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The Wisconsin Badgers have officially hired Luke Fickell as their head coach. Any time there is a coaching change, there is a flurry of recruits that retract their commitments. It makes sense as many players go to a program for a coach. If the coach leaves, there is little incentive to go there. Cincinnati had already secured some great recruits and many are wondering how many will stay. Badgers fans are hoping for this QB commit from Cincinnati. https://twitter.com/itsjwills/status/1596992526581628928?s=20&t=aVwdC8O3R7aFZL8a6d0tSQ&fbclid=IwAR0RSfFcz9HyVZk6gOrxeBNngQZAln1t1JzjgDlf4E5v0YVd3fk_mdb13f8 Badgers Fans Hoping For QB Commit From Cincinnati Brady Drogosh is a 4-star QB recruit out of Warren, Michigan. In May…

In a stunning move, the Wisconsin Badgers are finalizing a deal to hire Luke Fickell as their next head coach. Many thought interim head coach Jim Leonhard would become the next Wisconsin head coach but this is not the case. Instead, the Badgers decided to make a big splash hire and go with Luke Fickell. Who is Luke Fickell? Meet the new Badgers head coach. https://twitter.com/TomOatesWSJ/status/1596913336045932545?s=20&t=hmQ5o7vOvtIemX2xzmjPJQ&fbclid=IwAR2sxm7ZVQL6OY9LimDJcv7YdKg3vLj14IKaX2EV6GhdEvPx2YPUuBpEamE Meet Luke Fickell: The Badgers Next Head Coach Fickell started his coaching career in the year 2000 as a defensive line coach for Akron. After two years there he became the special teams’ coordinator…

For the past couple of weeks, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that interim head coach Jim Leonhard would become the Badger’s next coach. It seems that he is no longer a lock for the position. Wisconsin is targeting a new name for its head coaching search, Luke Fickell. https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1596900051573673986?s=20&t=rMeZbz1ALHQ4Nt3bDj26zw&fbclid=IwAR1EckI2rcJ4gN17qvlBGB_mZfx7LGDgpwpfcSsYIcKzE6udDxsi5Qw9ZGA Wisconsin Targeting Luke Fickell Fickell is the current head coach at Cincinnati and a former Ohio State defensive coordinator. He has helped Cincinnati become nationally relevant as they made a trip to the College Football Playoff as a Group of 5 program. Now, the Wisconsin Badgers want Luke Fickell to…

The Wisconsin Badgers’ regular season ended yesterday with a loss to Minnesota. While Wisconsin is bowl eligible, the hope was to end the Big Ten season on a high note. A big part of this season’s struggles has been the quarterback position. Graham Mertz simply has not played up to a level that can foster winning. After the loss, interim head coach Jim Leonhard commented on the QB situation. https://twitter.com/dave_heller/status/1596699694826037248?s=20&t=clAlmaq5pAYxCd2Y1dV3eA&fbclid=IwAR2Ay-ZV1CN-0r74WwcK5IK0uvpDLOI4hV_RO45KywDDFh-kGKynmhtak1Q Jim Leonhard’s Comments On The QB Situation The quarterback is the most important position in football. Even if you have talent everywhere else on the field, without a serviceable quarterback,…

The Wisconsin Badgers came up short against Minnesota on Saturday. While the Badgers are still bowl-eligible, the team was hoping to end the Big Ten season on a high note. Wisconsin had a chance to tie the game but fell apart at the end. Four penalties, including three false starts, killed any chance of the Badgers scoring a touchdown. After the game, one player had some words for the offense. Wisconsin OL Tyler Beach called out his teammates after the loss. https://twitter.com/TheBadgerNation/status/1596670601372241920?s=20&t=qVxqpdTGJHDrO0mztkCIzg&fbclid=IwAR3iOqKtL8jrHa6iwNbmdfErG1yQd2OAFT1XXT50XfXjcVTgLYVQndg-l-w Wisconsin OL Tyler Beach Calls Out Teammates After Loss Beach was not happy with how the game ended.…

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking great early in the season largely due to the play of Giannis Antetokounmpo. This season he is averaging 31.0 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game. He is one of six players in the NBA who is averaging 30+ points per game. However, there is one stat that shows how Giannis’ efficiency makes his 30 points per game more impressive. https://twitter.com/nathanmarzion/status/1596485690724077568?s=21&t=-iEjPr9Z8Zbn6UcGRH2rHg Minutes Played Shows Giannis’ Efficiency Averaging 30+ points per game is something to be celebrated. However, Giannis is doing it in significantly fewer minutes played. While most everyone who is averaging 30+ points…

The Packers are going to have some tough decisions this offseason. There are a lot of players whom the team will have to decide whether to resign or let go. One player that the Packers will have to make a decision on is Robert Tonyan. Of all the decisions that have to be made, Robert Tonyan will be the toughest decision for the Packers. Packers’ Toughest Offseason Decision Will Be Robert Tonyan After an ACL injury, the Packers signed Tonyan to a one-year prove-it deal. If he could produce as he did a couple of years ago, he would earn…

The Packers’ offensive line depth just took another hit. One of their rookie offensive linemen tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Packers rookie Sean Rhyan has been suspended six games for violating the NFL Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances. https://twitter.com/lilyszhao/status/1596256178790862849?s=46&t=FWkHke6GWvyUlnCY5wPKUg Packers Rookie Sean Rhyan Suspended The curse of the third round continues. At this point, the Packers should simply trade away all future third-round picks. Sean Rhyan, a third-round pick out of UCLA, has not gotten much playing time this year. He did play in the preseason and looked fine in this playing time. However, with the health uncertainty of David…

This week’s game against the Eagles is a huge one. If the Packers have any chance of making the playoffs, they basically have to run the table. One concern this week has been the injury report. The Packers’ injury report has been full as many players are dealing with nagging injuries and an illness that ran through the locker room. On Friday, the Packers got some positive news from the injury report. https://twitter.com/ByRyanWood/status/1596204633047068672?t=Y_OFLiTAVDlINlWdr-Zfog&s=19 Packers Get Good News From Injury Report The illness has seemed to run its course. New players kept popping up on the injury report throughout the week…

Freshman standout Connor Essegian made a name for himself early in this college basketball season. In the last two games especially, Essegian has made some huge shots. After the heartbreaking loss to Kansas, Wisconsin decided that it was time for Essegian to get a nickname. Wisconsin fans wasted no time in pitching nicknames for the breakout freshman Connor Essegian. https://twitter.com/CEssegian/status/1595629929378504709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1595629929378504709%7Ctwgr%5E7f318f83c03af55ed4b435c2adaf7586a6c82ba2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbadgerextra.com%2Ftncms%2Fasset%2Feditorial%2F98f1bcde-6c10-11ed-92dd-d732bc528dcd%2F Best Nickname Suggestions For Connor Essegian Essegian has made a name for himself for his shooting. He is a knockdown shooter and has shown that in the first five games of the season. A lot of the nicknames revolve around…