Get ready for Badgers football season with State Journal's complete 2019 preview
Prepare for kick off of the University of Wisconsin's football season on Friday night against the South Florida Bulls with the Wisconsin State Journal's annual Badgers season preview.
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No other running back in college football comes close to Taylor’s domination over the past two years, and the 2019 season presents an opportunity for the New Jersey native to cement his place among the greatest to ever play at Wisconsin — or anywhere else, for that matter.
In so many ways, Big Ten Conference football is loaded this season.
The one thing that could keep the UW football team from posting a 10-win (or better) season for the 10th time in 15 years is the one thing they can’t control — the schedule.
As the Badgers get ready to kick off the 2019 season on Friday against the South Florida Bulls, Jason Galloway examines Wisconsin's roster by …
With another offseason behind them, the talent-rich prospects in the back end of Wisconsin's defense could be in for a much smoother ride in 2019.
Get ready for the University of Wisconsin football season with Jim Polzin's team-by-team breakdown of the Badgers' 2019 schedule.
Get ready for the 2019 college football season with Jim Polzin's breakdown of the four Big Ten teams not on the Wisconsin Badgers' regular sea…
Will Clemson and Alabama continue to rule college football?
How UW top two corners are preparing for Penn State's dynamic duo of receivers.
State Journal beat reporters Jim Polzin and Colten Bartholomew get you ready for No. 8 Wisconsin's Homecoming matchup with Michigan State.
Beat reporter Colten Bartholomew breaks down UW's Homecoming matchup with the Spartans.
A look into how UW's senior outside linebacker has become a pass-rush force for the No. 8 Badgers.
UW’s top quartet of receivers — Quintez Cephus, Danny Davis, Kendric Pryor and A.J. Taylor — have accounted for just 13 catches and 153 yards over the past two weeks.
ILB Leo Chenal (head), S Madison Cone (left leg) and FB Mason Stokke (head) are on the injury report.
Coach Willie Taggart says James Blackman will start for Florida State against Clemson, but that there is a game plan for using Alex Hornibrook, who guided the Seminoles to wins over Louisville and North Carolina State after Blackman suffered an injury.
The University of Wisconsin football team didn’t allow an upset-minded Kent State to threaten its unbeaten start to the year Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
After six regular-season AP college football polls the top six teams are the same teams that were ranked in the top six in the preseason — the longest the same six teams have held the top six spots since the preseason poll started in 1950.
Whether it's sacks, tackles for loss, takeaways, meager yardage totals or shutouts, Wisconsin's defense has had a five-game run for the ages under coordinator Jim Leonhard.
Jonathan Taylor had a career-high five touchdowns, with four of them coming before halftime, as the 8th-ranked University of Wisconsin football team shut out the Kent State Golden Flashes, 48-0, on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
When Badgers coach Paul Chryst put freshman quarterback Graham Mertz in with six minutes remaining in the third quarter of UW's blowout of Kent State, the heralded recruit proved to be ready for the chance.
Even with one less lineman on the field, UW’s front six answered the call and shut down Kent State’s run game in a 48-0 romp that marked the Badgers’ final non-conference game of the regular season.
“It’s just unbelievable. I think it’s just pretty cool how I get to play with him,” junior quarterback Jack Coan said after UW's 48-0 win over Kent State. “I’m probably going to tell my kids one day how I got to play with ‘J.T.’ It’s pretty special.”
Wisconsin State Journal columnist Tom Oates grades the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers' play in their 48-0 win over the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday at Camp Randall.
A quick look at the 8th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' 48-0 win over the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchup between the eighth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers and the Kent State Golden Flas…
Get the latest analysis, injury reports and highlights as the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers host the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday at Camp Randall.
Issues on special teams could hurt the Badgers when Big Ten play resumes.
Mindfulness training helps players remain relaxed and focused.
Late safety movement and strong linebacker play was Northwestern's best shot at slowing Jonathan Taylor.
Beat reporters Jim Polzin and Colten Bartholomew discuss No. 8 UW's offense and preview the matchup against Kent State.
The trio has been effective for UW's retooled offensive line this season.
