Author: Dylan Buboltz

The #9 Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 67-53 in their first game of the Big Ten season. The Badger improve to 1-0 in conference play and 7-1 overall. Brad Davison led the Badgers with 15 points while Aleem Ford added 13. Micah Potter and Nate Reuvers added 10 each. First Half Analysis The first half was the definition of a roller coaster for Wisconsin. The Badgers missed 15 of their first 16 shots from the field and trailed 13-5 at the under 8 media timeout. The size of the Nebraska guards, Trey McGoverns (6’4), Teddy Allen (6’6), and Dalano…

Wisconsin senior quarterback Jack Coan has entered the transfer portal. His career in a Badger uniform is over. This is according to 247 Sports Wisconsin Insider Evan Flood. https://twitter.com/Evan_Flood/status/1340699346355011589 Coan was expected to be the starting quarterback for the Badgers this season. As a junior, he led the Badgers to the Big Ten West division title, a spot in the Big Ten Championship, and a berth to the Rose Bowl. Coan completed 69% of his passes last season for 18 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Coan broke his foot in fall camp this year, turning the reigns to freshman phenom Graham…

The Wisconsin Badgers battle the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday for Paul Bunyan’s Ax. This game was re-scheduled after the previous meeting for November 28 after Minnesota experienced a COVID 19 outbreak. The Badgers are 12.5 point favorites. Kick off is at 3 PM CST on the Big Ten Network. Below are the keys to a Badger victory: Contain Mohamed Ibrahim In the off-season, you would have expected this to be Tanner Morgan and Rashod Bateman. Bateman has opted to declare for the NFL draft and Morgan hasn’t been the same quarterback since his breakout sophomore season last year. The best…

The Wisconsin Badgers took on the Loyola Chicago Ramblers on short notice Tuesday night. The Badgers took care of the Rambler 77-63. Seniors Brad Davison and D’Mitrik Trice led Wisconsin with 17 points each. Micah Potter had 13 points, while Johnny Davis chipped in 12. The Badgers improved to 5-1 on the season with the victory. First Half Analysis The first half began on a rocky note for the Badgers. They missed their first eight shots and trailed the Ramblers 7-0 at the under 16 media timeout. The Badgers then went on a 10-3 run to tie the game 10-10…

After losing their first game Friday at the buzzer to Marquette, the Wisconsin Badgers bounced back Wednesday to defeat the Rhode Island Rams 73-62. This game was scheduled after Wisconsin was supposed to play Louisville in the ACC/Big Ten challenge. Louisville had to postpone after COVID issues. Below are three takeaways from this game. The Defense Was Fantastic Rhode Island entered this game averaging over 79 points a game, played with a quick pace, and wanted to get to the free throw line. In the first half, Wisconisn allowed 16 points, only two free throw attempts, and was 0-8 from…

The Wisconsin Badgers return home to Camp Randall Stadium for their second home game of the season today. They play host to the Indiana Hoosiers. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 CST on ABC. The Badgers come in with a record of 2-1 while Indiana comes in at 5-1. In this article, we’ll look at the keys to taking down the #12 team in the county. Get Off To A Fast Start No team in the country has had COVID 19 impact their schedule like Wisconsin. The Badgers have had to cancel three games already because of COVID, ruining their chances…

Tonight, the Wisconsin Badgers travel down I-94 to take on their rival, the Marquette Golden Eagles. The game will be at 6 PM CST on FS1 at The Fiserv Forum. The Badgers won last years meeting in Madison 77-61. Below are tonight’s keys to the game. The Badgers come in with a 3-0 record while the Golden Eagles come in at 2-1. Take Away McEwen and Garcia Marquette’s best two offensive players are senior Koby McEwen and freshman Dawson Garcia. McEwen leads the Golden Eagles with 15.7 points per game while shooting 42% from the field. He transferred to Marquette…

The Wisconisn Badgers used excellent defense to defeat in-state opponent Green Bay Phoenix Tuesday. The Badgers held Green Bay to just 28.1% shooting. Five Badgers scored in double figures. Micah Potter led the way with 14 points. Aleem Ford and Nate Reuvers each had 13 points, while Brad Davison and Tyler Wahl had 10 and 11 respectively. Below are my takeaways from this game as the Badgers moved to 3-0 on the season. Defense Was Fantastic As mentioned earlier, Wisconsin held Green Bay to 28.1% shooting for the game. Green Bay only shot 15.4% in the first half and scored…

The 2021 Wisconsin Football recruiting class just got even stronger. 4 star outside linebacker linebacker Jake Ratzlaff announced his commitment to Wisconsin Monday morning. The news was first reported by 247 Sports Wisconsin Insider Evan Flood. https://twitter.com/Evan_Flood/status/1333461715024048129 About Ratzlaff Jake Ratzlaff has one of the most interesting stories in the 2021 class. Ratzlaff, a native of Rosemount MN, was a very good hockey prospect. He even declared for the 2020 NHL draft, but was not drafted. Ratzlaff was committed to play hockey at Minnesota since the seventh grade. After not hearing his name called, he decided college football would be…

For the first time since March 7, The Wisconsin Badger basketball team took the court. The 7th ranked Badgers defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 77-67 in the opening night of college basketball. Below we will look at the recap and analysis of this game. First Half Analysis The first half this game was the Nate Reuvers show. Reuvers made his presence known on both sides of the ball. Offensively, he showed his ability to score at the rim as well as the behind the arch. Defensively, Reuvers showed his ability to block shots with multiple blocks early in the half.…