These 24 players will be honored during Wisconsin’s Senior Day festivities before Minnesota game
Wisconsin football announced its 2024 Senior Day honorees on Tuesday.
Those 24 honorees will be WR Haakon Anderson, LB Jake Chaney, CB R.J. Delancy III, CB Nyzier Fourqurean, WR Bryson Green, CB Ricardo Hallman, DL Elijah Hills, OG Joe Huber, OL Kerry Kodanko, CB Max Lofy, DL Cade McDonald, LS Duncan McKinley, K Gavin Meyers, WR Alex Moeller, OT Jack Nelson, TE Riley Nowakowski, LS Cayson Pfeiffer, OLB John Pius, ILB Jaheim Thomas, DL James Thompson Jr., K Nate Van Zelst, RB Tawee Walker, S Hunter Wohler and S Preston Zachman.
That group of seniors will be honored on Friday morning before the Badgers close their regular season against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
One noteworthy inclusion is CB Ricardo Hallman, a redshirt junior with eligibility remaining. The consensus is he will enter the 2025 NFL draft after the season concludes.
Other players listed who still have eligibility remaining are Max Lofy, James Thompson Jr., Preston Zachman and Cade McDonald. They each could have a chance to return for another season, either at Wisconsin or elsewhere.
Some notable players not listed are DL Ben Barten, OLB Leon Lowery, C Jake Renfro and QB Tyler Van Dyke. All four are seniors but have eligibility remaining. Their omission does not guarantee anything, but could point toward each returning to the program in 2025.
Neither running back Chez Mellusi nor safety Kamo’i Latu are listed. Both players have been listed as ‘out’ for the majority of the season to date. Mellusi left the program in early-October.
Wisconsin and Minnesota will kick off at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT on Friday after the Senior Day festivities have concluded. It will then be worth monitoring the decisions of those upperclassmen who still have eligibility remaining.
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Previewing the Dolphins ahead of Sunday’s showdown at Lambeau Field in Week 13.
The Green Bay Packers will welcome the surging Miami Dolphins to Lambeau Field for a Thanksgiving Night showdown in Week 13. After starting 2-5 and dealing with an injury to Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins have won three straight games and are picking up steam offensively since Tagovailoa returned to the lineup. The Packers, meanwhile, have won five of the last six games, including Sunday’s blowout win over the shorthanded San Francisco 49ers.
Can the Packers feast in primetime and ruin the holiday for their visitors from Miami?
Here’s a closer look at the Dolphins in Week 13:
Last week (Win, 34-15 over Patriots)
The Dolphins scored 31 straight points and led 31-0 into the fourth quarter of a blowout win in Miami. The Patriots scored on a 4th-and-15 touchdown pass and a fumble return for a touchdown during garbage time. Tua Tagovailoa threw four touchdown passes, including a pair to running back Devon Achane in the first half. Jaylen Waddle caught eight passes for 144 yards and a score, and Jonnu Smith added nine catches for 87 yards and a score. The Dolphins sacked Drake Maye four times and forced two turnovers, including a fumble setting up a touchdown. Miami struggled to run the ball (23 carries, 65 yards) but it didn’t matter. This one was over early.
Quarterback play
Tua Tagovailoa returned from a head injury suffered in Week 2 and has ignited the Dolphins passing game. Over the last three games, Tagovailoa has eight touchdown passes and just one interception as the Dolphins have beaten the Rams, Raiders and Patriots. He’s completing a league-high 73.3 percent of attempts and has a passer rating of 106.1. Tagovailoa is one of the NFL’s best timing passers, and he can be deadly hitting in-breakers or underneath passes with anticipation and accuracy. While not a statue, Tagovailoa is not a major threat to scramble or create rushing yards with his legs. He wants to get the ball out quick and on time. The Packers can’t let him play from clean pockets and must force Tagovailoa to make decisions under pressure.
