The Badger Herald

The University of Wisconsin football team — 3-2, 1-1 Big Ten — returned home after a trip to Southern California to face Purdue — 1-4, 0-2 — in its first home Big Ten game of the season. The Badger faithful, 76,091 strong, packed Camp Randall in another sellout on Saturday, setting the stage for an electric matchup against the Big Ten rivals. The Badgers were coming off of … [Read more...] about Badgers steamroll Boilermakers 52-6

As dawn breaks on a July morning, eager Badger fans swarm any device possible — laptops, iPads and cell phones, vying for the competitive prize of a coveted season student football ticket. For students at the University of Wisconsin, securing a seat at a Badgers football game can feel like winning the lottery — because it is. It’s not just football either — whether it’s the … [Read more...] about Sold out: Ticket lotteries force empty-handed students to navigate risky reselling networks

In a 2,000-mile trip to southern California, the University of Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) fell to the No. 11 University of Southern California Trojans (2-1) in a dramatic contest, ending 38-21. It was Wisconsin’s Big Ten opener and marked their fourth consecutive loss against an AP Top 25 opponent, continuing a trend that has yet to end in the Luke Fickell era. First half: A … [Read more...] about Football: USC defeats Wisconsin in Big Ten opener

Every year, exceptional college football players slip into day three of the NFL Draft, with some never proving worthy of an early-round pick. Others make the general managers who passed on them regret their decisions. New York Jets fourth-round pick and Wisconsin alumni Braelon Allen is shaping up to be the latter.  Allen, 20, is the youngest player in the National Football … [Read more...] about Badgers in the NFL: Braelon Allen shines as youngest player making history with the Jets