Wisconsin rolls by Ohio State (The SportsXchange)
MADISON, Wis. — After failing to get to the free throw line — a first during Bo Ryan’s tenure as head coach — in an early-season loss to Ohio State, Wisconsin wanted to make sure it didn’t suffer the same fate when the two teams met again at the Kohl Center. The Badgers achieved that goal Sunday, making 6 of 10 free throws, but it turns out, Wisconsin didn’t need to get to the line. In perhaps their most dominant performance of the season, the Badgers shot a season-high 53 percent (29 of 55) from the field and made 7 of 19 3-pointers — including three each by Ben Brust and Sam Dekker — in a 71-49 dismantling of No. 13 Ohio State. “They didn’t change their intensity on defense,” said Ryan, whose team was trying to get back on track after losing in overtime at Minnesota earlier in the week. “The key for us, (we) never took a step …
Wisconsin 71, Ohio State 49 (The SportsXchange)
MADISON, Wis. — No. 20 Wisconsin scored early and often and stifled No. 13 Ohio State defensively in a 71-49 victory over the Buckeyes Sunday at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin stumbles into Big Ten championship game
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin isn’t about to apologize. Yes, the Badgers (7-4, 4-3) are stumbling into the Big Ten title game after a 21-14 overtime loss to No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday. Currently third in the Leaders Division, they’ve basically been gifted a shot at playing for the Rose Bowl because the Buckeyes and Penn State, the two teams ahead of them, are ineligible for the postseason because of NCAA violations. But it’s not as if that’s their doing. ”We don’t control that,” quarterback Curt Phillips said. ”We just have to make the most of this opportunity.” Make no mistake, the Badgers badly wanted to beat Ohio State (11-0, 7-0) to prove they’re worthy of being in the Big Ten title game. Get a little payback from last year, too, when a struggling Buckeyes squad stunned the Badgers on a desperation…
Buckeyes remain perfect thanks to defense
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin running back Montee Ball’s highlight tape of touchdowns might as well be a full-length feature. He entered Saturday with 77, one shy of the FBS all-time record. Unfortunately for…
Badgers, Buckeyes both need win to prove a point
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Its spot in the Big Ten title game already assured, Wisconsin now gets a chance to prove it deserves it. Knocking off No. 6 Ohio State (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) on Saturday would go a long way toward erasing that asterisk hanging over the Badgers these days. Wisconsin actually trails the Buckeyes by two games in the Leaders Division, but it’s the Badgers (7-3, 4-2) who are on their way to Indianapolis for a second straight year because Ohio State is ineligible for the postseason. A win Saturday would give the Buckeyes the outright title in the division.
Needing 2 TDs, Ball hopes to make mark at home
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Montee Ball is in charge of the entertainment for Wisconsin’s senior day. Needing just two touchdowns to become the all-time leader in major college football, the Badgers running back would like nothing more than to get the record Saturday when Wisconsin (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) hosts unbeaten Ohio State in Ball’s final game at Camp Randall Stadium. ”It’s going to be extra special to do it at home – if it happens,” he said. ”It’d be ideal to break a record like that on home turf, in front of our fans.” Ball has 77 career touchdowns after running for three scores against Indiana last weekend. That’s two more than 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, and one less than current FBS record holder Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio). ”It’s pretty exciting. We take pride in that and having him be able to have the opportunity to break the record,” receiver…
AUDIO: Bielema talks OSU, records – Wisconsin (Rivals)
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema met with the media Monday for this weekly press conference. The seventh-year head coach spoke about Montee Ball’s chance at the NCAA touchdown record, senior day, and his team’s upcoming grudge match with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Bye week comes at good time for banged-up Badgers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s ground game is suddenly stuck and quarterback Joel Stave is nursing a bad shoulder. But there’s one bright spot for the Badgers as they head into the bye week: They still have a clear path to the Big Ten title game. Wisconsin (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten) trails Ohio State and Penn State in the Leaders Division after a 16-13 overtime loss to Michigan State on Saturday. But neither the Buckeyes nor the Nittany Lions are eligible for the postseason, and the Badgers have a two-game lead on Indiana. ”This group, after what we’ve been through earlier in the year, felt they were on a mission to get to a special place, and those things are still in front of us,” coach Bret Bielema said. ”The options that we had before today are still there as far as getting to where we want to be, but we just like winning. 7-2 sounds better than 6-3, so we’ve just got to make sure we don’t lose anybody along…
Badgers’ Ball, Dayne form unique bond
MADISON, Wis. — Montee Ball stood on the sideline Sept. 22 at Camp Randall Stadium, his eyes cast down, his helmet taken away from him, his day finished before halftime. The Wisconsin running…
O’Brien set for clean slate at Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — This month isn’t the first time Danny O’Brien has competed for and eventually won a starting quarterback job at the college level. Wisconsin’s offensive playbook isn’t the first O’Brien has…
