This year, run-first Badgers may spice up passing
Wisconsin's first football game of the 2013 season is still more than 10 weeks away, and in the doldrums of summer, speculation sizzles about how personnel will be used. Will the Badgers pass more under first-year coach Gary Andersen? If so, which player will make those passes?
How will Wisconsin try and replace the production of running back Montee Ball, the all-time FBS touchdown...
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The Big Ten Preview: 2012 a year worth forgetting? Not exactly
College football's all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns (77) and career touchdowns (83), Wisconsin's Montee Ball never really got the attention he may have deserved. Photo: USA Today Sports.
Crystal Ball Run will be previewing each conference for the 2013 season with week-by-week coverage. Today we continue our 2013 conference previews with a look at the Big Ten...
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Wisconsin names Ball, Darrah Athletes of the Year
Ahh, it's officially summer. Why? Well, those of us who cover the Badgers on a daily basis know it's summer because the athletics department and the Big Ten offices start handing out there end of the year awards. On Friday afternoon the Badgers did just that naming star running back Montee Ball as the Male Athlete of the Year and star softball pitcher Cassandra Darrah as...
Meet the Broncos 2nd Round Pick Montee Ball
The Broncos choose Montee Ball in the 2nd round
Overview
Most analysts expected Ball to enter the 2012 NFL Draft because of his great junior season and the short careers of running backs at the next level. Ball was heavily recruited after clearing 5,000 yards and scoring 71 times in his final two years in high school. He earned playing time despite the Badgers’ depth at the running...
Montee Ball gets ESPN's Sports Science Treatment
Guess what? We're just a few weeks from the NFL Draft!! Yippie.... Yep, that's where were at here in the doldrums of the offseason, but at least as Badgers fans we can look forward to at least a few names of former Badgers being called at the draft, right?
Well, as ESPN ramps up their coverage heading into the draft they just recently did a profile on Wisconsin'...
2013 Spring Football Preview: Despite Change, Wisconsin Looks to Carry On
For a variety of reasons, the Wisconsin Badgers may be the least heralded three-time Big Ten Football Champions ever.
Sure, they were not technically division champions last year, but you can’t blame the Badgers for the lack of institutional discipline at Ohio State and Penn State.
No, their brand of play isn’t sexy. They grind it out on the offensive side...
Without win, Ball settles for Rose Bowl records
PASADENA, Calif. Montee Ball has said all month he didn't want to be remembered as a player who set boatloads of records but never won a Rose Bowl in three tries.
The records will have to do.
Despite another noteworthy effort from Ball, which fittingly included a 100-yard rushing performance in a career that included 26 of them, Stanford edged Wisconsin 20-14 to capture the...
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January 02, 2013
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Ball named AP First-Team All-American
MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball has been named to the Associated Press First-Team All-America squad, adding to an already impressive haul of awards.
Last week, Ball earned the Doak Walker Award given to the nation's best running back. He also was named the Big Ten Running Back of the Year.
Ball has amassed 1,730 yards and scored 21 touchdowns for Wisconsin...
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December 11, 2012
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Ball named AFCA All-American again
MADISON, Wis. Those who labeled Wisconsin running back Montee Ball's season a failure after four weeks are certainly eating their share of crow now. Despite a rocky start, Ball was named on Wednesday to the 2012 American Football Coaches Association All-America team.
He is the only Big Ten player represented on the list and becomes the first Wisconsin player to earn AFCA All...
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November 28, 2012
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Ball ties career TD record against Buckeyes
MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball has made history, tying the all-time NCAA FBS career touchdown record.
Ball scored his 78th career touchdown Saturday on a 7-yard run up the middle with 7:30 remaining in the second quarter against Ohio State at Camp Randall Stadium to trim Wisconsin's deficit to 14-7. He joins Travis Prentice from Miami (Ohio) atop the...
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November 17, 2012
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