The Wisconsin Badgers’ 14-7 loss to the Michigan Wolverines was quintessential Big Ten football.
After starting Big Ten competition 1-2-1, the Badgers are ready, and eager, to enter Minneapolis and leave victorious against their border rivals. Coming off a close game in Bloomington against the Hoosiers this past Sunday, Wisconsin is looking to snag a Big Ten victory Saturday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Wisconsin is riding high after big games from freshman defensemen Payton Wesley, who found the back of the net once while adding an assist against Purdue in a 3-1 victory.
In this week's Cardinal Zone Podcast, sports editor Bobby Ehrlich hosts football writer Lorin Cox and football columnist Zach Rastall, who discuss the Badgers top ten matchup with the Wolverines.
When the Badgers’ injury report came out last week before their matchup with Michigan State, it came as a surprise that kicker Rafael Gaglianone would be sitting out.
Thomas Valtin-Erwin, sports editor: Wisconsin score: Michigan 17, Wisconsin 14 These are two absolutely lights-out defenses.
After watching Wisconsin demolish Michigan State in East Lansing, Jim Harbaugh stormed into athletic director Warde Manuel’s office demanding that he get every Michigan celebrity at the game this Saturday.
As the calendar changes to October, the playoff race starts to heat up and coaches’ seats start getting a little toasty, even as the weather gets chillier.
The big story of the weekend in the Big Ten was No. 11 Wisconsin’s merciless 30-6 beatdown of No. 8 Michigan State in East Lansing.
Michigan: Don’t get frustrated The Badgers don’t care that Michigan is ranked No. 4; that’s just a number.
Whether they are displayed on stat lines or stitched onto jerseys, numbers are forever integrated with sports.
Despite being as different as possible, there are two players on Wisconsin’s defense that are as close as teammates could be.
Heading into their conference opener against No. 8 Michigan State in East Lansing, the Badgers faced two crucial questions that would play deciding roles in the game. Would their vaunted defense hold up against a Spartan offense that had totaled 501 yards and scored 36 points on Notre Dame?
It’s been a while since the Badgers have faced off against their old Michigan rivals. One week after playing Michigan State for the first time since the thrilling 2012 Big Ten Championship game, Wisconsin will battle the Michigan Wolverines for the first time since 2010.
Against Michigan State last week, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Wisconsin’s defensive secondary dictated the game.
Opening conference play with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2013, No. 3 Wisconsin (2-0 Big Ten, 10-1 overall) hopes to remain in the upper echelon of a loaded Big Ten hierarchy with road matchups against No. 14 Purdue (1-1, 11-2) and Indiana (1-1, 12-3) this weekend. In a year in which expectations for the volleyball team already appeared extraordinarily great, Wisconsin has gone on to set a seemingly impossible high standard for itself to start 2016.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team has just wrapped up its Monday practice at the McClimon Complex.
The Wisconsin Badgers (1-2-1 Big Ten, 4-4-4 overall) went on their first conference road trip of the season this past weekend, defeating Purdue (1-2-0, 3-6-0) and falling to Indiana (2-2-0, 5-6-1). Saturday, the Badgers traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on the Boilermakers, who scored one goal in the first half of the game.
The Badgers (4-2-1 overall, 2-1-0 conference) defeated Saint Louis (1-4-3 overall, 0-0-0 conference) Tuesday night 2-0 for the team’s third win in four games. Junior forward Christopher Mueller scored an impressive, dipping free kick—his third strike of the season—just after the 11th minute.
Football The Badgers thrust themselves into the national spotlight (again) with an eye-opening win at Michigan State, shocking the Spartan faithful as well as many experts across the nation.
After an impressive win against Ohio State Friday night, No. 3 Wisconsin (2-0 Big Ten, 9-1 overall) continued its remarkable run of dominance Saturday, trampling the Maryland Terrapins (0-2, 8-6) in three sets—25-12, 25-18, 25-21—to improve to 2-0 in the first weekend of Big Ten play. Despite playing the part of the underdog, Maryland took the floor with great energy and a distinct air of confidence.
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