In wake of the poor concession service University of Wisconsin football fans received during the season opener at Camp Randall Stadium last week, a popular refrain has focused on why a new vendor was brought onboard in the first place.
As the University of Wisconsin athletic department looks for solutions after an inauspicious start with its new concessions manager, the group that used to run game-day food services is experiencing a change at the top.
Wisconsin Badgers fans can expect “a substantially larger number of vendors in the stands” at this Saturday?s game, a UW-Madison athletic department spokesman said in an email late Tuesday. It?s not yet clear where the new vendors will come from or how they?ll be trained.
UW-Madison Police made 13 arrests, issued 13 citations and ejected 27 people Saturday at the Wisconsin Badgers? 45-0 blowout of UMass at Camp Randall Stadium.
From his sun-drenched perch in the top row of Section KK in the upper deck of Camp Randall Stadium, Jeff Tracy kept one eye on the action on the field between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and their opening game opponents from UMass, and one eye on the lookout for a vendor bringing some liquid refreshment.
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez sent an email to Badger football season ticket holders Saturday night, apologizing for issues with concessions.
Among the flocks of athletes, coaches, student managers, assistants, trainers and onlookers hustling to and fro at Camp Randall Stadium, it?s not as easy as it once was to pick out the head coach of the University of Wisconsin?s football team.
William F. ?Butch? Ryan, a legendary figure in the rich sports history of the town of Aston, died Friday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 89.
If youve been to a football game, you know theres no comparison to watching it live versus watching it at home. You have the noise, the excitement, and fans yelling at ref for a questionable call. It all adds to the overall experience. But up until now, there was one thing you could see on your couch, you couldnt see in person.
Wisconsin?s Derek Landisch is better prepared for his second college start than he was his first.
Locating Alex Erickson on the Wisconsin sideline Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium shouldnt prove too taxing.
The incoming class of inductees in the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame is a pretty extraordinary bunch, their achievements a mix of the bold and the enduring.
Shane Ryan hawked Cokes in the cheap seats of Camp Randall Stadium during Wisconsin Badgers football games last season, an exhausting but thrilling first job for the 12-year-old.
When you call the roll of the best athletes ever produced in Wisconsin, David Greenwood is at the top of the list.
So many things changed for University of Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave on the first offensive play of the second half in the game against Michigan State last season.
The incoming class of inductees in the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame is a pretty extraordinary bunch, their achievements a mix of the bold and the enduring.
Senior Jared Abbrederis, who remains Wisconsin?s only consistent threat at wide receiver, is poised to open the season as the No. 1 punt returner.
Among Montee Balls many strengths was his ability to handle an onerous workload.
Zach Nyborg recalls days in his recent past when the task of filling a college football team?s playbooks was mind-numbingly boring and exceptionally time-consuming.
Massachusetts isn?t exactly the first school that pops into your head when you think football tradition. But here are five football ? and other facts ? about UMass.
Charley Molnar?s first season as the head football coach at Massachusetts was an educational experience.
Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen hasnt been shy about experimenting with his personnel in an effort to get the teams best athletes on the field, even if their roles are limited or foreign.
Offensive line coach T.J. Woods was asked after the University of Wisconsin football team?s practice on Tuesday if he had a timetable for naming his starting center and right guard for the season opener Saturday against UMass.
Wisconsin?s depth chart for the opener against UMass on Saturday offers a few surprises.
Badgers beat writer Jeff Potrykus answered your questions about the football team.
Tyler Marz was given a limited but critical role on Wisconsin?s offensive line in 2012.
When Sojourn Shelton enrolled at UW last winter after graduating early from Plantation (Fla.) High School, his first thought wasn?t finding a place to warm up.
There are always people selling tickets outside Camp Randall Stadium on football Saturdays. What is the law in the city for ticket scalping?
Aside from the daily documentation of each move made by Wisconsin?s quarterbacks, perhaps the most scrutinized unit during preseason camp was the offensive line.
Last August, Gary Andersen was preparing for his fourth season at Utah State, and Bret Bielema was preparing for his seventh at Wisconsin.
