Author: Dylan Buboltz

With the NFL season less then two weeks away, a handful of Wisconsin Badger rookies will make their NFL debuts. While only a handful of rookies make huge impacts, there are a few Badgers I believe that will have successful rookie seasons. In this article, I list three former Badgers who could have the most successful rookie seasons from last years team. Jonathan Taylor- Indianapolis Colts Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images This is the most obvious choice. Taylor was selected in the second round (41st overall). After leaving Wisconsin as one of the best running backs in program history, Taylor…

With the Big Ten season postponed until at least winter, there has been some positive news for the Wisconsin Badger recently. Left Tackle Cole Van Lanen was recognized as a preseason first team All-American for USA TODAY. He was also selected to the Reese’s Senior Bowl top 250 list. Van Lanen was added to the Outland Trophy watch list earlier this year as well. Van Lanen will be entering his redshirt senior season at Wisconsin. He is without question the leader of the offensive line. He could have left for the 2020 NFL Draft, but chose to return to Madison.…

Wisconsin has added to their class of 2021 in a big way. Three star wide receiver Skyler Bell has committed to Wisconsin. Bell is a 6’1 185 pound receiver from The Taft School in Watertown, CT. Bell chose Wisconisn over Rutgers, Iowa, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Wisconisn offered Bell on April 29. Bell is added talent to an already loaded 2021 class for the Badgers. The Badgers are currently third in the Big Ten in 2021 class rankings. Most importantly, Bell is the first receiver to commit to the class of 2021. In 2019, Bell caught 36 passes for…

The Big Ten announced this morning the 2020 football season will be cancelled. This means there will be no Big Ten football games in 2020. This was an expected decision after reports came out earlier the conference was leaning towards cancelling the season. As a result, It is unclear yet if the Big Ten will move the season to the Spring 2021 semester or if football will be cancelled until next year. Dan Patrick indicated on his radio show Monday morning that it was voted 12-2 by the presidents of the universities to cancel the season. Nebraska and Iowa were…

The 2020 Big Ten football schedule was released Wednesday morning. The Wisconsin Badgers will have ten games, all against fellow Big Ten schools. This is a result of the Big Ten recently announcing the season would be a conference only schedule. Now that the Badger schedule is released, below are some of my early thoughts. The Road Games Will Still Be Tough Wisconsin will travel to Northwestern, Nebraska, Maryland, Michigan, and Iowa. Northwestern and Nebraska are back to back road games (September 12 and September 19). Michigan and Iowa are back to back road games as well (October 31…

Over the weekend, a group of talented Big Ten players chose their fate. These players chose whether to go back to school or take their talents to the NBA. These players included Luka Garza (Iowa), Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), and Xavier Tillman (Michigan State). Tillman was the only one that chose to stay in the draft. Because their decisions, what does this mean for Wisconsin this season? Iowa (Most Likely) Is The Pre-Season Big Ten Favorite The success of Iowa’s season was going to depend on if Luka Garza would return for his senior season. Garza is a…

With college football starting up in just over a month, the major awards for the top players in the country have began recognizing their watch lists. There is a number of individuals for each award to begin with. As the season progresses, the number of candidates decrease until a winner is chosen. This year, seven Badgers have made the watch list for a number of awards. In this article, we will look at who the Badgers representatives are. Nakia Watson- Doak Walker Award Watson enters the season as the likely starting running back after serving as the back up last…

The Wisconsin football season is just around the corner. Recently, the Big Ten announced the league would be playing conference only schedules. As a result, Wisconsin lost non-conference games against Appalachian State, Southern, Illinois, and the showdown at Lambeau Field against Notre Dame. In one my first articles, I looked at three intriguing games on the schedule this year. In this article, we’ll look at my three toughest road games for the Badgers this year. 3. Northwestern (Ryan Field) Northwestern won’t have the greatest roster to compete in the Big Ten this year. However, road games in Evanston have not…

Earlier this past week, we looked at my predictions for the Wisconsin offense in 2020. In this article, we’ll look at my predictions for the Wisconsin starting defense and other role players we can expect to see. The defense has fewer starters to replace than the offense. However, there will be competitions at every position. The Wisconsin defense is deep, talented, and should be one of the best defensive units in the Big Ten and the country. Defensive Line- Garrett Rand, Keeanu Benton, Isaiahh Loudermilk Garrett Rand and Isaiahh Loudermilk are guaranteed to start on the defensive line barring injury.…

In just about a month, the Wisconsin Badgers will be opening up fall camp for the 2020 season. Position battles and depth charts will be determined and become more clear as September 4th approaches. The 2019 Badgers return a good core of their offense from a year ago. Although, there are starters that need to be replaced. As a result, players such as Jonathan Taylor, Quintez Cephus, and Tyler Biadasz need to be replaced on the offensive side of the ball. In this article, we will look at my early predictions for the starting offense in 2020. Quarterback- Jack Coan…