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Experience gives No. 7 Wisconsin plenty of confidence

November 10, 2020 Associated Press

Wisconsin begins this pandemic-delayed season with most of the same players who created so many memorable moments during a magical stretch drive last year. The seventh-ranked Badgers return nearly the entire nucleus that led them on an eight-game winning streak and a share of the Big Ten regular-season title before the coronavirus threat halted play […]

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No. 13 Wisconsin confident it will play Saturday at Michigan

November 9, 2020 Associated Press

No. 13 Wisconsin expects to return to play Saturday at Michigan after canceling its last two games due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team. “We feel confident that we have a handle on the situation and are excited to play this week at Michigan,” athletic director Barry Alvarez said Monday. “As we have done […]

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No. 10 Wisconsin says it’s down to 14 active COVID-19 cases

November 7, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says the number of active COVID-19 cases within its football program has dropped to 14. The 10th-ranked Badgers are looking to resume their season after the outbreak caused them to cancel two games. Wisconsin (1-0) is scheduled to visit No. 23 Michigan on Nov. 14. School officials said Tuesday they […]

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No. 10 Wisconsin cancels game with Purdue due to outbreak

November 3, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has canceled Saturday’s home game against Purdue, the second straight game the 10th-ranked Badgers have called off as COVID-19 cases within their team continue to rise. School officials announced Tuesday that three more players and two additional staffers have tested positive since Saturday, bringing the program’s total number of active […]

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Boilermakers forge ahead despite uncertainty of Badgers game

November 2, 2020 Associated Press

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm has a busier work schedule than usual this week. Yes, he and his coaching staff expect to face No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday — even if the COVID-19 outbreak in Madison put the game in limbo. Brohm is also digging for information on the healthy quarterbacks on the Badgers roster. “I […]

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Graham Mertz throws 5 TD’s!

November 2, 2020 Dave Carney

Dave Carney 11/2/2020 Since we’re just not sure when we’ll see Graham Mertz again, this has ALREADY become a Badger Classic Moment! Enjoy and let’s all hope for at least a couple more outings from this kid in 2020! Related posts: Badgers stun undefeated Kentucky in 2015 Final Four Badgers fall to 3-4, after dismal […]

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Athletic director: Wisconsin has 22 positive COVID-19 cases

November 1, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says the total number of positive COVID-19 cases within the Badgers’ football program has increased to 22. Alvarez told ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday that 12 football players and 10 staffers have tested positive. Alvarez said school officials would decide Tuesday whether to go ahead with the ninth-ranked Badgers’ […]

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Badgers cancel Saturday’s game against Nebraska, after positive COVID-19 tests

October 28, 2020 Grant Bilse

Big 10 fans didn’t have to wait long for the first coronavirus-induced complication of the season. Just five short days after the Badgers opening win against Illinois, the team announced Saturday’s game against Nebraska is cancelled due to a large number of positive COVID-19 tests. As predicted by Zach on Tuesday’s Wisco Sports Show, Wisconsin […]

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Nightmare scenario: What happens when outbreak hits QB room? Badgers QBs out with COVID-19

October 27, 2020 Associated Press

Wisconsin may be facing the type of nightmare scenario that coaches feared as soon as the coronavirus pandemic arrived. What happens if an outbreak hits a team’s quarterback room? Wisconsin isn’t commenting on the COVID-19 testing results of individual players, but CBS Sports first reported that quarterback Graham Mertz has tested positive a second time. […]

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Wisconsin Coach Chryst Staying Quiet On QB Mertz’s Status

October 26, 2020 Associated Press

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst isn’t discussing quarterback Graham Mertz’s status following reports that the redshirt freshman has tested positive for COVID-19. “I will not, cannot and should not therefore comment about anything dealing with our testing and coronavirus,” Chryst said Monday. Chryst did say he was confident the ninth-ranked Badgers’ game Saturday at Nebraska (0-1) […]