Source: Arkansas hires UW’s Bret Bielema
In the most stunning coaching move of the silly season, Arkansas has hired Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema as its next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Colleague Mark Schlabach reports that Bielema still wants to…
UW’s Ball sets NCAA rush TDs mark
INDIANAPOLIS — Another game, another NCAA record for Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball. After setting the NCAA career total touchdowns record last week at Penn State, Ball broke Travis Prentice’s record for…
Huskers, UW no strangers to title games
After the different but equally as painful ways in which Nebraska lost Big 12 title games in 2009 and 2010, you wouldn’t have blamed the Huskers for clamming up this week. Their league…
UW’s Ball is B1G’s lone AFCA All-American
As Montee Ball’s college career winds down, there’s a lot of talk about the Wisconsin star being underappreciated. There’s certainly some truth to the argument, particularly this season, when some foolishly branded Ball…
B1G injury updates: UW’s Borland iffy
A few injury-related notes from around the league … Wisconsin could be without its top defensive playmaker against Ohio State as junior linebacker Chris Borland could miss the game with a hamstring injury….
Tough road back to Indy ends easily for UW
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — When Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema addressed his team Friday night, he read a list of approximately 20 teams that recently had been among the nation’s elite but had fallen on…
IU holds off Iowa, sets up UW showdown
The showdown will happen: Wisconsin at Indiana, next Saturday in Bloomington, a berth in the Big Ten title game likely at stake. If you expected it before the season, board a plane to…
MSU faces another defining moment at UW
Most of Michigan State’s defining moments in recent years have come against the Wisconsin Badgers. In 2010, the Spartans rallied to beat No. 11 Wisconsin 34-24 in an emotional game played without head…
UW’s Ball cleared to play, Gilbert benched
Wisconsin running back Montee Ball has been cleared to play Saturday night at No. 22 Nebraska after sustaining a concussion last week against UTEP. Badgers coach Bret Bielema told local reporters Thursday that…
