Injury updates for B1G title game
Two of Wisconsin’s most important players could return from injuries in time for Saturday’s Big Ten championship game. On the flip side, Nebraska will have to deal with losing a key member of…
B1G has 4 semifinalists for walk-on award
Four Big Ten players are among the 10 semifinalists for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the top player in the country who began his career as a walk-on. They are: Jared…
Tracking our B1G fantasy teams: Week 5
My Big Ten fantasy team, Non-Gingervitis, rolled to its third straight victory last week over Adam’s Trombone Shorties. That makes me 3-1 on the season. It was a lower-scoring week for both of…
After rocky start, Wisconsin makes some progress
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After Wisconsin’s rocky start, this counts as progress. Sure, the Badgers needed a pair of touchdowns in the final 3:20 to secure a 37-26 victory over lowly UTEP on Saturday. The Miners’ 26 points were the most allowed by Wisconsin this season, and they were four-for-four on fourth-down conversions – including a pair on a 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive alive. There were more penalty woes, too. But Wisconsin’s offense finally showed signs of being the powerhouse everyone expected, with James White and Melvin Gordon not missing a beat after Heisman Trophy finalist Montee Ball suffered an apparent concussion. Better yet, the Badgers (3-1) appear to have found themselves a quarterback in redshirt freshman Joel Stave. ”We had some hiccups in our first four games, but I thought today was a good step for us in the right direction,” said Jared Abbrederis , who had a career-high 147 yards receiving after missing last week’s …
Who will transform tomorrow?
Each Friday during the season, we’ll be taking a look at a Big Ten player to watch when the games kick off Saturday. This week’s selection: Wisconsin WR Jared Abbrederis Saturday assignment: home…
Big Ten lunchtime links
Barney’s movie had heart, but “Football in the Groin” had a football in the groin. All signs point to Joel Stave starting at quarterback for Wisconsin this week — and Jared Abbrederis is…
Wisconsin’s Jared Abbrederis leaves game
The list Big Ten’s walking wounded stars keeps growing. Wisconsin receiver Jared Abbrederis was taken to a local hospital in Corvallis after taking a big hit late in the first half at Oregon…
Big Ten lunch links
Two days till Big Ten football, three days till Bearmageddon in Chicago. Purdue QB Robert Marve has grown up a lot since his last trip to South Bend. BTN.com’s Tom Dienhart checks in…
Big Ten rankings: No. 21, Jared Abbrederis
If you enjoy good stories, you’ll like the next guy in our preseason player rankings countdown. He’s a former walk-on who not only claimed a starting receiver spot, but finished the 2011 season…
Four Big Ten WRs on Biletnikoff Award list
There is no position group in the Big Ten with more question marks than receiver, which was hit hard by graduation. The lack of returning league stars at wideout is illustrated by the…
