Plus: Lauren Barnes earns first team All-America honors; Julia Wohlert is transferring; and Santa visits the football team!
Good morning! This is going to be a daily(ish) post that discusses the goings on of the rest of the Big Ten Conference, and the country as needed. Much like the European Union, the Big Ten is a loosely confederated group of entities that sometimes have the same goals (like free movement of people between countries or not winning national titles in football or basketball) and sometimes accept new members that they later regret (Estonia or Nebraska).
We hope that you will use this post to comment on things happening around the conference and also as a sort of daily open thread to discuss breaking news or argue about Spotted Cow (which we NO LONGER DO).
- Behind an offensive line that was made up of local bouncers and you, probably, Jonathan Taylor helped the Colts to another victory on Christmas night. He is having a legit MVP season which is just wonderful to see.
What a graphic from the NFL Network broadcast.
Jonathan Taylor is unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/lmHztUohOt
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 26, 2021
- FINALLY SOME RECOGNITION FOR OUR GIRL LAUREN BARNES! Dana Rettke was a finalist for the VolleyballMag.com player of the year, but lost out to Texas’ Logan Eggleston.
2021 Big Ten @VBMagazine All-Americans:
First Team:@laurenbarnes_2, @BadgerVB ⁰@sydneyhilley, Wisconsin⁰@dana_rettke, Wisconsin⁰@StephanieSamedy, @GopherVBall
— Big Ten Volleytalk (@big10volleytalk) December 24, 2021
- National champion Julia Wohlert is in the transfer portal and we hope that she finds a great, new home at which to finish her career.
✏️: Julia Wohlert
: Middle Blocker/Opposite
: Wisconsin#CollegeVBTransfers | #NCAAWVB pic.twitter.com/S8LJpO6zcH— College VBall Transfers (@CVBTransfers) December 23, 2021
- As noted by our wonderful commenters already, the wrestling team will be competing in the new “Midlands” tournament this week, after the original was cancelled.
Back in! .@BadgerWrestling will compete in the new “midlands “ Dec 29 and 30! Let’s go #JumpAround @MatScoutWillie
— Chris Bono (@ChrisBono) December 23, 2021
- While taking this quiz, I realized that I have seen the men’s hockey team play at the Kohl Center, Camp Randall Stadium, Lambeau Field and Solider Field. That’s pretty cool.
We’ve played in some iconic venues over the years
Test your knowledge of them and tell us your favorite in the comments https://t.co/bcu1IQQHrf #OnWisconsin || @HolidayFaceoff pic.twitter.com/nTwnByfC5q
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) December 22, 2021
- The football team has been in Vegas for the past couple of days putting the finishing touches on their game plan for their game against Arizona State and, thank goodness, Santa was still able to find them even though they weren’t at home.
SANTA! WE KNOW HIM!
Happy that he made a pit stop at our team Christmas dinner pic.twitter.com/4dk3EwtWXn
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) December 26, 2021
- The Gophers added a transfer cornerback from Western Kentucky.
- Penn State added a transfer wide receiver from Western Kentucky.
- Michigan State’s RB coach, who helped Kenneth Walker III win the Doak Walker Award, is moving on.
- The photo header for this Inside NU post is excellent.
- Michigan football’s recruiting has always been pretty good. What will a Big Ten title and CFP bid do for it?
- If you are a Rutgers fan who is suddenly planning on going to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl, here is a quick guide to get acquainted with the city.