Only one player is representing the Wisconsin Badgers down at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama with some of the best players in college football, but he's taking full advantage of the opportunity.
The quarterback position was a clear failure in 2025. Between injuries and substandard play, Wisconsin didn't have a single player hit 700 passing yards, and as a team, they ranked 130th of 134 FBS teams in passing yards per game.
The Wisconsin Badgers have seen an exodus at the wide receiver position this offseason. Seniors like Vinny Anthony and Jayden Ballard are graduating, while others like Eugene Hilton, Trech Kekahuna and Joseph Griffin are entering the transfer portal, leaving the Badgers pass-catching corps in rough shape.
Vinny Anthony was supposed break out as a bonafide No. 1 wide receiver in his senior season with the Wisconsin Badgers. But a swath of injuries at the quarterback position have contributed to an inconsistent passing attack, and Anthony is averaging fewer than 30 yards per game.
It only took Vinny Anthony II three games to make history. The Badgers wide receiver already accomplished something this season no other Wisconsin player has done in 40 years, and no other player has done in college football season.
Reserve quarterback Danny O'Neil threw for a second-half touchdown and ran for another and Wisconsin held Miami (Ohio) to 117 total yards en route to a 17-0 victory on Thursday in the nonconference season opener for both teams in Madison, Wisconsin.
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PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Badgers held their seventh day of fall football camp Monday in Platteville, where Wisconsin Badgers on SI had boots on the ground for the session to take notes on the everything the team showed.
Wisconsin failed to reach bowl eligibility for the first time since 2001 last year, and Luke Fickell comes into 2025 with one of the hottest seats in college football.
Cover Vinny Anthony II one-on-one at your own risk. The Wisconsin Badgers didn't have the most prolific passing attack in 2024, but their No. 1 wide receiver still found ways to produce at a high level.
Wisconsin’s top wideout was one of the best against press coverage in 2024. There wasn’t much to be excited about for the Wisconsin Badgers during a 5-7 season in 2024, especially on the offensive side of the ball.
The Badgers have a major game that will require explosives from their skill-position players. The Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver room has been one of their debatable groups on the roster, with many fans expressing disappointment at the lack of production last year.
Alabama football faces a familiar quarterback in its first road test of the Kalen DeBoer era. The Crimson Tide heads to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday to battle Wisconsin at 11 a.m.