Three different quarterbacks started for the Wisconsin Badgers in 2012 and the very same situation could arrise in 2013. Last year it was Danny O'Brien (has since transfered to a D2 school) who beat out current Badgers Joel Stave and Curt Phillips for the role of starting quarterback at the end of fall camp. This time around, Stave and Phillips try to fend off a talented … [Read more...] about Good Guy/Bad Guy with the Wisconsin Badgers QB battle
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Can the Wisconsin Badgers pull off the ultimate upset in Pasadena?
Story-lines run thick in the 99th installment of the Rose Bowl between the #8 Stanford Cardinal and Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers are playing in their third straight Rose Bowl and look to hall-of-fame coach Barry Alvarez to improve upon his perfect 3-0 record in Pasasdena. Stanford enters the game on a three-game streak in BCS Bowls (Fiesta in 2011 and Orange in 2010) as … [Read more...] about Can the Wisconsin Badgers pull off the ultimate upset in Pasadena?
Big Ten Title Game between Wisconsin and Nebraska has B1G ramifications
For the Wisconsin Badgers, a win at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis would mean three straight Big Ten titles and three consecutive Rose Bowl appearances, a feet which is unprecedented in school history. For the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a win in the Championship game would be their official welcome to the conference as they move on from a successful history in the … [Read more...] about Big Ten Title Game between Wisconsin and Nebraska has B1G ramifications
Wisconsin needs a win at Penn State to avoid the BIG stumble
Anytime the Wisconsin Badgers lose a couple of games at Camp Randall, it's probably not a very good year. This year is one of those years and yet they still have a chance to turn it around with a win in next week's Big Ten Championship. Before they embark to Indianapolis, they travel to Happy Valley to take on a surprising Penn State team on an emotional day for their senior … [Read more...] about Wisconsin needs a win at Penn State to avoid the BIG stumble
A pair of seniors will be pivotal in the Badgers attempt to take down Ohio State
Senior quarterback Curt Phillips will make his first and last start at Camp Randall when the Wisconsin Badgers welcome in the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes for Senior Day this weekend. Overall, the Badgers have nine seniors taking part in the festivities, but it will be Phillips and star running back Montee Ball who will be expected to carry Wisconsin to victory. … [Read more...] about A pair of seniors will be pivotal in the Badgers attempt to take down Ohio State
Wisconsin stomps into a Big Ten Championshp birth with 62-14 win over Indiana
The rest of the Leaders Division will have to wait another year because the Wisconsin Badgers will be the Leaders' representative in the Big Ten Championship for the second straight year after a 62-14 win against Indiana at Memorial Stadium. Last season was the inaugural year for the Championship in Indianapolis, so make it 2-for-2 for the Badgers (7-3, 4-2). It's gotten … [Read more...] about Wisconsin stomps into a Big Ten Championshp birth with 62-14 win over Indiana
Wisconsin’s road to the Big Ten Championship runs through Bloomington
When the season began, neither the Wisconsin Badgers nor the Indiana Hoosiers could have told you that they would be playing for a birth in the Big Ten Championship at Memorial Stadium in the beginning of November. But in a twisted and odd season of Big Ten season, that's exactly the situation at hand. With a win, the Badgers (6-3, 3-2) will lock up the spot, but a loss … [Read more...] about Wisconsin’s road to the Big Ten Championship runs through Bloomington
Taking a look at the Wisconsin Badgers Quarterback Carousel
Following the Wisconsin Badgers' Thursday practice, head coach Bret Bielema officially announced that the team will start freshman Joel Stave at quarterback in the upcoming game with UTEP. It's not the only thing Bielema said as he also mentioned playing all three of the Badgers' quarterbacks in different situations. For a team searching for it's identity in the offense, … [Read more...] about Taking a look at the Wisconsin Badgers Quarterback Carousel
Wisconsin Badgers Lose Paul Chryst and Lose Out on Dayne Crist
It won't be a Merry "Chryst"-mas or Merry "Crist"-Mas for the Wisconsin Badgers football program. C'mon that headline was begging to be used... In a matter of a few hours, Wisconsin lost a Chryst and a Crist. Offensive coordinator Paul Chryst has been hired as the new head coach at Pitt while former Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist has decided to transfer to Kansas instead … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Badgers Lose Paul Chryst and Lose Out on Dayne Crist
Big Ten QB Power Rankings
By Paul M. Banks The Big Ten has a historical reputation for being a “black and blue” type conference like the old NFC Central in the NFL. Woody Hayes and his “3 yards and a cloud of dust” comes to mind. But today, it’s all about the spread-option, and having a quarterback who can run the ball almost as well, or better than he can throw it. The Big Ten’s best are the guys … [Read more...] about Big Ten QB Power Rankings