Category: Athletics

“My body just aches as I’m dealing with this from first thing in the morning,” the University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics said.  “It hasn’t been fun.”

In a statement from Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, the athletics department could lose nearly $100 million. Alvarez said cuts and layoffs will continue to help combat the loss.Alvarez made it clear on Tuesday that as of now he has no intentions of cutting any of the teams on campus.

Players, coaches take to Twitter to express desire to play.

For the first time since 1888, Wisconsin will not play a college football season.

News 3 Now’s Amanda Quintana tells us how experts at UW Health are reacting to the news that the Big Ten has reportedly canceled its 2020 football season.

Demand calls for creation of $2 million scholarship fund for students of color.

Members of the Wisconsin Badgers football team are sharing their thoughts as the Big Ten is reportedly considering canceling all fall sports for the 2020 season.“Me and football (have) been going for 11 years strong,” cornerback Faion Hicks tweeted Sunday night. “Smh no football would be the worst breakup.”

According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic department, 259 student-athletes in a variety of sports have participated in voluntary workouts this summer. The department has conducted 1,788 COVID-19 tests since early June, with 21 student-athletes testing positive.

When contacted to confirm reports of the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meeting, UW system did not have a comment on the reports.

Bars and restaurants are bracing for the reality of no fans in Camp Randall this fall.

UW-Madison student-athletes are back on campus this summer for voluntary workouts. But this season, they are subject to taking COVID-19 tests, and some are coming back positive.

The University of Wisconsin reported 14 athletes had new positive COVID-19 tests over a 4½-week period as the number of players returning to campus for workouts and practices has grown.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s athletic department estimates it could miss out on $60 million in revenue this football season, and that’s if the season goes according to plan.

Blanford co-founded Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Council of Excellence — pronounced dice — with her counterpart at Nebraska, DaWon Baker, last summer. The group formally launched publicly yesterday.

“We are greatly appreciative that 85 percent of our season ticket holders made the choice to order season tickets again this year, and it disappoints me that we will not be able to provide those season tickets.”

Football season could look different for Badger fans this fall.

Under the plan, the Wisconsin Badgers would actually begin their season with a Friday night game on September 4th against Indiana at Camp Randall Stadium.

The annual back-to-school charity drive ‘Badgers Give Back,’ is a partnership with UW Athletics and Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) in Madison. The drive collects school supplies to give to littles in the BBBS program for the start of the school year.

“Regardless of what our fall season looks like, we are facing a great financial challenge,” he said in a letter that painted a bleak outlook for the entire athletics department.

For the Wisconsin running back that’s done it all on the field, a virtual off season has taught Taylor how to improve his game off of the field.

The 23-year-old Kalynuk had a career-high 28 points in 36 games during his junior season at the University of Wisconsin, finishing with seven goals and 21 assists. He also served as a team captain with the Badgers.

UW-Madison sports teams are showing solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities by issuing a uniform that features the university crest logo with a black “W.”

UW Athletics uniforms will include a university crest logo with a black “W,” a show of support, inclusion and unity from Badger student-athletes, the UW Athletic Department and UW-Madison as a whole.

UW Health Chief Quality Officer Dr. Jeff Pothof says the virus is very influenced by behaviors, and if behaviors change, there’s a chance for fall sports.

After the Big Ten announced that it would play a conference-only schedule this fall in football and other sports, University of Wisconsin director of athletics Barry Alvarez warned fans that more uncertainty is on the way.

The Big Ten released a statement July 9 stating that the conference will adjust their fall sports schedule to “conference only” for all fall sports during the 2020-21 academic year.

The uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic has cost the University of Wisconsin football team a chance to play at one of the country’s storied stadiums.

The Badgers game with Northwestern scheduled for Nov. 7 will not be played at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, the Cubs and Northwestern announced Wednesday. The game will be played on Northwestern’s campus at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. The start time has not been announced.

The University of Wisconsin athletic department has announced that more student-athletes have tested positive for Covid-19 since the school’s initial round of testing a month ago.

That number comes after 428 tests over the past month, the last time the athletic department released data regarding its COVID-19 testing. These individuals were quarantined and their recoveries are being monitored by UW Athletics’ Infection Response Team, and contact tracing was conducted to determine exposure to others. UW is not releasing figures regarding how many student-athletes are self-isolating due to exposure.

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