The Iowa Hawkeyes gave the #13 Wisconsin Badgers all they could handle in forty minutes of play on Wednesday. It wasn't until overtime that the Badgers (18-5, 8-3) pulled ahead for a 62-59 win over the improving Hawkeyes (10-14, 3-9). Starting forward Jon Leuer flaunted his Big Ten Player of the Week award by posting 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to help the … [Read more...] about Why Does #13 Wisconsin Play So Much Better At Home?
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Badgers J.J. Watt Declares for NFL Draft
Prior to the Badgers' 31-18 win over the #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, not many outside of Madison were aware of the name J.J. Watt. Now, just ask the Buckeyes' quarterback Terrelle Pryor and he can tell you all about him. Soon the NFL Draft will as well. Watt tweeted minutes ago that he's entering the NFL Draft; and the Twitterverse blew up. Want to learn more about the … [Read more...] about Badgers J.J. Watt Declares for NFL Draft
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How the Badgers Can Return to Rose Bowl
Another week, another installment of "As the Big Ten Turns," or as it seems as the conference projects to have a jumbled mess in the standings when it's all said and done. Maybe the addition of a Big Ten Championship starting in 2011 wasn't such a bad idea? At #9, the Wisconsin Badgers lead all Big Ten teams in the most recent BCS standings followed by #11 Ohio State, #14 … [Read more...] about How the Badgers Can Return to Rose Bowl
Badgers Rose Bowl Hopes Still Alive
Who knew the Wisconsin Badgers only blemish would be a loss to Michigan State after back-to-back games with Big Ten powers Ohio State and Iowa? After an exhilarating win over Ohio State last Saturday, the Badgers came up huge with a come-from-behind 31-30 win over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City. The barnburner at Kinnick Stadium had it all including the Heartland Trophy (a statue … [Read more...] about Badgers Rose Bowl Hopes Still Alive