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Jeff Grimes hired as Wisconsin’s offensive coordinator following 1 season at Kansas

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Jeff Grimes will become the offensive coordinator at his fourth school in eight seasons, leaving Kansas after one season to take the same job at Wisconsin, Badgers coach Luke Fickell announced Tuesday. I’m looking forward to working with him and his impact on …

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1 month ago

Luke Fickell’s Wisconsin or Matt Rhule’s Nebraska: Who would you rather be?

New York Times

The comparisons between Wisconsin and Nebraska have picked up steam in recent months, and not for reasons that enthuse either fan base. Nebraska’s Matt Rhule demoted offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield and brought in Dana Holgorsen as his replacement last week. Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo on Sunday and has a big decision to make about the direction …

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1 month ago

Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell doesn’t go into specifics one day after firing Phil Longo as OC

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Asked whether Braedyn Locke would remain Wisconsin’s starting quarterback on Saturday, Fickell replied, “Never a doubt.” Locke has completed 55.1% of his passes for 1,514 yards with nine touchdowns and nine interceptions since taking over for Tyler Van Dyke, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jack Del Rio leaving Wisconsin’s staff after arrest on charge of operating vehicle while intoxicated

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio stepped down Monday from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he was arrested near campus for operating a vehicle while intoxicated last week. Del Rio, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How has Wisconsin’s roster makeup shifted? In-state numbers reach new low

New York Times

MADISON, Wis. — There was plenty of discussion entering Gary Andersen’s second season at Wisconsin in 2014 about how he had expanded the program’s recruiting reach and concern about how it might impact efforts in the state. Consider that Wisconsin’s roster that season featured 58 in-state players, 30 of whom were on scholarship with 28 walk-ons. This season, Wisconsin’s roster …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mellusi rushes for 2 TDs and Wisconsin beats South Dakota 27-13

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Mellusi rushed for two touchdowns, Tyler Van Dyke threw for another and Wisconsin beat South Dakota 27-13. South Dakota’s Charles Pierre Jr. rushed for 83 yards on 12 carries and Aidan Bowman completed 12 of 23 passes for 114 yards. Keyondray James-Logan scored South Dakota’s lone …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin defensive lineman James Thompson Jr. could miss entire season after undergoing surgery

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin defensive lineman James Thompson Jr. could miss the entire season after undergoing surgery on what the school described as an upper-body injury. “Now he’ll be in a little bit of a different role for us this year,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said …

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4 months ago

Unranked Wisconsin optimistic that Luke Fickell can produce another second-season surge

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I just think it’s going to be a lot better.” Fickell arrived at Wisconsin amid plenty of fanfare after winning big at Cincinnati, so his results last year were a bit of a letdown. “More than anything, we’re just trying to really establish what those standards …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “A lot of people consider it ‘O-line U,’” right tackle Riley Mahlman said. “You grow up playing offensive line, you look at a school like Wisconsin, you think, ‘That’s where I want to be,’” left guard Joe Brunner said. The kind of have a really good …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin hires former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch as safeties coach

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Former Southern California defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has resurfaced at Wisconsin as the Badgers’ new safeties coach. “I’m thankful to have the opportunity to add Alex to our staff,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said Thursday in a statement announcing the hire. “Alex has …

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1 year ago

QB transfers dominate the headlines. But the portal’s had a major impact on other positions too

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I had a Group of Five program tell me they’re never going to sign a high school quarterback again because they know there’s going to be a ton of transfers every single year,” Ivins said. “I think the nature of the beast, it’s pretty easy to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Braelon Allen’s 3-yard TD run in OT gets Wisconsin bowl eligible with 24-17 win against Nebraska

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin first-year coach Luke Fickell said he didn’t expect Braelon Allen to play against Nebraska on Saturday night. “I just thought I can’t have that tonight.” Allen sat out a few series to start the game on Saturday, but Fickell said Allen really …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Five theories behind Wisconsin football’s season gone wrong in Luke Fickell’s debut

New York Times

MADISON, Wis. — Luke Fickell was direct in his assessment of Wisconsin’s 24-10 loss to Northwestern on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. Fickell, clearly frustrated as his first season in charge of the program winds down, used words such as “embarrassing” and “awful” to describe his team’s performance. So we’ve got to do a better job of being able to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin loss to Indiana shows problem with Luke Fickell’s debut: Badgers haven’t improved

New York Times

— Five days before Wisconsin’s season opener, back when soaring enthusiasm reflected sky-high expectations, Luke Fickell pondered a question: What does success for Badgers football look like in Year 1 of a new regime? They battled their butts off, they made some big plays, they did a really good job at creating energy and we didn’t.” Indiana hadn’t beaten Wisconsin …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin coach Fickell says focus shouldn’t be on him as Badgers face his alma mater Ohio State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell wants to keep the focus off himself as the former Ohio State nose guard and interim head coach leads the Badgers against his alma mater. He was Akron’s defensive line coach in 2001 when the Zips lost 28-14 at …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Locke’s TD pass caps 18-point fourth-quarter Wisconsin comeback win over Illinois, 25-21

