Reality Check: Why your Top 25 team could tank in 2019
Sorry to be a bummer at a time of the year usually reserved for hope and optimism, but there is a decent chance your favorite college team is going to […]
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Running track sped up success for Badgers RB Jonathan Taylor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jonathan Taylor is one of the best running backs in college football. He would be the first to say his success isn’t due to just one […]
Pick 6: Minnesota, Baylor among dark horse league contenders
College football is a chalky sport. Parity tends to be found in the middle class. The favorites usually win the championships. For some teams, though, simply being in contention late […]
Pick Six: Top college awards could feature repeats
The race for the top individual awards in college football this season will have some standout players seeking repeats. Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s […]
Michigan, Nebraska look set to make breakthroughs in Big Ten
The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup. Jim Harbaugh enters his fifth year at Michigan overdue for a breakthrough, and two-time defending conference champion […]
Cephus attorney says UW doesn’t want football player back
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The attorney for former Wisconsin football player Quintez Cephus says university officials are sending a “clear message” they don’t want the former Badgers wide receiver back […]
Big Ten’s Delany says old mistakes to blame for college woes
CHICAGO (AP) — Outgoing Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany kicked off his final Big Ten football media days Thursday by saying he thinks some serious mistakes made in the 1970s […]
Alabama QB says Tide learned ‘many lessons’ from title loss
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — It’s easier for Alabama to be humble now. The Crimson Tide can thank Clemson for that, at least. There’s nothing like a 44-16 drubbing in the […]
La Crosse’s Davis twins commit to play for Wisconsin Badgers
The La Crosse-to-Madison pipeline continues. Over the weekend, Central High School’s boys basketball duo, brothers Johnny and Jordan Davis, announced they had orally committed to the University of Wisconsin men’s […]
NCAA moving men’s 3-point line to international distance
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 3-point line is moving back in men’s college basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel announced Wednesday that the arc will be moved to 22 feet, […]