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Michigan State coach Mel Tucker talks to the referee during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Ohio State, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Badgers, Spartans try to salvage seasons that have gone awry

By Steve Megargee Oct. 12, 2022 03:13 PM EDT

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

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

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 looks like the next great Badgers back. After barely seeing the field in Wisconsin's first four games, he ended up running 1,106 yards and 7.06 per carry.(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Arizona St, Wisconsin to rely on new faces in Las Vegas Bowl

By Dan Greenspan Dec. 28, 2021 11:18 PM EST

Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen heads for the end zone for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Champaign, Ill. Braelon Allen is only 17 years old, but the 6-foot-2, 238-pound freshman running back already is earning a reputation for his bruising approach each time he carries the ball. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Wisconsin RB Allen plays with power that belies his youth

By Steve Megargee Oct. 13, 2021 06:33 PM EDT

Wisconsin's Faion Hicks breaks up a pass intended for Michigan's Cornelius Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
No. 14 Michigan routs Wisconsin 38-17; Badgers QB Mertz hurt

By Steve Megargee Oct. 02, 2021 03:41 PM EDT

FILE - Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is interviewed during the team's NCAA college football media day at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., in this Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, file photo. Mertz and the Wisconsin Badgers are eager to show how far they’ve come since a disappointing 2020 season that ended with a 4-3 record. They’ll get a chance to showcase that Saturday with a tough season-opening test against No. 19 Penn State. (Kayla Wolf/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
No. 12 Badgers eager to show offense is back vs Penn State

By Steve Megargee Aug. 30, 2021 03:36 PM EDT