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The Wisconsin Badgers head into their first Big Ten Conference game of the season, as they welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 8:00 P.M. on December 3rd, 2025, with the game broadcast on Big Ten Network. The Badgers are coming off a disappointing 74-63 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have signed three-star quarterback Ryan Hopkins in their 2026 class, they announced on Wednesday. Hopkins, a 6’3, 195-pound quarterback, committed to Wisconsin back in April. The Badgers decided to go all-in on the California native, canceling visits with other signal-callers and electing to take only one in the class. A dual-threat quarterback, […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers had another blow to their recruiting class on Tuesday night, as three-star tight end/defensive line commit Jack Janda flipped to the Iowa Hawkeyes. Janda, a native of Michigan, had been committed to Wisconsin as a tight end recruit since the first weekend of official visits in the summer. But, he blew up […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have signed three-star tight end Jack Sievers in their 2026 class, the school announced on Wednesday. Sievers, a 6’6, 240-pound tight end, hails from Washington and was one of the more underrated gets for Luke Fickell’s staff in the Class of 2026. A smaller tight end, Sievers’s speed especially stands out, as […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have signed three-star cornerback commit Donovan Dunmore in their 2026 class, they announced on Wednesday. Dunmore, a 6’0, 185-pound corner, had been committed to Oregon State since the summer, but his recruitment saw some suitors this Fall, and Wisconsin was the one that pushed the hardest. Dunmore took an official visit to […]
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It’s officially National Signing Day, which was bumped up two weeks in college football this season, and the Wisconsin Badgers are looking to sign their current 2026 class, which has seen quite a few twists so far this year. The Badgers have had a lot of de-commits, as well as some big misses on key […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers had a commitment, and then they didn’t. In a turn of events, Grand Valley State defensive lineman Jibriel Conde has flipped his commitment from Wisconsin to the Kansas Jayhawks just days after pledging to the Badgers. Conde, a sophomore this season, was the latest in the pipeline of Grand Valley State players […]
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Bachelorette parties aren’t the only thing that happens in Nashville, it’s also a hot spot for ridiculous displays of goal scoring, as evidenced by the top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers performance in the SMASHVILLE Women’s Collegiate Hockey Showcase. The event, hosted at the Nashville Predator-managed Ford Ice Center in Bellevue, brought Mercyhurst, Stonehill, and Wisconsin together for […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have secured a commitment from 2026 thee-star wide receiver Keeyshawn Tabeteau, flipping him from the Vanderbilt Commodores, he announced on Wednesday. Tabeteau had been committed to Vanderbilt since June. The Badgers were in need of another wide receiver in the class after losing four-star Jayden Petit to the Oklahoma Sooners last weekend. […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers transfer portal frenzy has started, as walk-on outside linebacker Cody Raymond announced that he will be entering the transfer portal on Monday. Raymond, a 6’4, 235-pound outside linebacker, walked on for Wisconsin in the Class of 2024, bypassing offers from Toledo and Temple. He will have three years of eligibility remaining at […]
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The NCAA released its first NET rankings of the season, which rank teams based on strength of victory, sorting wins by quads. Essentially, teams are rewarded for quality wins and punished for bad losses. Well, the first rankings were not kind to the Badgers, who have racked up a Quad 1 loss and a Quad […]
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In what should have been the Wisconsin Badgers best effort of the season in their most important game, the squad (and coaches) laid an egg, and the 2025 season ended with a sick whimper against the Minnesota Gophers. Here are the grades. You may want to down a meaty shot of something strong first. Offense The weather […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers earned a No. 3 seed in the Texas Regional of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, making the postseason for the 13th straight season. As a result, they will host first and second round matches this week on Thursday and Friday. Wisconsin is slated to face Eastern Illinois, which went 24-7 and was […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers had a rough 2026 season that included a six-game losing streak before some hope at the end of the season. At the end, they finished 4-8, marking their worst finish in over 30 years, while having back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since that similar timeframe as well. It was especially […]
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If one game summed up the 2025 Wisconsin Badgers football season, it was the snowy rivalry matchup in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Gophers controlled the moments that mattered, claimed a 17 to 7 victory, and kept Paul Bunyan’s Axe for another year. Wisconsin closed its schedule with a 4-8 record and a feeling that the climb […]
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For the fourth time in the last five years, the Wisconsin Badgers failed to secure Paul Bunyan’s Axe, falling to Minnesota 17-7 in a snow-covered Huntington Bank Stadium. It’s also the second-straight season that the Badgers’ rivalry trophy case remains empty. It was a solid defensive effort by the Badgers, as they held the Gophers […]
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Their 2025 season just ended, but the Wisconsin Badgers are already active in the transfer portal. On Sunday, they got a commitment from JUCO transfer linebacker Taylor Schaefer, he announced. Schaefer, a 6’4, 240-pound outside linebacker, is a Wisconsin native and had been playing at Iowa Central for the past two years. A sophomore, the […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers suffered a 17-7 loss to the Minnesota Gophers on Saturday, falling to 4-8 and capping a disappointing season with a tough end as they failed to reclaim the Axe Trophy for the second consecutive season. There was a lot of momentum surrounding the Badgers ahead of the game, as they had flipped […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Minnesota Gophers in the regular season finale, looking to reclaim the Axe Trophy after a disappointing 24-7 loss kept them out of a bowl game last season. Wisconsin has rejuvenated its season this month, putting together two Top 25 wins, including a 27-10 beating of the Illinois Fighting […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers secured a commitment from Grand Valley State defensive lineman Jibriel Conde, he announced on Saturday. Conde, a 6’5, 280-pound defensive lineman, is considered the best defensive lineman currently in the transfer portal according to 247Sports, and is a good get for Wisconsin early. The Badgers went hard at the position this offseason, […]
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Five weeks ago, when the 2025 Wisconsin Badgers season appeared dead and buried, The Axe Game shimmered weakly in the distance as a relative afterthought. Fast forward to the present, and Badgers/Gophers feels like the biggest moment of Wisconsin’s once lost season–a handsome capper to a Fickell redemption arc that nobody saw coming. Let’s plunge into what the […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers fell short in a 74-63 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday, disappointing in the championship game to fall to 5-2 on the year. Wisconsin came into the game with the opportunity to win its fourth multi-team tournament, but struggled early and couldn’t make up enough ground as the game went […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the TCU Horned Frogs in the Rady Children’s Invitational Championship Game on Thursday, looking to win their fourth multi-team tournament in five years. Wisconsin had a nice 104-83 win over the Providence Friars on Thursday, using a big run at the end of the first half to control the […]
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It’s Axe week, Badger fans! The Wisconsin Badgers take on P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium this Saturday. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. on FS1, and the Badgers are 1.5-point favorites. The Badgers are coming off their most impressive win of the season last Saturday against No. 21 Illinois, 27-10. […]
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That was a much-needed bounce back. The Wisconsin Badgers responded to their first loss of the season with a resounding 104-83 win over the Providence Friars in the first round of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego. With the win, Wisconsin advanced to the championship game, where they take on the TCU Horned Frogs […]
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