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Badgers lose top returning tight end to the transfer portal

The outgoing portal count is up to 16 for the Wisconsin Badgers, as tight end Tucker Ashcraft announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Friday. Ashcraft, a junior in 2025, was Wisconsin’s top returning tight end for next season as Lance Mason was out of eligibility. Mason is fighting for an extra year […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Four former Badgers make the Pro Bowl

The Wisconsin Badgers haven’t seen great success over the past few seasons, but there are still quite a few talented former players in the NFL. This year’s Pro Bowl selection revealed that, as four former Badgers made the Pro Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Badgers a school to watch for SEC transfer WR

The Wisconsin Badgers are heading towards an important offseason, where they’re expected to field a large transfer portal class after a lighter 2026 recruiting class. The Badgers have big needs at several positions on both sides of the ball, but the group where they might add the most is at wide receiver, where Wisconsin is […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Former Badgers WR earns First Team All American honors

The Wisconsin Badgers have seen a ton of turnover over the years as they’ve reshaped the roster under head coach Luke Fickell. While the quarterback position has seen an upheaval, the Badgers have also completely transformed their wide receiver room, with many of the team’s initial group transferring out. Among those players was former wide […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

The Athletic predicts who will start for the Badgers at QB in 2026

The Wisconsin Badgers have been seeing quite a few departures into the transfer portal so far, as they head into what will be the most crucial offseason of head coach Luke Fickell’s career. At the top of the agenda is a quarterback, who will likely start a domino effect on the rest of the additions […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Wisconsin Badgers Holiday Haiku

2025 has been a year of happiness, heartbreak, and everything in between for Wisconsin Badgers squads across the athletic spectrum, so I thought that dipping into a 17th-century Japanese form of expression called Haiku might perfectly capture the essence of the moment for the Wisconsin Athletic Department.  Happy Holidays to all of the Badgers out there from Scary Alvarez. […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Badgers hire new cornerbacks coach in second coaching move of offseason

The Wisconsin Badgers made another coaching move on Tuesday, hiring Robert Steeples as their new cornerbacks coach. Steeples slides into the role that Paul Haynes had occupied for the past three seasons. Haynes will now move into a new role as the secondary coach, adding another assistant to Wisconsin’s staff. “Bringing Robert Steeples to Wisconsin […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Why Zach Kinziger broke his redshirt, cracked the rotation

In a bit of a surprise, Wisconsin Badgers freshman guard Zach Kinziger made his season debut on Monday, playing 13 minutes and scoring six points after sitting out the team’s first 10 games. Kinziger, a four-star recruit in the Class of 2025 from De Pere, Wisconsin, was a coveted prospect coming out of high school. […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Wisconsin loses starting running back to the transfer portal

The blows keep coming for the Wisconsin Badgers, as starting running back Dilin Jones is entering the transfer portal, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Jones, a redshirt freshman in 2025, starred during the offseason for Wisconsin, taking over the starting running back role in an open competition with Darrion Dupree and Cade Yacamelli. However, he […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Greg Gard provides injury updates on John Blackwell, Nolan Winter

The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Central Michigan Chippewas 88-61 on Monday, improving to 8-4 on the season and snapping a two-game losing streak. It was a quality win that allowed the Badgers to play a ton of their young talent, but they left Monday with injuries to two of their stars. John Blackwell didn’t suit […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Badgers starting outside hitter to enter transfer portal

In a bit of a shocker, the Wisconsin Badgers are losing starting outside hitter Una Vajagic to the transfer portal. Vajagic, a redshirt sophomore in 2025, stepped into a bigger role after the team lost incoming transfer Grace Lopez to a season-ending injury in the offseason. A Serbian native, Vajagic had redshirted the 2024 season […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Wisconsin Badgers vs. Central Michigan Chippewas: Game Thread

The Wisconsin Badgers are facing off against the Central Michigan Chippewas on Monday, looking to get back on track after losing consecutive games for the first time this season. Tip-off is set for 7:00 P.M. on Big Ten Network. In what felt like a needed win for the Badgers’ resume, Wisconsin fell short in a […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Badgers hold WCHA lead after impressive first half performance

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team held onto the top ranking heading into the break following a hard-earned sweep over the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes. The Badgers are now two weeks into their five-week break, having maintained their No. 1 USCHO ranking since the season started and now holding a five-point lead over Ohio State […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

How to watch Wisconsin’s game on Monday

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Central Michigan Chippewas on Monday, looking to bounce back after back-to-back losses to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Villanova Wildcats. Wisconsin had only one game last week, facing Villanova on Friday at Fiserv Forum, where they lost 76-66 in overtime. The Badgers had an absymal first half in a […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Eugene Hilton is heading to the transfer portal

The Wisconsin Badgers needed to keep one of their top returning receivers. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case, as the Badgers are losing coveted freshman wide receiver Eugene Hilton to the transfer portal. Hilton, a four-star recruit in the Class of 2025, was expected to be one of Wisconsin’s leading receivers in 2025 if he […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Who are the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal?

The Wisconsin Badgers are looking ahead to the offseason, where they’re expected to field a huge transfer portal class, starting at the quarterback position. Expected to have more financial resources, the Badgers will need to go get a quarterback in the transfer portal, preferably one of the top options available. Who are those quarterbacks? Let’s […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Gard: Badgers bench has to meet the standard

It’s been a rough start to the season for the Wisconsin Badgers, who are off to their worst start since the 2019-20 season at 7-4. The latest blow was a 76-66 overtime loss to the Villanova Wildcats, where the Badgers had a poor first half, a great second half, and an ugly overtime period. It […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Badgers have an ‘iron five or six’, need to figure out rest of rotation

The Wisconsin Badgers saw their struggles with consistency continue on Friday, losing to the Villanova Wildcats in what was essentially a home game at Fiserv Forum. Wisconsin came out looking like it did against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, not being aggressive on either side of the ball and catering to Villanova’s slower tempo. They weren’t physical […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Everything Greg Gard said after loss to Villanova

The Wisconsin Badgers suffered their fourth loss of the season, falling short in a 76-66 overtime defeat to the Villanova Wildcats on Friday. It was a tale of two halves, as the Badgers didn’t look like themselves over the first 20 minutes before dialing up a comeback in the second half. Unfortunately, their juice fell […]

3 months ago | 0 reads