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Grading Wisconsin’s first half of the season: Where have the Badgers exceeded expectations?
With the bye week coming and going and the Wisconsin Badgers preparing to face off against the No. 12 UCLA Bruins, it feels like a good moment to evaluate the first half of their season through six weeks. The Badgers stand at 4-1 following the bye, with wins over Western Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Penn State, […]
Wisconsin vs. UCLA: Kickoff time, odds, and channel for Week 7
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the No. 12 UCLA Bruins in Week 7, looking to beat another ranked opponent on the road. Wisconsin has been off to a strong 4-1 start this season, most recently upsetting Penn State on the road and blowing out Michigan State at home. Their lone loss came against Notre […]
Badgers look to get back on track in a conference showdown against Minnesota State
Fresh off their first two losses of the season, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers return home looking for a couple of bounce back wins against Minnesota State for the first WCHA series played at LaBahn Arena on Friday and Saturday. Wisconsin (4-2, 0-2 WCHA) got their first taste of reality in Columbus last weekend, dropping […]
Wisconsin’s Best Case, Worst Case, and Most Likely Scenarios vs. No. 12 UCLA
The Wisconsin Badgers bye week is over, and they’re being rewarded with a night game as a slight underdog in the Rose Bowl against the 5-0 and No. 12 UCLA Bruins. The Bruins are coming off a massive road win in Eugene, but lost their starting quarterback, Nico Iamaleava, for the season in the Ducks game. It’s a big blow, […]
Wisconsin Badgers vs. UW-Green Bay Phoenix: Game Thread
After a 94-71 win over UW-Parkside in their first exhibition game, the Wisconsin Badgers are taking on UW-Green Bay in their second exhibition on Thursday, looking to continue improving with their new-look roster that featured four new starters over the weekend. Wisconsin started Owen Foxwell, Jack Janicki, Eian Elmer, Nolan Winter, and Victory Onetu in […]
The 24 team College Football Playoff is expected to arrive in 2027
Over the last few months, it’s become increasingly apparent that the NCAA was headed towards a 24-team playoff in college football. And on Thursday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Heather Dinich reported that the College Football Playoff is nearing a deal to expand the field to 24 teams in 2027. “The CFP and ESPN have been negotiating a […]
Will the Badgers pull off the upset over UCLA?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Wisconsin fans and fans across the country. The Wisconsin Badgers are entering one of the biggest games of Luke Fickell’s career with the program this weekend, as they’re headed to Pasadena to take […]
Luke Fickell provides injury updates ahead of Week 7 vs. UCLA
The Wisconsin Badgers are set to take on the UCLA Bruins on Saturday evening, with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. local time on NBC. The Badgers are coming off their bye week, allowing players to get fresh and healthier, and will hopefully enter this game with some reinforcements. Some of the key injury situations dating […]
No reason to panic for Badgers after sweep at Ohio State
The season is young, and when it comes to high-level collegiate experience, this Wisconsin Badgers team is even younger. They got their first big test with last weekend’s trip to Columbus for a two-game series against then-No.2 Ohio State. Despite losing both games, I came away thinking Wisconsin (4-2, 0-2 WCHA), now ranked second in […]
Badgers lose commitment from No. 1 recruit in Minnesota
The Wisconsin Badgers got some surprising news on Wednesday, as 2027 four-star center Jack Thelen, one of the bigger risers of the cycle this offseason, decommitted from the program. Thelen, ranked the No. 107 player in the 2027 class and the No. 1 player in the state of Minnesota, had been committed to the Badgers […]
The Badgers are 2nd best Big Ten team in one major category
The Wisconsin Badgers have been quite impressive through five games, and they’ve gotten better week-by-week, most recently beating the Michigan State Spartans 31-3 at Camp Randall Stadium. As a result, they’re 4-1 and 2-0 in conference play going into one of, if not the biggest game of the Luke Fickell: a road contest against the […]
Everything Luke Fickell said ahead of UCLA game
Fresh off the team’s bye week, Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell addressed the media ahead of the team’s matchup with the No. 12 UCLA Bruins this weekend. Here’s everything he said on Monday. Opening Statement I don’t know if there’s much of an opening after a bye week. Bye weeks can be really good. […]
Big Ten Power Rankings: Where do the Badgers fit after hectic Week 6?
