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November 4, 2026

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Opinion: NIL drains fans of their proud Wisconsin Badger spirit

Wisconsin State Journal

I had been a rabid UW Badgers football fan since the 1963 Rose Bowl. Our quarterback was Ron Vander Kelen, and our star receiver was Pat Richter (a Madison East High School graduate). The Badgers were trailing the University of Southern California Trojans 42-14 at the start of the fourth quarter, and the Badgers closed to 42-37 when they ran out of time. What a game.

UW-Madison Related

Dr. Ben Carson to speak at UW campus

ABC 27

Dr. Ben Carson will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Nov. 9.

The former U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development and renowned neurosurgeon will speak at 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall II at Union South, according to an announcement on Tuesday afternoon. The lecture, titled “The American Dream is Alive,” is hosted by the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy and Young Americans for Freedom.