Lewis, 33, who played quarterback and tight end at UW from 2004 to '07, is the youngest head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Jack Coan passed for just 113 yards and threw his first interception of the season in UW's 24-15 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
Linebacker Leo Chenal, nose tackle Bryson Williams questionable for Saturday's game against Kent State.
The No. 25 Spartans (4-1, 2-0) haven’t played at Camp Randall since 2012.
After a Saturday of blowouts and brutal injuries (sorry, Purdue), here are five things we learned.
Coordinator Jim Leonhard did masterful job keeping Northwestern guessing where pressure was coming from.
The Badgers (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten Conference) have a chance to get their offense back on track when they host Kent State at 11 a.m. Saturday in their final non-conference game of the year.
For the first time this season, some AP voters decided a team other than Alabama or Clemson deserved their first-place votes.
Alex Hornibrook, a graduate transfer from Wisconsin, made his first start at Florida State and threw for a career-high 316 yards, tossing three touchdown passes in the Seminoles' 31-13 win.
After opening the 2019 season with three games in which the offense averaged 48.3 points per game and — gasp! — threw the ball as well or better than it ran it, eighth-ranked Wisconsin went back to its traditional look in a 24-15 victory over Northwestern Saturday at Camp Randall.
The Wildcats were within 7-3 late in the third quarter until the Badgers (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) — specifically the defense, which scored two touchdowns — finally created some breathing room.
Burrell had a pass break-up and a big hand in the first of UW’s two defensive touchdowns on Saturday in the win over Northwestern, and Pearson momentarily knocked Wildcats QB Hunter Johnson out of the game with a big hit early in the fourth quarter.
There were a handful of costly miscues on special teams Saturday for the No. 8 Badgers, who overcame them on the strength of a stellar defensive performance to down the Wildcats 24-15 at Camp Randall.
State Journal columnist Tom Oates grades the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers' play in their 24-15 win over the Northwestern Wildcats in their Big Ten West opener Saturday at Camp Randall.
A quick look at the 8th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' 25-14 win over the Northwestern Wildcats in their Big Ten West opener Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
New construction would add premium seating options to lower bowl.
Get the latest analysis, injury reports and highlights as the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers host the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday at Camp Randall.
Despite the Spartans keeping Jonathan Taylor in check, No. 8 Wisconsin maintained control throughout and came away with a 38-0 victory at Camp Randall Stadium. That’s UW’s fourth shutout of the season, the most it’s had since 1930.
State Journal columnist Tom Oates grades the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers' play in their 38-0 win over the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday at Camp Randall.
A quick look at the 8th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' 38-0 win over the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
UW's four shutouts are the most in the modern era of the program. The Badgers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) haven’t had this many shutouts in a season since they recorded five shutouts in 1930.
Jonathan Taylor, a Heisman Trophy contender, scored two touchdowns from the 1-yard line in the Badgers' 38-0 win over the Spartans. Both of those punch-ins were set up by clutch catches tight end Jake Ferguson made to extend drives for UW's offense.
UW is one of six Big Ten teams ranked, including one of three in the top 10.
How do you weigh resumes when the sample size of big games is still small?
UW last defeated the Buckeyes in 2010.
A combination of smart play-calling, accurate throws and strong receiver play sunk MSU's attempts to stop the Badgers' receivers.
UW holds a nine-game winning streak over the Illini as it heads to Champaign this weekend.
Jim Leonhard knows he's seen as a candidate for head coaching or NFL assistant jobs, but says he's "extremely happy" with his current role.
The Badgers and Northwestern will wear similar new designs from Under Armour for Saturday's game at Camp Randall Stadium.
With the addition of running back Jalen Berger, UW's 2020 recruiting class is currently ranked as its best in program history.
Expansion still seems inevitable, even though it has become apparent over the first six seasons of the playoff that it is just not needed to crown a deserving champion.
UW opens the season next Friday at South Florida, but it remains to be seen when Quintez Cephus will make his season debut.
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Wisconsin State Journal photographer Steve Apps captured all the action from Camp Randall Stadium as the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers defeated the …
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Jim Polzin asked Badgers fans on Twitter what they thought of No. 8 Wisconsin's 24-15 win over the Northweste…
Wisconsin State Journal photographer Steve Apps captured all the action as the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers shut out the Kent State Golden Flashes,…
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