the year was 2019.
When the Wisconsin Badgers and No.19 Alabama Crimson Tide scheduled a home-and-home series for 2024 and 2025, the year was 2019.
The Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team is now on a three-game winning streak after completing consecutive sweeps against the University of California-Davis, Chicago State and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s soccer team fell to the Portland Pilots 1-0 at home Sept. 1 in their fourth nonconference game of the season, falling to 2-2 on the season.
The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 42-10 Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, overcoming an uninspiring first half performance to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
Wisconsin shut out Miami (OH) in their season opening victory last Thursday, holding the Red Hawks to 117 yards of total offense while matching their season-high three sacks from last season.
With Wisconsin leading 3-0 in the second quarter against the Miami (OH) Redhawks, touted Maryland transfer and starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. left the game with a left knee injury, forcing the Badgers to turn to backup Danny O’Neil only minutes into a new season.
After a 17-0 season opening win over Miami (Ohio) Thursday night, Wisconsin has officially turned the page on a new season. Wisconsin’s ugly 2024 season is now history, and while Thursday’s sloppy victory was not nearly enough to put the Badgers’ doubts to rest, it was nonetheless a step in the right direction, however small.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s soccer team defeated Bradley 4-1 Aug. 24 at McClimon Soccer Complex, recovering from their home opener loss against North Florida.
Wisconsin volleyball fans may be hoping for a better season this year, but it’s going to be challenging with the loss of many skilled players. The team ended the 2024 season with a record of 26-7, just down from their 2023 record of 30-4.
The No. 8 Wisconsin volleyball team split results at the Opening Spike Classic, beating No.14 Kansas Friday while falling to No. 5 Texas Sunday in one of the first glimpses of a Badger team looking to rebuild with 10 new players this season.
In their 2025 home opener, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to the North Florida Ospreys.
Despite an injury to their starting quarterback, and overall sloppy offensive play, Wisconsin eked out a 17-0 defensive-led win in their Thursday night season opener, hosting Miami University (Ohio) at Camp Randall Stadium.
Last season, Wisconsin’s men’s soccer team outscored their opponents 28-18. Their secret? Pairing freshman forward phenomena Dean Boltz with the help of the consistent and formidable attacker Trip Fleming. Boltz led the way with 10 goals and four assists on the season, and Fleming contributed five goals and three assists. Combined, the two were responsible for over half of the Badger’s goals and a third of their assists.
As summer break slowly coms to an end, so will the Wisconsin Badgers’ football program’s opportunity to maximize their recruitment period for 2026.
International students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison founded the university’s first cricket team, the Badger Cricket Club, in 2024. Since then, they jumped onto the scene dominating the field, winning a national title in their first year and adding to the growing popularity of cricket in the United States.
After winning the 2025 NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey National Championship, a pair of Wisconsin Badgers had their sights set on their next step: the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Following the 2025 draft, Wisconsin men’s basketball star John Tonje, alongside former teammate Steven Crowl, joined an elite group of Badger alumni who have reached the heights of the NBA.
Wisconsin men’s basketball star John Tonje was taken 53rd overall in the 2025 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz last Thursday night.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced on June 21, 2025, a lawsuit against the University of Miami for tampering with and ultimately poaching defensive back Xavier Lucas from their roster in violation of a name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association penalized the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s football program last week, citing recruiting violations from spring of 2023.