WISCONSIN RUMORS & GOSSIP

MADISON, Wis. If all goes according to plan, Sam Dekker won't be on campus for the start of his summer classes at the University of Wisconsin. Not that anyone associated with the Badgers basketball program is complaining about the absence of their prized recruit. In less than one week, Dekker will travel from his hometown of Sheboygan, Wis., to the U.S. Olympic training center...

It's that time of the year already: Preseason College Football Magazine time (or as it's known in my house - College Football Magazine Day [channeling my inner Billy Madison voice]). I thought I'd spare you the time and money to give you the information that you need to know out of each magazine as they become available to me. It just so happens that Lindy's is...

Numerous people have asked me if the Flyers are among the teams interested in potential rookie free agent Justin Schultz. While I have little doubt that the Flyers -- like many teams around the NHL -- would have interest in the now-former University of Wisconsin Badgers defenseman, the odds are against him landing in Philadelphia. For right now, no team but the Anaheim Ducks...

None of us in the college hockey world are probably very shocked by this announcement. Personally, I really enjoyed watching Justin Schultz play three season at the University of Wisconsin and he could have signed a professional contract after last season, it was admirable that he choose to come back and play a third season with the Wisconsin Badgers. For everything Wisconsin...

Wisconsin junior-to-be Ben Brust has been places in his college career. From Chicago he ended up committing at the University of Iowa, where - after the firing of head coach Todd Lickliter - a Big Ten panel ruled that he was eligible to transfer to another Big Ten school. Whereupon, he settled on Wisconsin. Now, heading into his third season in Madison, the 6-1 Brust is the top returning...

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the most impressive member of the Wisconsin Badgers football team this spring was a running back. However, it’s slightly shocking that it wasn’t the 2011 Heisman Finalist Montee Ball or even the 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Year James White, but rather a young red-shirt freshman named Melvin Gordon. If you’re Head...

Montee Ball Get’s a Ticket, and It News? The most recent story popping up all over the interwebs is pertaining to the recent ticket Wisconsin star running back Montee Ball received this weekend. Apparently Ball received a $429 fine for standing on someone’s porch during the annual Mifflin Street block party. The two details we have are that the resident didn’t...

Wisconsin star running back Montee Ball was arrested nearby the school campus for an extremely lame reason.

MADISON, Wis. Spring football is in the books, and that means we won't see the University of Wisconsin in action again until August. But that doesn't mean we can't make some early predictions as to how the Badgers might fare in 2012.Certainly, several questions remain about the team, including this big one: Will Maryland transfer Danny O'Brien beat out Joel Stave...

In this edition of "Five Burning Questions" our good friend Andrew Coppens of Bloguin's own MadtownBadgers.com stops by to discuss all things Wisconsin, as the Badgers just finished up spring ball. Amongst the topics include Danny O'Brien, a new name at running back, and a great day in New York last weekend for Wisconsin. 1. The big off-season story at Wisconsin...

MADISON, Wis. One Heisman Trophy finalist and a second former 1,000-yard rusher stand in the way of Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon's path to immediate stardom.But given Gordon's performance during Wisconsin's annual spring football game Saturday afternoon, the distinction between All-American starter and third-string tailback might not be as cavernous as the depth...

MADISON, Wis. When Devin Smith straps on his football gear and jogs through the Camp Randall Stadium tunnel to practice this spring, he can't help but feel like a real life character from the movie Groundhog Day. He is a senior-to-be, preparing for his final season in a Wisconsin uniform, reliving the exact same scenario he encountered at this time a year ago. "It'...

Last night rumors broke out that redshirt Freshman Jarrod Uthoff would be transferring from Wisconsin, a rumor that we were able to confirm later that night. Reaction to his decision was one of shock around the Badgers program and around those close to his basketball life. Perhaps one of the biggest indications of just how shocking the decision was is the transfer restrictions...

MADISON, Wis. For the second straight season, the University of Wisconsin football team will solve its quarterback problems with a graduate transfer student. Given that worked out pretty well with Russell Wilson last season, Badgers football coach Bret Bielema was pleased to announce Wednesday that Danny O'Brien, who started 17 games at Maryland in the past two years, has committed...

MADISON, Wis. With the game clock winding down and Wisconsin's basketball team in desperate need of a bucket to save its season against Syracuse, every person on the court knew which player would have the ball in his hands. Badgers point guard Jordan Taylor had been instrumental in leading his team's improbable NCAA tournament comeback, but faced with a one-point deficit...