Line of scrimmage
The Dolphins offense is averaging only 4.1 yards per rush attempt and has allowed 27 sacks, suggesting a potential weak spot up front. At PFF, the Dolphins rank 15th in pass-blocking grade and 16th in run-blocking grade. Left tackle Terron Armstead is 33 but remains one of the best in the business, and center Aaron Brewer is having a nice season. Robert Jones, the left guard, has struggled as a pass-blocker, while veteran Kendall Lamm took over recently at right tackle. Defensively, the Dolphins are giving up 4.3 yards per carry and have 21 sacks. At PFF, Miami ranks eighth in run defense and 19th in pass-rushing grade. Rookie Chop Robinson has emerged as a game-wrecking pass-rusher. Even at 38, Calais Campbell is an impact player against the run (team high nine tackles for loss) and as an interior rusher, while defensive lineman Zach Sieler has 27 pressures.
Turnovers
The Dolphins have 12 giveaways and 11 takeaways, creating a minus-1 turnover differential. Miami ranks 22nd in fumbles lost with seven, including one returned for a touchdown last week. Tua Tagovailoa has thrown four interceptions but has eight turnover worthy plays in seven games. The Dolphins have intercepted seven passes, including two from Jalen Ramsey, and six different players have a forced fumble. The turnover margin hasn’t been perfectly predictive for the Dolphins this season — they are 2-2 when turning the ball over two or more times and 2-1 when getting multiple takeaways.
Injury situation
Dolphins cornerback Kendall Fuller isn’t expected to play while dealing with a concussion. Left tackle Terron Armstead wasn’t estimated to have practiced on Monday with a knee injury, but he’s played through the issue during each of the last two weeks. Receiver Tyreek Hill is playing through a wrist injury. Receiver Braxton Berrios, former Packer Grant DuBose, right tackle Austin Jackson and edge rusher Jaelen Phillips are on injured reserve.
Players to know
DE Chop Robinson: The rookie from Penn State has 22 pressures on only 82 pass-rushing snaps over the last three games. He’ll rush from both sides.
RB Devon Achane: He leads the Dolphins in rushing yards and all NFL running backs with five receiving touchdowns. While only 5-8 and under 190 pounds, Achane is dynamic.
TE Jonnu Smith: Everyone knows Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, but Smith — the veteran tight end — has been a capable underneath target. He’s second on the team in targets and coming off a game in which he caught nine passes.
DL Zach Sieler: The veteran interior defender has three or more pressures in six games this season. His four sacks are tied for the team lead, while his nine quarterback hits lead the Dolphins.
CB Storm Duck: The rookie with an awesome name was excellent as a starter opposite Jalen Ramsey against the Patriots last week.
K Jason Saunders: The veteran kicker has made seven kicks over 50 yards this season.
Wisconsin vs Nebraska injury report: Badgers without two star players vs. Cornhuskers
The Wisconsin Badgers (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) will be without two of their star players when they battles Nebraska (5-5, 2-5 Big Ten) on Saturday.
Those are safety Hunter Wohler and wide receiver Will Pauling. Both left the second half of the team’s Week 12 loss to Oregon with injuries. Neither was ready to return for Saturday’s matchup.
Wohler leads Wisconsin in tackles (63) and pass deflections (six) through 12 games. He’s arguably the team’s most important player on either side of the football. Pauling, meanwhile, is second on the team in receiving yards (407) and leads in receiving touchdowns (three).
In other recent news, Nebraska will be without starting cornerback Tommi Hill against Wisconsin. The veteran had been battling a foot injury since the start of the season. Rhule announced this week that he’d miss the team’s final two regular season games.
As Wisconsin and Nebraska near kickoff, here are the official injury reports from each team:
Wisconsin injury report
OUT: S Hunter Wohler, WR Will Pauling, RB Chez Mellusi (for season), QB Tyler Van Dyke (for season), WR Joseph Griffin (for season), S Kamo’i Latu, QB Cole LaCrue, OL Evan Brown, OL Leyton Nelson, TE Rob Booker
QUESTIONABLE: DL James Thompson Jr., LB Jaheim Thomas
Nebraska injury report
OUT: CB Tommi Hill, K Tristan Alvano, OL Turner Corcoran, OT Tyler Knaack
QUESTIONABLE: RB Rahmir Johnson, OL Micah Mazzccua
Hunter Wohler injury update
Wohler left the end of Wisconsin’s narrow loss to Oregon with an injury after a tough collision. He went straight into the locker room, indicating the injury was serious. He is out against Nebraska.
