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Badgers land sophomore tight end with 5 touchdown catches in 2025

The Wisconsin Badgers have made their first offensive addition in the transfer portal, adding Bowling Green transfer tight end Jacob Harris, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Harris, a 6’4, 255-pound tight end, was expected to have visits at Wisconsin and South Carolina, according to 247Sports’s Chris Hummer, but is shutting his recruitment down and committing […]

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Badgers add a safety in the transfer portal

The transfer portal officially opened on Friday, and the Wisconsin Badgers got their first non-JUCO commitment on Saturday, landing Iowa State Cyclones transfer safety Carson Van Dinter, he announced. Van Dinter, a native of Kaukana, Wisconsin, was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2024. Standing at 6’3. 205 pounds, the safety redshirted in 2024 […]

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Badgers hosting Iowa State transfer running back on visit

The Wisconsin Badgers are loading up over the first week of official visits, bringing in a ton of top targets at a lot of positions. In the group is Iowa State Cyclones transfer running back Abu Sama, who is coming off a 732-yard, five-touchdown season as a junior. Working in tandem with running back Carson […]

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How to watch Wisconsin’s 2026 opener vs. Purdue on Saturday

The Wisconsin Badgers are kicking off the 2026 season as their Big Ten slate opens up with a home contest against the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. The Badgers are coming off back-to-back wins over Central Michigan and Milwaukee, finishing their non-conference slate with a 9-4 overall record. They lack a Quad 1 win […]

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Wisconsin receiver gets invite to Senior Bowl

The Wisconsin Badgers are seeing quite a few players depart this offseason, be it due to eligibility or via the transfer portal. Among that group is senior wide receiver Vinny Anthony, who elected to stay with the Badgers throughout his collegiate career. Anthony, Wisconsin’s No. 1 receiver the past two seasons, had a down year […]

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Badgers get late commitment in 2026 from former Iowa State WR commit

The Wisconsin Badgers got a late commitment from former Iowa State Cyclones wide receiver commit Kash Brock earlier this week, adding another skill position player to their smaller 2026 recruiting class. Brock, a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, attends Basha High School in Arizona. He has seen a few flips in his recruitment, originally committing […]

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Badgers hosting transfer portal quarterback on visit Friday

The transfer portal is officially open, and the Wisconsin Badgers have a good group of visitors coming in over the weekend and next week. Among that group? Old Dominion transfer quarterback Colton Joseph, who will take a visit to Wisconsin starting on Friday. Joseph, a redshirt sophomore this past season, broke out for Old Dominion […]

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Two former four-star defensive linemen enter the transfer portal

As the transfer portal opened on Friday morning, two Wisconsin Badgers defensive linemen entered their names in and will head elsewhere for 2026. Sophomore Jamel Howard and freshman Ernest Willor Jr. are both entering the transfer portal after spending the last three and two seasons with the Badgers, respectively. Howard, a prized recruit for Wisconsin […]

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The transfer portal is officially open

The transfer portal has officially opened, and the Wisconsin Badgers are expected to be significantly active this offseason after losing nearly 40 players, either to eligibility or the portal. Wisconsin has already been linked to a number of players in the transfer portal, and visits are expected to begin as soon as Saturday. So, we’re […]

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Badgers hiring rival position coach to fill vacancy

The Wisconsin Badgers quickly moved to hire a new running backs coach, poaching Minnesota Gophers assistant Jayden Everett after losing Devon Spalding to the Michigan State Spartans. Everett had been at Minnesota for one season as their running backs coach, coming over after helping coach running backs at Michigan as an analyst in 2024. Prior […]

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How have Badgers in the transfer portal fared elsewhere?

The Wisconsin Badgers have been quite an active team in the transfer portal since head coach Luke Fickell arrived, seeing a ton of players both enter and exit the program over the last three years. Unfortunately, those additions haven’t directly correlated to wins, mainly due to struggles on the offensive side of the ball at […]

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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin’s final win in 2025

The Wisconsin Badgers concluded 2025 with an 80-60 win over the Milwaukee Panthers on Tuesday night. The Badgers got things started on defense by holding a fatigued Panthers team that played on Monday to two points through the first nine minutes of the game. While Wisconsin kept Milwaukee from generating any offense, the Badgers built […]

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Badgers freshman is rapidly climbing into the rotation

The Wisconsin Badgers were initially expected to redshirt in-state four-star freshman Zach Kinziger, who had a ton of players ahead of him in the guard rotation. However, after a couple of weeks of good practices, Kinziger surprisingly broke his redshirt and immediately hopped into the rotation in Wisconsin’s 88-61 win over Central Michigan last week. […]

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Wisconsin Badgers vs. Milwaukee Panthers: Game Thread

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Milwaukee Panthers in their final game of 2025, as well as their final conference game, on Tuesday, with tip-off slated for 6:00 p.m on Big Ten Network. The Badgers enter Tuesday with an 8-4 record, having yet to secure a Quad 1 win during their non-conference slate despite […]

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Best Case, Worst Case, and Most Likely Scenarios for the Badgers heading into Big Ten play

Well, that happened fast. The Wisconsin Badgers went from a popular dark horse Big Ten title contender to an “outside looking in” on every major Bracketology in the span of a few weeks earlier in December. So, it’s high time to do an updated Best/Worst/Most Likely Scenario for the squad heading into conference play.  Best Case Here, Wisconsin puts […]

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Badgers lose first quarterback to the transfer portal

The Wisconsin Badgers have finally got some quarterback transfer portal news, as starter Billy Edwards is using a medical redshirt and heading to the transfer portal for his final year of eligibility. Edwards, Wisconsin’s top transfer in 2025, was considered a significant financial addition for the team last offseason, coming in to be the team’s […]

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How to watch Wisconsin’s final game of 2025 on Tuesday

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Milwaukee Panthers in their final non-conference game of the season, as well as their final game of 2025, on Tuesday. Last week, Wisconsin had an 88-61 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas, as their bench erupted for 44 points, with freshman Zach Kinziger making his season debut. Wisconsin […]

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Wisconsin loses RB coach to Big Ten school

The Wisconsin Badgers are seeing another position shakeup as running backs coach Devon Spalding is heading to the Michigan State Spartans to work for head coach Pat Fitzgerald in the same role. Spalding, a Michigan native, had been Wisconsin’s running backs coach for the last three seasons after spending four seasons coaching running backs at […]

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Big Ten leading Badgers begin second half with Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team returns to kick off the second half of the season with a trip to Milwaukee for the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off. The Badgers beat Lake Superior State on Sunday, setting up a championship game against No. 7 Western Michigan. Western Michigan knocked off No. 12 Boston College in the […]

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