What's happening with Wisconsin's secondary?
Donnell Vercher and Reggie Mitchell have jumped ship, and now a secondary that already lost three starters from last year faces significant upheaval. Can the Badgers recover?
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A comprehensive list of signed recruits, verbal commitments and current recruiting targets for the Wisconsin Badgers football program.
ESPN redrafts '08 NHL Draft, lauds former Badgers
ESPN Insider's Corey Pronman redrafts the 2008 NHL Draft, and former Badgers Derek Stepan, Justin Schultz and Jake Gardiner make leaps up the draft board.
QB Austin Kafentzis commits to 2015 class
Kafentzis is the Badgers' first recruit for the 2015 class, foregoing offers from BYU, Hawaii and Utah to come to Madison.
Big 10 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2013 at 2:25 AM EST)
| Leaders Division | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
Ohio St. Buckeyes
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8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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Penn St. Nittany Lions
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6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
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Wisconsin Badgers
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4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
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Purdue Boilermakers
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3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Indiana Hoosiers
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2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
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Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Legends Division | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
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7 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
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Michigan Wolverines
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6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
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Northwestern Wildcats
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5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
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Michigan St. Spartans
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3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
2 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
|
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Donnell Vercher heading to Fresno State
One week after Reggie Mitchell elected to transfer, Wisconsin's secondary is dealt another blow.
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Athlon's preseason All-B1G picks
Three Badgers make the site's all-conference predictions for the 2013 season.
Badger Hockey Recruit Review: Keegan Ford
The Badger Hockey Recruit Review will run every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the next five weeks. Today, we feature Keegan Ford, a defenseman with the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints.
Student season tickets sell out in nearly 2 hours
Tickets went fast Monday morning, spurring the usual doses of joy and disdain as technical difficulties once again prevented some students from easy transactions.
Gary Andersen and co. help a sick kid
Start your week off on an up beat and watch a sick 14-year-old get his bedroom made over by Wisconsin football players and Make-A-Wish.
Ball, Darrah named Wisconsin Athletes of the Year
Wisconsin has a deep well of athletic talent, but its athletic department pegged the football and softball standouts as the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Now, Ball and Darrah will enter the pool of candidates for the Big Ten's top honors.
Schedule
2013 Schedule
| August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Minutemen | Saturday, August 31 2013 | 12:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| September | |||
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | Saturday, September 07 2013 | 12:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Arizona St. Sun Devils | Saturday, September 14 2013 | 10:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| Purdue Boilermakers | Saturday, September 21 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| @ Ohio St. Buckeyes | Saturday, September 28 2013 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| October | |||
| Northwestern Wildcats | Saturday, October 12 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Illinois Fighting Illini | Saturday, October 19 2013 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| November | |||
| @ Iowa Hawkeyes | Saturday, November 02 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| BYU Cougars | Saturday, November 09 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Indiana Hoosiers | Saturday, November 16 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| @ Minnesota Golden Gophers | Saturday, November 23 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| Penn St. Nittany Lions | Saturday, November 30 2013 | TBA | coverage |
Roster
Wisconsin Badgers Football Roster
| offense | # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Abbrederis | 4 | WR | 188 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Thad Armstrong | 15 | QB | 195 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Sam Arneson | 49 | TE | 257 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Montee Ball | 28 | RB | 215 | 5-11 | senior | |
| Ray Ball | 71 | OL | 327 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Lance Baretz | 18 | WR | 194 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Ross Barker | 7 | WR | 185 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Jon Budmayr | 5 | QB | 195 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Robert Burge | 64 | OL | 323 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Sherard Cadogan | 86 | FB | 232 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Jonathan Coon | 65 | OL | 312 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Connor Cummins | 31 | WR | 193 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Brock DeCicco | 81 | TE | 246 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Kenzel Doe | 3 | WR | 170 | 5-8 | sophomore | |
| Jeff Duckworth | 15 | WR | 207 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Alex Erickson | 30 | WR | 197 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Travis Frederick | 72 | OL | 338 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Jordan Frederick | 9 | WR | 215 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Melvin Gordon | 25 | RB | 205 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Ryan Groy | 79 | OL | 318 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Chase Hammond | 89 | WR | 216 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Rob Havenstein | 78 | OL | 342 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Bart Houston | 13 | QB | 217 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Vonte Jackson | 23 | RB | 196 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| A.J. Jordan | 1 | WR | 180 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Chase Knox | 9 | QB | 191 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Riki Kodanko | 56 | OL | 342 | 6-9 | sophomore | |
