
Beat writer Jeff Potrykus answers readers' questions about Badgers football each Monday at 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 transcript


The raw data suggest tailback P.J. Hill's productivity has slipped this season. What the numbers don't show is that Hill is healthier this season and perhaps tougher. »Read Full Article
The pain in Eric Vanden Heuvel's right leg has subsided. Consequently, the smile on his face has returned. Are you ready for some football? The senior from Hudson is.
Wisconsin enters its regular-season finale Saturday against visiting Cal Poly in the same position as Iowa and Northwestern were at this point last season. Both teams lost. Both teams failed to secure bowl invitations.
If University of Wisconsin sophomore wide receiver Kyle Jefferson plays again this season, it likely won't happen until a bowl game - if the Badgers receive an invitation.
Cal Poly last week took care of rival UC Davis, 51-28, to clinch its third Great West title in the last five seasons. The Mustangs have enough victories to qualify for an at-large berth in the Football Championship Subdivision national playoffs, are ranked No. 3 in the national polls and have the No. 1 offense among FCS teams.
Jon Leuer scored in the paint, put the ball on the floor, got to the basket and made it rain from three-point range. He also ran the floor and threw down a perfectly timed alley-oop from freshman guard Jordan Taylor as Wisconsin routed SIU-Edwardsville.
Basketball may be a big man's game, but the biggest players on the University of Wisconsin team are out in the cold. They're not in the rotation and with few exceptions there aren't many matchups conducive for an inexperienced big man to get his feet wet in non-conference play.
If you believe in the power of a first impression, then Marcus Landry is poised to have a big senior year.
The 6-foot-7 forward scored a collegiate-high 23 points to lead the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team to a 68-61 victory over Long Beach State on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center.
As Wisconsin opens the regular season at 3 p.m. today against Long Beach State, the question is: How fast can this team grow up and become the cohesive unit it needs to be to seriously defend its crown?
Ryan Evans is the only University of Wisconsin men's basketball player who plans to redshirt ... for now.
Denver is 6-1 with newly acquired Chauncey Billups. Should the Bucks trade for an impact player?
