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Wisconsin issues statement amid reports Mertz tests positive

October 26, 2020 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says nobody who played in the season opener Friday night tested positive for COVID-19 or reported having any symptoms beforehand, amid weekend reports that quarterback Graham Mertz has tested positive. Mertz will be taking a second test to determine whether his first test was a false positive, according to both […]

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Badgers could lose Mertz for 3 weeks, after positive Covid-19 test

October 25, 2020 Rick Solem

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University of Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz could be out three weeks, after testing positive for covid-19. Mertz is awaiting a PCR swab test to confirm the initial positive diagnosis, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. If that test is positive, the redshirt freshman will have to sit out practice and games for 21 days, according […]

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Mertz, No. 14 Wisconsin rout Illinois 45-7 in Big Ten opener

October 24, 2020 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Graham Mertz gave a star-making performance on the opening night of the Big Ten’s pandemic-delayed season. Mertz threw five touchdown passes to match the Wisconsin record in a commanding first career start and the No. 14 Badgers beat Illinois 45-7 on Friday night. “The kid’s definitely smooth,” said tight end […]

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College Football Picks: Big Ten returns to Big Ten weather

October 22, 2020 Associated Press

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Just as Big Ten weather hits the Midwest comes the start of the Big Ten football season. The conference that called off fall football in August only to reverse course a month later kicks off a nine-week season with no breaks and five teams already in the AP Top 25. No. 14 Wisconsin and Illinois […]

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Illinois seeks to stun No. 14 Badgers for 2nd straight year

October 21, 2020 Associated Press

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Illinois at No. 14 Wisconsin, Friday at 8 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Line: Wisconsin by 19 1/2. Series record: Wisconsin 42-37-7 WHAT’S AT STAKE? Wisconsin seeks to avenge a 24-23 loss at Illinois from last year in one of the season’s biggest upsets. The Badgers were favored in that game by 30 ½ points. […]

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Wisconsin’s veteran defense ready for bigger responsibility

October 20, 2020 Associated Press

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Wisconsin traditionally wins games because of its running game and defense. Now that Jonathan Taylor has moved on to the NFL, that would seem to put more pressure on the defense to carry the load as the Badgers’ offense adjusts to life without the two-time Doak Walker Award winner. The defense looks forward to that […]

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AP Top 25: Clemson remains overwhelming No. 1 over Alabama

October 18, 2020 Associated Press

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Clemson easily held off Alabama on Sunday to retain the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll, extending its longest run atop the poll to seven weeks. The Crimson Tide ran away from Georgia on Saturday night to make the case to be No. 1, but it wasn’t enough to topple the […]

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No. 16 Badgers ready to contend again after offseason losses

October 15, 2020 Associated Press

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Wisconsin will open the season without quite as much experience as it expected to have. Senior quarterback Jack Coan underwent surgery on his right foot last week and is out indefinitely. That means the 16th-ranked Badgers likely will start out their pandemic-delayed, eight-game schedule with redshirt freshman Graham Mertz running the offense. “I’ve just been […]

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It’s almost ‘go time’ for Big Ten; Buckeyes favored again

October 15, 2020 Associated Press

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The wait is almost over for the Big Ten. The ACC, Big 12 and SEC have been playing anywhere from three to five weeks amid the pandemic, and all the players and coaches around the Big Ten could do is watch. “Most of it’s been torture, just not being able to play games,” Ohio State […]

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Wisconsin moves on without wondering what could have been

October 15, 2020 Associated Press

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Wisconsin is trying not to think about its missed opportunity from last March as the Badgers seek to build on the momentum they established before the pandemic shut down the 2019-20 basketball season prematurely. The Badgers have begun preseason practice with virtually the entire nucleus of a team that won a share of the Big […]

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