Gary Andersen hasn?t won a game as Wisconsin?s head coach.
Linebacker Chris Borland recently completed his fifth preseason camp at the University of Wisconsin, the first four under Bret Bielema and the last under Gary Andersen.
One of the more entertaining position battles during Wisconsins preseason camp probably drew the least attention:Conor ONeill vs. Derek Landisch.
When he graduated from Timberland High in Wentzville, he was the St. Louis area?s career rushing leader. He followed up with a stellar career at the University of Wisconsin, where he set the NCAA record for career touchdowns.
One play, during a red-zone drill, doesn?t provide enough evidence from which to draw a definitive conclusion.
Tanner McEvoy still views himself as a player who delivers the football to others, preferably through the air.
During a coaching career that began in 1990 at Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College, Jeff Genyk has worked with kickers and punters for eight seasons.
The white helmet with the red ?Motion W? has become synonymous with the University of Wisconsin football program. But for just the fourth time since former head coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez implemented that design, the Badgers will wear a helmet different than the one they?ve come to be known by.
Dean Talafous said he was surprised when he got the call from University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez?s office telling him he?d been selected for the Badger Athletic Hall of Fame.
When thousands of 18-year-old freshmen descend upon Madison and the University of Wisconsin campus next week they will bring more than wide eyes, a sense of adventure and a credit card revving its engine.
Justin Doherty began working in the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department nearly 19 years ago and gradually moved from the periphery of the sports information staff to a front-line administrator.
One play, during a red-zone drill, doesn?t provide enough evidence from which to draw a definitive conclusion.
Asked recently about the battle for the No. 1 quarterback job, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen noted the ultimate winner wouldnt be revealed until the opener against Massachusetts.
Wisconsin football coach Gary Andersen appears to be fitting in just fine at his new home.
Ben Brust?s eyes lit up when discussing the different rules the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team will encounter in Canada, including two the senior guard figures will work to his advantage.
While searching throughout the spring for viable candidates to fill a void at free safety, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen learned slightly more than bupkis about Michael Caputo.
MADISON, Wis. ? When coaching changes happen in college football, they are invariably followed by a period of intense curiosity that almost always can be explained by one of three narratives.
Leon Jacobs, who played football for only two seasons in high school before signing with Wisconsin last winter, has forced the hand of the UW staff.
The idea of University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez serving on the first College Football Playoff selection committee is becoming more plausible.
A nice change Gary Andersen has brought to Wisconsin football is the music. All kinds of tunes ? ?70s pop, rock, hip-hop, country ? blare from sideline loudspeakers as the Badgers go through their training-camp paces.
Madison police reports show Badger quarterback Tanner McEvoy possessed fake identification and had been in a downtown bar before he was attacked and robbed.
There?s something about first-year University of Wisconsin football coach Gary Andersen that makes his boss cringe and squirm.Barry Alvarez detests the fact Andersen allows so much media access to his preseason drills.?I don?t like it,? Alvarez admitted, ?but that?s his deal.?
A local nonprofit that serves child abuse victims and their families is being given almost $100,000 from the UW Athletic Department as a result of sanctions stemming from the scandal involving former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.
With Wisconsin?s 2013 opener two weeks away, offensive line coach T.J. Woods still can?t predict who will start at right guard.
The tug-of-war between Wisconsin quarterbacks Curt Phillips and JoelStave continued Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
Stacey Andersen hasn?t forgotten the thunderous sound she heard or the terror she experienced the morning of Sept. 26, 2010.
When Wisconsin opened preseason camp Aug. 5, the top three wide receivers were Jared Abbrederis, Jordan Fredrick and Kenzel Doe.
Brock DeCicco thought he had found the perfect fit when he signed with Pittsburgh in February 2009.
Junior guard Josh Gasser was recently cleared to return to action and expects to play when the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team begins a series of exhibition games this week in Canada.
One number Dave Aranda charted in his lone season as Utah State?s defensive coordinator doesn?t show up on the NCAA?s list of statistics: False-start penalties drawn per game.
