On the pitch, Jones has been demanding a hard-working, attention-to-detail, defensive focus. On the season, the Badgers are 4-2-3 overall, 4-0-2 on their home turf at McClimon Soccer Complex.
Brian Butch, who scored over 1,000 points in four years with the Badgers from 2004-08, will take over as the lead men’s basketball analyst for the Badger Radio Network beginning this season, Wisconsin Athletics said in a release. Charlie Wills, who won a Big Ten title in 2002 and was a member of Wisconsin’s Final Four team in 2000, will also join the team by filling in as an analyst for select games.
Mike Hastings engineered one of the most successful turnarounds for a first-year men’s college hockey coach in the last 25 years, and two games at the Kohl Center served as an pivotal point.
Former University of Wisconsin star Sam Dekker, who just began his second year playing with the London Lions of the British Basketball League, apparently found a charming reminder of his old home in his new one.
Wisconsin spent more than $167 million in 2022-23, according to unaudited figures presented Wednesday at an Athletic Board committee meeting.
That’s 13% over the $148 million that was budgeted, and senior associate athletic director Adam Barnes attributed most of it to the move from Paul Chryst to Luke Fickell in football.
It’ll be a familiar trio: JP Cullen, Berners Schober and HOK also worked on the conversion of Camp Randall Stadium’s south end zone into premium seating before the 2022 season.
Video: UW-Madison chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh share their thoughts on the state of college sports during Sept. 15, 2023, interview.
The Badgers and Scarlet Knights will kickoff on Saturday, October 7 at 11:00 AM on Peacock.
When the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team posted its first two coaching vacancies of the offseason last spring, Jaime Gluesing was quick to apply for the jobs.
Mnookin said she wanted “sensible and well-defined guardrails” in place for the sale of beer, wine and prepackaged alcoholic beverages starting this season at Wisconsin’s Kohl Center and LaBahn Arena.
Kerdiles died in Nashville after his motorcycle allegedly drove through a stop sign and hit the driver’s side of an SUV. According to Metro Nashville Police Department, the crash was reported just after 3:30 a.m.
Kerdiles was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the 2012 NHL Draft. He played two seasons with the Ducks between 2016 and 2018, according to hockeydb.com. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he played with the Wisconsin Badgers.
He played in college for the University of Wisconsin, whose hockey program also mourned Kerdiles on social media, posting about his “great spirit as part of our Badger family.”
Letter to the editor: But a University of Wisconsin-Madison game is and should be a special experience — one that is different than the ordinary world. It’s not ordinary, it’s not an everyday experience, it’s not close to boredom. It’s amazing, incredible, almost unique. My point: Tradition in this case should be upheld 100%.
It’s a long-standing practice that Gard has continued since taking over the University of Wisconsin program from Ryan, beginning with Gard’s first full season as the UW head coach in 2016.
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team will start its 25th season in a familiar spot: the top of the national rankings.
Wisconsin opens Big Ten play against Michigan State on Dec. 5, then plays three more nonconference opponents before its Big Ten schedule resumes against Iowa on Jan. 2. The 31-game slate features 17 matchups with teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament a season ago (plus a potential matchup with 2023 NCAA Tournament team West Virginia, depending on the outcome of games at the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Nov. 20). Two of those teams advanced as far as the Sweet 16.
He also be happens to be on a six-person team from UW-Madison that has developed a machine-learning network that can help neurosurgeons mitigate the impact of cerebral hemorrhaging.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletics adjusted its game plans for all things audio Saturday at their second Badger football home game of the season.
The No. 1 University of Wisconsin team has been a part of several college volleyball attendance milestones over the last few years. It hit a new one in its four-set victory Wednesday.
The coaches of the WCHA are split on the subject of the league’s top team.
University of Wisconsin Athletics Executive Chef Marlene Duke says some of the items will be open to all Badger fans, while some will be a little more exclusive.“It’s a new era, as we’re saying, right?” Duke said. “So with that being said, we want to raise the bar as far as what we’ve been seeing in our kitchens.”
The expectation from this neck of the woods is that history will be made at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night.
Letter to the editor: Thank you to the State Journal for the coverage about the terrible noise at the recent Wisconsin Badgers football game. Sadly, we have experienced the same horrific noise levels for several years at the UW basketball games.
Agoal for organizers of The Varsity Collective in its second year in business is to lock in on a mission of supporting name, image and likeness opportunities for players from all 23 University of Wisconsin sports.
Wisconsin licensing officials wanted to know whether the team really wanted to use an old-school W inside a circle — not the Motion W that’s the school’s primary athletics logo — as the dominant element on the face of rings to celebrate the Badgers’ record seventh NCAA crown.
Jaime Gluesing started her career as a graduate assistant at UW-Milwaukee and during her three-year tenure (2016-19) climbed the ranks to assistant coach/recruiting coordinator.
The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team closed out its coaching staff Wednesday after it announced the hiring of Jaime Gluesing as an assistant coach.
Athletic director Chris McIntosh said Wisconsin is working on the volume after fans vented about elevated levels during the Badgers’ 38-17 victory against Buffalo in the season opener.
Fans took to social media after the game to complain about the volume and timing of the music, saying it was both too loud and that it played at the wrong times, sometimes covering the sound of officials.
