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Luke Fickell and his Wisconsin Football staff are wrapping up their 2023 recruiting class as the early signing period has begun. But they are also putting a focus on the 2024 class during this time. On Wednesday, the Badgers reached out to an intriguing four-star prospect and things are starting to pick up in the recruitment. Birmingham native Jordan Ross earned an offer from Wisconsin as they become the latest team to show interest in the recruit. Ross posted this message via Twitter about his new offer: https://twitter.com/Childsplay_205/status/1605610791012651011 The 6-foot-5, 212-pound Ross is ranked No. 82 overall, No. 6 edge…

Former Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Jack Sanborn is quickly making a good impression on the Chicago Bears early in his career. After going undrafted this year, Sanborn earned a spot on the Bears 53-man roster after an impressive training camp and preseason. With injuries and then a trade sending Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens, Sanborn is getting his chance in meaningful minutes. And his play has drawn a nickname to a Bears legend. Bears radio announcer Jeff Joniak calls Sanborn “Jack Urlacher” comparing him to Hall of Famer and great Brian Urlacher as Mark Grote notes below: https://twitter.com/markgrotesports/status/1604548057819144193 The nickname…

The Green Bay Packers still have slim playoff hopes but for Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the team, they are hoping everything falls into place and they can sneak in. Green Bay needs a lot to happen between now and the end of Week 18, including winning out in the next four games. They also need teams like the New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Washington Commanders to lose. On Thursday night, there’s an opportunity for Seattle to drop a game as they face San Francisco. And Rodgers admits the team will be scoreboard-watching. During his media…

Lovie Smith has a reason why former Packers WR Amari Rodgers found success on Sunday Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Amari Rodgers was the talk of Twitter on Sunday as the Packers were on their bey week. Rodgers was picked up by the Houston Texans a few weeks ago and it only took him two games to make an impact. In a loss to Dallas, Rodgers finished the game with 4 receptions for 57 yards and his first career touchdown. It was his best performance by far in his short career and it came on a really bad Texans…

Wisconsin football fans should be excited about the Phil Longo hire and here’s some stats why It didn’t take Luke Fickell long to make a splash at Wisconsin. Just days after Fickell accepted the job to become the new head coach, he’s found his offensive coordinator as the program will hire Phil Longo to serve the job. Longo leaves North Carolina after four years in Chapel Hill under Mack Brown. He also has experience at Ole Miss as well. Longo will bring the Air Raid offense to Madison as it will be a new-look Badgers offense that will look to…

The St. Louis Cardinals add a big bat to their lineup with the signing of Willson Contreras The St. Louis Cardinals made a big splash on Wednesday at the MLB Winter Meetings, potentially shaking up the NL Central division a little more. Former Chicago Cubs catcher and three-time all-star Willson Contreras is staying in the division. But he’s signing with St. Louis, agreeing to a five-year deal worth $87.5M. And that’s bad news for the Milwaukee Brewers. https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1600552617121193984 The 30-year-old Contreras was called up by the Cubs in 2016 and has developed into one of the best catchers in all…

Aaron Rodgers has praise for Bears QB Justin Fields after Week 13 win Somehow, the Green Bay Packers found a way to win at Soldier Field on Sunday extending their win streak over the Chicago Bears to eight straight. And they did so with Aaron Rodgers not playing a great game. Instead, Rodgers kept his team in it despite some missed throws and got the job done when it mattered the most for the Packers. But it almost slipped away, thanks to a performance by Bears QB Justin Fields. Following the game, Rodgers offered up some praise for the young…

The Chicago Bears have revealed their plan on how to try and slow down Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are looking to go into Soldier Field and continue their dominance over the Chicago Bears in Week 13. While this is a matchup of two teams under .500 late in the season, the rivalry still means something. And that’s evident by a comment from Bears defensive lineman Justin Jones. Going into the matchup Jones was asked how you razzle Rodgers. His answer? Hit him hard and often as Bears reporter Mark Grote noted: https://twitter.com/markgrotesports/status/1598431620108886016 Rodgers is dealing…

Aaron Rodgers offered up encouraging words for rookie receiver Christian Watson The past few weeks haven’t been easy for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers offense. But in Week 10, Rodgers and the Packers put up 31 points and completed a big second-half comeback to beat Dallas. And it was sparked by the quarterback and rookie receiver Christian Watson. Watson finished the game with four receptions for 107 yards and three touchdowns. He was the go-to guy for Rodgers in the game when they needed a big play and the quarterback helped motivate the young receiver during the game.…

Comments by Aaron Rodgers are reportedly not being well received by his teammates Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made headlines a few weeks back with his quote about players needing to be held responsible. And now it appears as if his teammates aren’t happy with those comments. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote on the Packers’ situation this week, dropping a nugget about a report from the locker room. Fowler is reporting that the receivers aren’t happy being made the scapegoat, especially after Rodgers didn’t attend OTA’s: That some of the young wide receivers have been painted as scapegoats for the…