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Luke Fickell seems to be anticipating rocky 'cultural changes' at Wisconsin
Wisconsin head football coach Luke Fickell knows how to build a program from the ground up.He went 4-8 in his first season at Cincinnati before rocketing the Bearcats into the national conversation with a 53-10 record over the next few seasons that included a trip to the College Football Playoff.That's called building from the ground up, and Fickell is hoping to do the same thing at Wisconsin after a first season that saw the Badgers go 7-6 in 2023.The Badgers could be in for a major jump on 2024 considering Fickell's track record, but it's telling that the head coach...
Wisconsin transfer target receives crystal ball to play with Chucky Hepburn
Wisconsin basketball top transfer portal target Frank Anselem-Ibe recently received a 247Sports crystal ball prediction to choose Louisville. The prediction came from NC State insider Cory Smith, who covers one of the finalists to land the center. The other finalists are Louisville, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech. Anselem-Ibe entered the transfer...
Wisconsin football loses transfer defensive line target to Louisville
Wisconsin transfer defensive line target Brandon Lane committed to Louisville on Monday. It was thought that the Badgers had landed a visit with the Stephen F. Austin transfer with his commitment originally set for later this week. That is now off the table as he commits to Jeff Brohm and the Cardinals. Related: Big Ten football 2024 season win-loss record predictions for each team after spring practice Before his commitment, Lane was 247Sports’ No. 2-ranked available defensive tackle in the transfer portal. He’s ranked as a three-star transfer and as the No. 882 overall player in this transfer cycle. The experienced defensive tackle was originally a...
Former Wisconsin basketball star among nation's best transfer commits
Former Wisconsin basketball standout A.J Storr was ranked as the seventh-best player in this transfer cycle, according to On3’s industry transfer rankings. Wisconsin’s leading scorer last season trailed only former Arizona C Oumar Ballo (Indiana), Miami SF Norchad Omier (Baylor), FAU SG Johnell Davis (Arkansas), Drake SF Tucker DeVries (West Virginia), Tulsa SG PJ Haggerty (Memphis) and Harvard PG Malik Mack (Georgetown) on On3’s ranking.
Wisconsin Badgers 'just missed' ESPN's post-spring top 25 ranking
Wisconsin football was placed in the “just missed” category of ESPN’s college football post-spring top 25 ranking on Monday. With fewer than 100 days until the 2024 season kicks off, ESPN Senior Writer Mark Schlabach placed the Badgers alongside West Virginia, Texas A&M, Louisville, Kentucky, Washington, Boise State, Air Force and Liberty barely on the outside of the top 25.
Franklin's Sophia Vitas set to make Olympic debut at Paris 2024
FRANKLIN — When Franklin’s Sophia Vitas transferred to UW-Madison from UW-Milwaukee, rowing was never in the cards. “I had no idea what rowing was until I was at Wisconsin," Vitas told TMJ4 Sports. In fact, her sights were set on one of the other school's other teams: women's...
Wisconsin football offers one of nation's best class of 2026 edge rushers
Wisconsin football extended an offer to four-star class of 2026 EDGE McHale Blade on Monday. Both 247Sports’ composite ranking and On3’s industry ranking have Blade as a four-star recruit. The Country Club Hills, Illinois native already holds offers from 19 schools including Michigan, USC, Miami (Florida), Florida, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Missouri, Nebraska, Cincinnati and Tennessee.
Wisconsin gives scholarship to former walk-on wide receiver
Wisconsin football announced on Tuesday that it extended a scholarship to walk-on wide receiver Haakon Anderson. Anderson originally joined the program as a walk-on in its class of 2020. After redshirting as a freshman in 2020, he’s appeared in 33 games over the last three seasons for the Badgers — primarily on special teams.
Track and field: Warrior girls win seventh conference title in a row
Waunakee continued its stranglehold on Badger Large Conference track and field. The Warrior girls won their seventh straight conference title at the Badger Large meet on Tuesday, May 14, while the boys captured their third conference championship in a row. “Both teams really stepped up and got the job done,” said Waunakee head coach Jen Grabarski. “Our girls looked a little more comfortable going into the meet pointwise than the...
Wisconsin football offers popular three-star class of 2025 WR
Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2025 wide receiver Muizz Tounkara on Friday. 247Sports ranks Tounkara as a three-star recruit. The League City, Texas native already holds offers from 23 schools including Pittsburgh, Ole Miss, California, Houston, Penn State, Boise State and Arkansas. Tounkara is ranked by 247Sports...
Casting for Kids Fishing Tournament sees angers raising money in sixth year
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Saturday marked the sixth Casting for Kids fishing tournament put on by former Badger hockey player and coach Mark Osiecki. The event raises money for UW Carbone Cancer Center and the American Family Children’s Hospital. The anglers participated in a catch-photo-and-release multispecies tournament, all fishing...
Softball: Warriors end regular season with loss to DeForest
Held to three hits, the Waunakee softball team wrapped up the regular season with a 5-2 Badger Large Conference loss to rival DeForest on Tuesday, May 14. The Warriors were supposed to end the campaign with a game at Janesville Craig on Thursday, May 16, but it was cancelled due to inclement weather. Against the Norskies, Waunakee took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but DeForest...
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