Player Notes

The University of Wisconsin football team’s annual media day is always a good place to learn more about the Badgers, and it didn’t take long Tuesday to find out something new about coach Luke Fickell.He doesn’t feel like he needs a handler.Brian Lucas, UW’s director of football brand communications, led Fickell into a meeting room in the basement of the McClain Center for a news conference. The two ...

The University of Wisconsin football team continued to bolster its cornerback group with the addition of transfer Michael Mack II.Mack was listed on the team's training camp roster after transferring to join the Badgers following two seasons playing for the Air Force Academy. Mack started in parts of two years for the Falcons, including eight in 2021 and 10 last fall, and PFF credits him with nearly ...

A Virginia standout with family ties to a former University of Wisconsin great plans to become a Badger.Remington Moss, who plays for St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School in Fredericksburg, announced Wednesday his verbal commitment to the UW football program."I chose to commit because what they're building up there's definitely something special," he told BadgerExtra on Wednesday.Rivals currently ...

MADISON – Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell and his assistants didn’t spend much time working on special teams schemes in the spring.The focus was on fundamentals, in part because many of the practices were held inside the McClain Center. That made it difficult to work on kickoffs and punting.Nevertheless, UW closed spring practice with a session heavy on special teams play.Here is how the units looked ...

PLATTEVILLE – Nate Letton is entering his first season as Wisconsin tight ends coach short-handed.Clay Cundiff and Jack Eschenbach, two of UW’s more experienced tight ends, no longer are with the team. According to a UW spokesperson, they left the team voluntarily.Their departures left UW with eight tight ends when camp opened Wednesday at UW-Platteville.They were: Hayden Rucci, Riley Nowakowski, Jack ...

PLATTEVILLE – Wisconsin football fans should recognize the name of the second player to commit to UW for the 2025 class:Remington Moss.The 6-foot-2, 175-pound defensive back from Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a cousin of former UW tailback Brent Moss.Brent Moss died from natural causes in November. He was 50.Remington Moss announced his commitment Wednesday morning.He held scholarship offers from Maryland, ...

This should be the payoff time for Terrion Thompson.The Western Kentucky junior defensive lineman has earned that – first by winning his spot on the roster as a walk-on, then battling time on the field and ultimately in the spring receiving that scholarship.So maybe it is a payoff at last for the former Bowling Green High School standout, but Thompson knows the work must continue as he pushes for an ...

MORGANTOWN -- A trio of Mountaineers have been added to watch lists for awards given to the most outstanding player in their respective positions.West Virginia punter Oliver Straw was included on the 2023 Preseason Ray Guy Award Watch List released Wednesday, center Zach Frazier was added to the Outland Trophy Watch List on Tuesday and long snapper Austin Brinkman was a member of the Patrick Mannelly ...

PULLMAN – One evening over the weekend, Jake Dickert was relaxing outside his home when he spotted two of his neighbors, a couple who work as farmers. As they walked closer, they made small talk with Washington State’s head football coach.“Coach, it’s harvest time,” one neighbor said.They’re farmers, Dickert figured. He figured she was talking about the Palouse wheat fields.“No,” the neighbor replied. ...

The Pac-12’s ongoing struggle to land a media rights deal has pushed the conference to the brink of extinction based on the latest development thousands of miles away. The Big Ten is considering membership invitations for Washington, Oregon, Stanford and Cal, according to Yahoo.The website described the situation as preliminary, with four Big Ten presidents engaging in “exploratory” discussions about ...