A spokesperson wrote, in part, “This is something we will monitor and adjust as needed moving forward. Our goal is to make Camp Randall the top destination in the country for college football.”
Letter to the editor: The Wisconsin Badgers game day experience at UW-Madison took a big step backward off the field on Saturday.
Letter to the editor: I have been a Wisconsin football season ticket holder for over 30 years. I attended Saturday’s UW football game anticipating a great afternoon of college football. What I experienced was horrible.
An email mix-up left the University of Wisconsin athletic department only a few days to put together a trip to the White House, with last-minute airline tickets bought for flights from more than a dozen locations.
Over 200 fans required medical observation due to high temperatures at Camp Randall Stadium during Saturday’s victory over Buffalo.
The man with his toes in the sand is getting strange looks from the families trying to enjoy some beach time. Kids are running around and swimming, their parents basking in the sun while sneaking in a little rest and relaxation. Meanwhile, he’s by himself and in his own world.
Wisconsin, like others in the entertainment business, has been looking for ways to sell people on being there for the presentation of the game and not just what’s happening on the field. That’s taking a step up at Camp Randall in 2023, starting with Saturday’s opener against Buffalo.
A high volume level from the stadium speakers was one of the most frequent complaints aired by fans during and after Saturday’s 38-17 victory against Buffalo.
UW-Madison police reported that 14 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and six people were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Buffalo.
A new membership system is being offered to Badger fans to receive new benefits in supporting their team. The Camp Randall Club allows fans to pick from five levels of membership ranked by stars. The One Star level begins at $250 and features benefits like access to the Luke Fickell Radio Show, a t-shirt and a discount on Badger merch.
It’s going to be hot for the University of Wisconsin football season opener at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, and the athletic department is trying to help keep fans cool.
With temperatures expected to reach the low-90s on Saturday, Wisconsin Athletics will hand out a limited supply of free bucket hats and encourage spectators to take precautions in order to remain cool.
Change will be evident for Badgers fans coming to Camp Randall Stadium starting Saturday. Head coach Luke Fickell is in his first season at the helm and he and his staff have been working diligently to mesh new faces with returning stars as everyone adjusts to new schemes on both offense and defense.
Not only is it the beginning of the season for Bucky, but also the beginning of the Luke Fickell era in Madison. Fickell was hired away from Cincinnati by UW on November 27th of 2022.
In memory of my dear Pac-12 and the fans left behind.
During a round of golf last winter in Florida, former Wisconsin athletic director Pat Richter was on the first tee when his playing partner Mark Dantonio handed him the cellphone.
Badger fans are gearing up for the first football game of the season. Camp Randall is expected to be close to its capacity on Saturday, at 76,000 fans.
The Wisconsin volleyball team moved up just one spot in the national rankings, but it’s a big one.
The Badgers took over the No. 1 spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll that was released Monday. The move came after UW opened the season in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge with a four-set win over No. 15 Baylor on Friday and a straight set victory over TCU on Saturday.
Camp Randall in Madison is one of the 18 stadiums targeted. The bipartisan caucus—led by Louisiana representative Garret Graves, a Republican, and Wisconsin representative Mark Pocan, a Democrat—wants to bring attention to “these iconic venues,” protect their value and adapt them to meet evolving needs, according to a news release. The effort, which will include “technological upgrades” and “infrastructure updates,” would likely involve federal money.
In “Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson,” Ashley Brown, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, describes the scene on the grounds, which should be among the most well-known trailblazing moments in American sports: “One of the world’s leading symbols of white supremacy and White womanhood had presented a sterling silver salver to a Black woman, a descendant of slaves, while a stadium filled with colonizers cheered. These were role reversals for the ages.”
The toughest road games, according to Steele, are Washington State, Illinois and Minnesota. The Badgers lost to all three foes last year. Steele’s power ratings has them favored to win all three this year.
Alvarez said this week that he won’t return for a second season in his role as the special adviser for football. It’s something Alvarez and new commissioner Tony Petitti had discussed during Big Ten media days last month in Indianapolis.
NFL running back Dare Ogunbowale played four sports at his high school in Milwaukee, but golf wasn’t one of them.
He started getting into golf during his time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was something he could do away from football. Before college, “golf just wasn’t even a thought.”
No brand will have exclusivity when alcohol sales expand to general ticket holders for Badgers basketball and hockey games this season, senior associate athletic director Justin Doherty said. Levy, the company that manages concessions at Wisconsin venues, will work with local distributors to stock a variety of products.
Jordan Turner said Thursday he made out-of-character mistakes this offseason.
While this year’s team is off to a strong start, their future home is uncertain. A recent article indicates that the McClimon Complex may not be available for women’s and men’s soccer, as well as the track and field teams. The article also stated that, at least for soccer amenities, McClimon lags behind peer institutions.
After serving as an assistant for 12 years, Beau Hoopman was named the team’s coach on Wednesday, less than a month after long-tenured coach Chris Clark left the position to enter a newly created role as director of rowing.
Luke Fickell couldn’t sleep the night before he began his first training camp as the University of Wisconsin football coach.
That’s part of a new agreement with the Big Ten that offers a small number of games exclusively on the platform. Yes, you’ll need a subscription to watch the Badgers in your home that week.