| Dallas Lewallen | 73 | OL | 309 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Jeffrey Lewis | 22 | RB | 210 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Reggie Love | 16 | WR | 206 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Kevin MacCudden | 37 | FB | 207 | 5-11 | sophomore | |
| Austin Maly | 84 | TE | 232 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Tyler Marz | 61 | OL | 314 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Marquis Mason | 87 | WR | 226 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Zac Matthias | 75 | OL | 320 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Joseph McNamara | 55 | OL | 312 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Jake Meador | 57 | OL | 341 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Danny O'Brien | 6 | QB | 223 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Jacob Pedersen | 48 | TE | 237 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Curt Phillips | 10 | QB | 214 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Matt Prell | 90 | TE | 200 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Clay Rust | 16 | QB | 193 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Joel Stave | 2 | QB | 219 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Eric Steffes | 38 | TE | 244 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Jake Stengel | 82 | WR | 196 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Derek Straus | 26 | RB | 228 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Austin Traylor | 46 | TE | 233 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Dan Voltz | 70 | OL | 301 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Ricky Wagner | 58 | OL | 317 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Alex Walker | 42 | TE | 218 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| James White | 20 | RB | 197 | 5-10 | junior | |
| Walker Williams | 62 | OL | 313 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Isaiah Williams | 8 | WR | 200 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Brian Wozniak | 85 | TE | 256 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Kyle Zuleger | 27 | RB | 186 | 5-11 | junior |
| defense | # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Adeyanju | 99 | DL | 244 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Beau Allen | 96 | DL | 335 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Ethan Armstrong | 36 | LB | 232 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Vince Biegel | 47 | LB | 225 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Chris Borland | 44 | LB | 242 | 5-11 | junior | |
| Cody Byers | 42 | LB | 221 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Michael Caputo | 7 | DB | 210 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Kyle Costigan | 54 | DL | 313 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Marcus Cromartie | 14 | DB | 193 | 6-1 | senior | |
| Trent Denlinger | 55 | DE | 271 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Tyler Dippel | 51 | DL | 262 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Hugs Etienne | 19 | DB | 168 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Darius Feaster | 22 | DB | 208 | 5-11 | junior | |
| A.J. Fenton | 17 | LB | 220 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Terrance Floyd | 29 | DB | 200 | 5-10 | freshman | |
| Devin Gaulden | 32 | DB | 187 | 5-10 | sophomore | |
| Bryce Gilbert | 77 | DL | 307 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| David Gilbert | 11 | DL | 250 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Arthur Goldberg | 76 | DT | 286 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Nate Hammon | 14 | DB | 200 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Josh Harrison | 50 | DL | 230 | 6-0 | sophomore | |
| Jesse Hayes | 41 | DL | 237 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Ethan Hemer | 87 | DL | 319 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Warren Herring | 45 | DL | 278 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Nick Hill | 52 | LB | 218 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Darius Hillary | 5 | DB | 190 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Peniel Jean | 21 | DB | 190 | 5-11 | sophomore | |
| Shelton Johnson | 24 | DB | 196 | 6-0 | senior | |
| Jake Keefer | 93 | DL | 249 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Brendan Kelly | 97 | DL | 258 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Derek Landisch | 30 | LB | 230 | 5-11 | sophomore | |
| Reggie Mitchell | 26 | CB | 177 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Pat Muldoon | 92 | DL | 258 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Leo Musso | 28 | DB | 193 | 5-10 | freshman | |
| Jacob Ninneman | 58 | DL | 284 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Conor O'Neill | 13 | LB | 220 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 18 | DB | 175 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Josh Peprah | 31 | LB | 215 | 5-11 | junior | |
| Jerry Ponio | 23 | DB | 202 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Jake Rademacher | 46 | LB | 225 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Ben Ruechel | 57 | LB | 227 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Logan Schmidt | 68 | DE | 266 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Joe Schobert | 19 | DB | 205 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Devin Smith | 10 | DB | 186 | 5-11 | senior | |
| Dezmen Southward | 12 | DB | 213 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Mike Taylor | 53 | LB | 224 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Michael Trotter | 43 | DB | 209 | 6-0 | sophomore | |
| Marcus Trotter | 59 | LB | 229 | 6-0 | sophomore | |
| Derek Watt | 34 | LB | 227 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Konrad Zagzebski | 74 | DL | 263 | 6-3 | sophomore |
| specialists | # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle French | 94 | K | 193 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| James McGuire | 56 | LS | 208 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| Drew Meyer | 90 | P | 179 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Brett Nethery | 91 | P | 200 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Jack Russell | 17 | K | 162 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Stephen Salata | 96 | K | 185 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Matt Salerno | 12 | P | 184 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Connor Udelhoven | 60 | LS | 222 | 6-0 | freshman |
Stats
Stats will be available when the regular season begins!
