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Badgers Locked In: Hockey Showdown & Football Loyalty
Badgers vs Tommies: Final Home Ice Clash The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team wraps up its 2025 home schedule with a two-game series against the No. 15 St. Thomas Tommies at LaBahn Arena. After this weekend, the Badgers won’t host another contest until late January due to a Thanksgiving tournament and a long winter…
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Badgers: Training Tweaks, Recruiting Woes & Top-10 Hockey
No.1 Showdown Awaits Despite Poll Slip Wisconsin men’s hockey dropped a split against Ohio State but held strong in national rankings, sliding just one spot in the USA Hockey poll to No. 8 while remaining No. 7 in the USCHO.com poll. The Badgers, tied with Michigan State atop Big Ten standings at 11 points apiece,…
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Badgers Excel On Court, Eye Axe Revenge
Badgers’ Blowout Blueprint: Lessons from SIUE Smackdown Wisconsin’s No. 23 Badgers cruised to a 94-69 home win over SIUE, showcasing the offensive firepower and defensive adjustments that will define their season. Junior guard John Blackwell poured in a game-high 24 points (5-for-6 from three, 7-for-8 at the line) and snagged six rebounds, while transfer Nick…
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Badgers vs. SIUE: Toughest Defensive Test Yet
Badgers Brace for SIUE’s Defensive Fortress Wisconsin enters Monday’s Kohl Center showdown at 4-0, riding a 15-game nonconference home winning streak and averaging blowouts by at least 25 points. The No. 23 Badgers, led by bench sparkplug Braeden Carrington and efficient starters like Nolan Winter and John Blackwell, face their stiffest test yet against SIUE’s…
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Badgers Abroad: Rapp, Freitag & Yalden Break Out
From Sharpshooter to Playmaker: Rapp’s Rapid Reinvention Austin Rapp, a Portland transfer, arrived in Madison tagged as a pure long-range threat. Greg Gard praised his “big time” shooting, yet emphasized the need for interior growth, ball security, and defense to survive Big Ten rigor. Early exhibition games exposed turnovers and inconsistent threes, but once the…
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Badgers Bet on Freshman QB and Ex-Tight End’s Revenge
Freshman QB Thrust into the Fire Against Indiana With injuries sidelining Wisconsin’s veteran quarterbacks, Luke Fickell rolled the dice on true freshman Carter Smith for the No. 2 Hoosiers matchup. Smith, fourth on the depth chart, had shown promise as a rusher against Washington but managed just eight passing yards on 12 attempts. Despite trailing…
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Badgers’ Football Follies: QB Crisis and Rivalry Doldrums
Hoosiers Eye Upset as Badgers’ Dominance Wanes For decades, Wisconsin controlled its rivalry with Indiana, winning 10 straight meetings from 2005 to 2017 and compiling a 16–4 edge since 1993. Recent encounters tell a different story: a 14–6 loss in 2020 and a 20–14 setback in 2023, undone by late fumbles despite 243 passing yards…
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Badgers Bulk Up, Then Hold Court as Rankings Rattle
Fickell’s In-State Madness: Wisconsin’s Local Talent Bonanza Luke Fickell has flipped the Wisconsin recruiting script, offering more Wisconsin high-schoolers for the 2027 class than in any recent cycle. Eight in-state prospects have already received offers, eclipsing the five for 2026 and matching last year’s nine with half a season left. The state’s crop of seven…
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Badgers’ Bigs and Freshmen Spark Ball State Rout
Size, Rhythm and Dominance: Wisconsin Obliterates Ball State Wisconsin’s 86-55 blowout over Ball State showcased a team still finding its groove but brimming with talent. Five players scored in double figures as the Badgers leveraged a mid-major schedule to build chemistry before tougher tests. Center Nolan Winter flexed his newfound aggression with double-doubles, grabbing 10…
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Badgers’ Surprise Football Flip and Upcoming Hoops Preview
Hoops Preview: Winter’s Showcase vs. Ball State Wisconsin’s No. 24 Badgers, off to a perfect 2-0 start, host Ball State on Veterans Day at the Kohl Center. The matchup doubles as a Military Appreciation Game, complete with 5,000 free rally towels. Greg Gard’s crew, led by scorers Nick Boyd (23.0 ppg) and John Blackwell (23.0…