STEVE MEGARGEE
Wisconsin's Clay Cundiff catches a touchdown pass in front of Washington State's Travion Brown (82) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Badgers TE Cundiff out indefinitely after injuring left leg

By Steve Megargee Sep. 26, 2022 01:28 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin tight end Clay Cundiff is unavailable indefinitely but

Wisconsin's Maema Njongmeta (55) intercepts a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the New Mexico State Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Badgers' stingy defense ready for Buckeyes' potent offense

By Steve Megargee Sep. 21, 2022 04:20 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ohio State annually ranks among the nation’s highest-scoring

Wisconsin's Graham Mertz (5) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington StateSaturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Ohio State test gives Mertz chance to show how far he's come

By Steve Megargee Sep. 19, 2022 03:17 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has a new offensive coordinator and a mostly new group

Iowa tight ends coach Abdul Hodge talks with tight end Sam LaPorta (84) before an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Hodge, a former all-Big Ten linebacker who had coached on defense until this season, says moving to offense is like learning a different language. Hodge is one of six Big Ten position coaches who switched this season from offense to defense, or vice versa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Offense or defense? Some assistants benefit from doing both

By Steve Megargee Sep. 13, 2022 01:31 PM EDT
Abdul Hodge was a three-time, all-Big Ten linebacker who played the position in the

Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington StateSaturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Washington State won 17-14. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Wisconsin's remedy after loss: More passion, fewer penalties

By Steve Megargee Sep. 12, 2022 05:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin faces a balancing act as it tries to bounce back from

Wisconsin's Clay Cundiff catches a touchdown pass in front of Washington State's Travion Brown (82) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Watson helps Washington State beat No. 19 Wisconsin 17-14

By Steve Megargee Sep. 10, 2022 07:36 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nakia Watson acknowledged having extra motivation this week

Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst talks to Graham Mertz (5) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois State Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Washington State's Watson facing former Wisconsin teammates

By Steve Megargee Sep. 08, 2022 10:49 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nakia Watson’s emergence as a featured running back for a Power

Wisconsin's John Torchio (15) celebrates his interception and touchdown return during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois State Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Torchio continues Wisconsin's run of success with walk-ons

By Steve Megargee Sep. 07, 2022 06:14 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s history of developing walk-ons into key contributors

Wisconsin's John Torchio (15) runs back an interception for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois State Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Allen, Torchio help No. 18 Badgers rip Illinois State 38-0

By Steve Megargee Sep. 03, 2022 10:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin teammates John Torchio and Braelon Allen created a

FILE - Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) rushes against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. Allen is a top contender for the 2022 Doak Walker Award. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
No. 18 Wisconsin eager for opener: 'It feels like Christmas'

By Steve Megargee Sep. 01, 2022 03:36 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has a new guy running the offense and new faces all

FILE - Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) and Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst confer after defeating Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl NCAA college football game Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Las Vegas. After playing in five of the first seven Big Ten championship games, the Badgers have made it to Indianapolis just once in the last four years. They blew a chance to get there in 2021 by losing at Minnesota in their regular-season finale. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File)
Badgers RBs have big goals as they honor their former coach

By Steve Megargee Aug. 31, 2022 01:56 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Braelon Allen already found one indelible way to

FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. Pay-for-play situations or improper inducements are still banned, but there is nothing stopping colleges from letting recruits know how athletes on campus are already profiting through NIL deals and how much support is available to them if they're interested. For instance, Ohio State has a Twitter account in which it boasted this summer that it had surpassed 1,000 disclosed NIL deals for its athletes. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
'Arms race': NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon

By Steve Megargee Aug. 31, 2022 02:25 AM EDT
Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson remembers the old days of college recruiting.

FILE - Wisconsin quarterback Chase Wolf (2) avoids the tackle of Rutgers defensive lineman Aaron Lewis (71) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. Wisconsin’s quarterback depth has taken a hit heading into the 18th-ranked Badgers’ season opener. Backup quarterback Chase Wolf injured his right leg last week and is out for an indefinite length of time.(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Wolf's injury hinders No. 18 Wisconsin's quarterback depth

By Steve Megargee Aug. 29, 2022 03:17 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s quarterback depth has taken a hit heading into the

FILE - Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. Herbig’s teammates noticed something different about him as soon as he arrived on campus two years ago. Herbig is ready to lead a Wisconsin defense that must replace eight of its top 10 tacklers from last season. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Pride of Hawaii: Herbig ready to lead Wisconsin's defense

By Steve Megargee Aug. 26, 2022 12:10 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin outside linebacker Nick Herbig’s teammates noticed

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams speaks during Pac-12 Conference men's NCAA college football media day Friday, July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
PICK SIX: Key transfers to watch, and not just at QB

By Steve Megargee Aug. 17, 2022 02:40 AM EDT
Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t a typical transfer.

FILE - Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) and Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst confer after defeating Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl NCAA college football game Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Las Vegas. After playing in five of the first seven Big Ten championship games, the Badgers have made it to Indianapolis just once in the last four years. They blew a chance to get there in 2021 by losing at Minnesota in their regular-season finale. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File)
No. 18 Badgers seek to reclaim status as Big Ten contenders

By Steve Megargee Aug. 15, 2022 01:00 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin used to make trips to the Big Ten championship game a

Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Badgers' Mertz confident he can improve his consistency

By Steve Megargee Aug. 02, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz’s production thus far hasn’t

FILE - Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in Madison, Wisc., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Wisconsin has produced defenses that have ranked among the nation’s stingiest virtually every year since Jim Leonhard took over as coordinator in 2017. Leonhard faces perhaps his biggest challenge in maintaining that standard this year. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin defense faces major challenge in bid to stay elite

By Steve Megargee Apr. 22, 2022 11:27 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has boasted one of the nation's stingiest defenses

Nebraska offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, left, and associate head coach Mickey Joseph watch from the sideline during the second half of Nebraska's NCAA college football annual red-white spring game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, April 9, 2022. The white team defeated the red team 43-39. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Coordinator changes add intrigue to Big Ten spring practices

By Steve Megargee Apr. 20, 2022 02:09 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — During an offseason in which more than one out of every five

FILE - Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is shown during the second half of the Las Vegas Bowl NCAA college football game against Arizona State, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Las Vegas. Wisconsin’s fortunes the last two seasons generally have depended on how well quarterback Graham Mertz has protected the football. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File)
Badgers QB Mertz remains upbeat after offseason speculation

By Steve Megargee Apr. 04, 2022 04:25 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz says his confidence hasn’t