The Wisconsin Badgers enjoyed their bye week this past weekend, as they prepared ahead for their Week 7 matchup against the-now No. 12 UCLA Bruins on the road. The rest of the Big Ten, however, had another hectic week of action. The action started on Friday night when Iowa decimated Washington on the road as […]
Badgers reveal depth chart for Week 7 vs. UCLA
Fresh off their bye week, the Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the No. 12 UCLA Bruins in Week 7, looking for their fourth win in six games against ranked opponents. Earlier this season, the Badgers knocked off the then-No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions on the road. Now, they’re looking to travel cross-country again and […]
Badgers open as underdogs despite UCLA QB injury
The Wisconsin Badgers have one of the biggest games of the past four years this weekend when they take on the undefeated UCLA Bruins, who jumped all the way to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 this week. Wisconsin, which was the first team out of the polls, is coming off its bye week, […]
Badgers OL leads Big Ten in major category through six weeks
The Wisconsin Badgers are nowhere near a finished product, but we’ve seen this team grow quite a bit from 2025 to 2026, and they’re currently 4-1 with a big opportunity against the No. 12 UCLA Bruins ahead of them this week. Wisconsin has seen improvements nearly everywhere. Defensively, they remain getting pressure thanks to Sebastian […]
Badgers get back to back primetime games vs. ranked opponents
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on a ranked team once again this week, as they’ll travel to Pasadena to face the No. 12 UCLA Bruins, who knocked off the Oregon Ducks this past weekend. It’ll be another road game against a top-15 opponent, with Wisconsin already facing Notre Dame (neutral site game) and Penn State […]
UCLA to be without star QB vs. Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Badgers have one of their biggest games of the Luke Fickell era ahead of them on Saturday, as they take on the No. 12 UCLA Bruins on the road in primetime. Ahead of the game, a major twist came on Monday: UCLA star quarterback Nico Iamaleava is out indefinitely, perhaps even for the […]
Badgers on verge of Top 25 ranking heading into major week
Coming off a 31-3 win over the Michigan State Spartans in Week 5, many thought the Wisconsin Badgers could be ranked going into their bye week. After all, the Badgers were the first team out in the Week 5 AP Poll and had dominated an opponent after upsetting the Penn State Nittany Lions on the […]
Badgers freshman to sit out season, another out for year with injury
The Wisconsin Badgers will not have two of their three freshmen on the court for the upcoming season, head coach Greg Gard shared this week. Earlier in the week, Wisconsin revealed that freshman guard Josh Manchester would miss the season due to season-ending shoulder surgery. Manchester, a 6’4, 180-pound guard from Mt. Horeb, averaged 30.1 […]
Badgers swept in fifth straight loss to Nebraska
The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers fell 3-0 to the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers on the road on Saturday evening, snapping a seven-game win streak. Wisconsin, coming in with an 11-4 record and a 5-0 record in conference play, had some major life in the first set, as neither team could really pull away. Neither side […]
Badgers Game Thread vs. No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers: Biggest match of the season
Riding a seven-game win streak, the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the unbeaten No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers on the road on Saturday evening. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. on FOX. Wisconsin enters the game 5-0 in conference play with wins over No. 24 Illinois, No. 20 Minnesota, No. 15 Indiana, No. […]
3 quick takeaways from Badgers exhibition win over UW Parkside: There’s a lot of depth
The Wisconsin Badgers showcased their new-look team for the first time this season in a 94-71 win over UW-Parkside on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin debuted several new players, as Owen Foxwell, Eian Elmer, Victory Onetu, Trey Autry, and Jackson Ball all made their first appearances, and they were in comfortable control, leading by […]
Game Thread: Badgers and Buckeyes meet in an early season showdown among top teams
The Packers and the Bears, Brady versus Manning, the Lakers and the Celtics… and the Wisconsin Badgers versus the Ohio State Buckeyes in women’s hockey. Put it up on the mantle against all the other great rivalries, it’s the cream of the crop when it comes to women’s hockey, and this weekend pits the top-ranked […]
Game Thread: Mike Hastings makes return to Minnesota State in ranked matchup with the Mavericks
Fourth-year Wisconsin Badgers head coach Mike Hastings leads his team into action in his old stomping grounds, making his first trip to Minnesota State after spending 11 years as the Mavericks head coach from 2012-2023. The Badgers hosted Minnesota State last year, tying both contests in Madison. It will no doubt be an emotional homecoming […]
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