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Braedyn Locke threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to offensive lineman Nolan Rucci with 27 seconds left Saturday, capping an 18-point fourth-quarter explosion by Wisconsin that gave the Badgers a stunning 25-21 Big Ten win over Illinois. When the game is on the line, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin QB Tanner Mordecai out indefinitely after breaking his throwing hand in loss to Iowa

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai is out indefinitely after breaking his throwing hand in a loss to Iowa on Saturday. “There’s nobody that’s more of a competitor than him, just like for the sheer reason he didn’t come out after the play happened, right?” …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Ricardo Hallman’s pick-6 sparks Wisconsin to 24-13 victory over Rutgers

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Braelon Allen ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Wisconsin limited Rutgers to 64 yards rushing - less than one-third of the Scarlet Knights’ season average entering the day. “We knew that Rutgers’ quarterback was a little bit trigger-happy in terms of just kind of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

New coaches square off as Wisconsin chases 17th straight victory over Purdue

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Luke Fickell wants to put his stamp on a Badgers program that’s reached 21 straight bowl games, owns four West Division crowns and has more conference wins than any team aside from Ohio State since 2014. It allowed 11 yards rushing at Virginia Tech two weeks …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Fickell’s presence provides plenty of intrigue as No. 19 Wisconsin opens season against Buffalo

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! You’re excited about it, yet there’s a lot of things you just don’t know from each other.” Much of that uncertainty for Wisconsin surrounds that offense and how a passing game led by SMU transfer Tanner Mordecai will work in tandem with a potent ground attack …

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1 year, 4 months ago

With a new coach and a parade of new faces, Cincinnati will try to step up in the Big 12

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Bearcats step up from the American Athletic Conference to the Big 12 with a new coach, new coordinators, new quarterback and a parade of other new players plucked out of the transfer portal. “It’s an exciting time,” said first-year coach Scott Satterfield, who brought coaches …

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1 year, 4 months ago

New coach and offense have No. 19 Wisconsin eager to return to Big Ten title contention

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Badgers have a new coach and offense as the team attempts to bounce back from a 7-6 season and win the Big Ten West in the conference’s last year of divisional competition. Wisconsin made a splash by landing new coach Luke Fickell, who led Cincinnati …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How Luke Fickell is changing Wisconsin football: Will Chris McIntosh’s bold move pay off?

New York Times

MADISON, Wis. — Chris McIntosh sat in his office overlooking Camp Randall Stadium on an unseasonably warm April morning and flashed the easygoing smile of a man filled with optimism. Fickell spent his first month allowing the Badgers’ previous assistant coaches to handle the game-planning and coaching for Wisconsin’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl game against Oklahoma State out of respect for …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin football practice observations: CJ Williams leads shakeup at receiver

New York Times

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is closing in on its final week of spring football practice, and the Badgers’ potential playing rotations for next season continue to take shape. Williams made two of the best offensive plays Saturday, one on a 45-yard touchdown catch in which he juked a safety in open space and another on a one-handed 20-yard touchdown reception …

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Jeff Grimes hired as Wisconsin’s offensive coordinator following 1 season at Kansas

Luke Fickell’s Wisconsin or Matt Rhule’s Nebraska: Who would you rather be?

Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell doesn’t go into specifics one day after firing Phil Longo as OC

Jack Del Rio leaving Wisconsin’s staff after arrest on charge of operating vehicle while intoxicated

How has Wisconsin’s roster makeup shifted? In-state numbers reach new low

Mellusi rushes for 2 TDs and Wisconsin beats South Dakota 27-13

Wisconsin defensive lineman James Thompson Jr. could miss entire season after undergoing surgery

Unranked Wisconsin optimistic that Luke Fickell can produce another second-season surge

Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years

Wisconsin hires former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch as safeties coach

QB transfers dominate the headlines. But the portal’s had a major impact on other positions too

Braelon Allen’s 3-yard TD run in OT gets Wisconsin bowl eligible with 24-17 win against Nebraska

Five theories behind Wisconsin football’s season gone wrong in Luke Fickell’s debut

Wisconsin loss to Indiana shows problem with Luke Fickell’s debut: Badgers haven’t improved

Wisconsin coach Fickell says focus shouldn’t be on him as Badgers face his alma mater Ohio State

Locke’s TD pass caps 18-point fourth-quarter Wisconsin comeback win over Illinois, 25-21

Wisconsin QB Tanner Mordecai out indefinitely after breaking his throwing hand in loss to Iowa

Ricardo Hallman’s pick-6 sparks Wisconsin to 24-13 victory over Rutgers

New coaches square off as Wisconsin chases 17th straight victory over Purdue

Fickell’s presence provides plenty of intrigue as No. 19 Wisconsin opens season against Buffalo

With a new coach and a parade of new faces, Cincinnati will try to step up in the Big 12

New coach and offense have No. 19 Wisconsin eager to return to Big Ten title contention

How Luke Fickell is changing Wisconsin football: Will Chris McIntosh’s bold move pay off?

Wisconsin football practice observations: CJ Williams leads shakeup at receiver