Will Pauling injury update
Pauling exited during the second half of Wisconsin’s loss to Oregon. He was a key factor of the Badgers’ win over Nebraska in 2023. His absence is a big loss on an offense that needs a spark.
James Thompson Jr. injury update
James Thompson Jr. suffered a significant upper-body injury during training camp. He’s been listed as ‘out’ all season leading up to this week. The top lineman is now ‘questionable’ against Nebraska.
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Most experts are picking the Broncos to beat the Raiders on Sunday.
The Denver Broncos (6-5) will go on the road to face the Las Vegas Raiders (2-8) in Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season on Sunday afternoon. Check out NFL.com’s preview and expert game picks in the below video.
After taking on the Raiders, the Broncos will return home to host the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football in Week 13.
Hill has been battling a foot injury for the majority of the 2024 season. He played through it for an extended period, including during Nebraska’s last two games against UCLA and USC, respectively.
“Everything’s a collaboration, but I can’t put him out there anymore,” Rhule said during his press conference on Thursday. “[Tommy Hill] cares about his teammates and wants to be out there, but he’s only hurting himself and giving up touchdowns.”
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule says that DB Tommi Hill will be OUT for the final two games of the season.
“Had the foot injury and it’s just never quite been the same.”
“I can’t put him out there anymore.”
“He’s only hurting himself and giving up touchdowns.” #Huskers
Hill has recorded 21 tackles, one interception and one pass deflection through seven appearances in 2024. Those numbers are all a big drop from his production as Nebraska’s top cornerback in 2023 — 26 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass deflections.
As Rhule noted, the veteran cornerback has struggled at times this season while battling through the lingering foot injury. Rhule noted that he expects younger players to contribute in Hill’s absence both on Saturday against Wisconsin and in Week 14 against Iowa.
The veteran cornerback will now look to get healthy before the 2025 Reese’s SeniorBowl and NFL draft process.
Nebraska enters Saturday’s matchup allowing 210.9 passing yards per game, including 259 to USC and new quarterback Jayden Maiava in the Cornhuskers’ Week 12 loss.
Wisconsin, meanwhile, needs an offensive boost after scoring just 36 total points over the team’s last three games — losses to Penn State, Iowa and Oregon, respectively. The Badgers fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo after the latest loss.
Hill’s injury may not completely change Saturday’s game, but it is a variable to consider when QB Braedyn Locke and the Badgers passing offense looks for its best performance in a month.
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Previewing the 49ers ahead of Sunday’s NFC North showdown at Lambeau Field in Week 12.
The Green Bay Packers will attempt to solidifying their standing in the NFC playoff race and get a little postseason revenge when the San Francisco 49ers come to Lambeau Field for a Week 12 showdown on Sunday.
The Packers are 7-3 and can gain another advantage over a playoff contender with a win on Sunday. The 49ers are 5-5 and in big danger of missing the playoffs if they can’t win in Green Bay.
The 49ers held a 17-13 lead late in the fourth quarter but gave up an 80-yard touchdown drive, losing 20-17 when Geno Smith scrambled in for the go-ahead score with 12 seconds to go. Kyle Shanahan’s team was one first down away from clinching the win but couldn’t get it done, and Smith found big completions to DK Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the final drive before his go-ahead rushing score. Brock Purdy scrambled for a touchdown in the first half and found Jauan Jennings for a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. Jennings caught 10 passes, Christian McCaffrey went over 100 total yards and Purdy rushed for 40 yards. The 49ers delivered four sacks and a takeaway on defense, and the offense converted 7-of-11 third downs, but Shanahan’s team also committed nine penalties. Like Packers-Bears, 49ers-Seahawks was a low-possession game.
Quarterback play
Brock Purdy’s efficiency as the leader of the 49ers offense hasn’t reached 2023 levels, but he’s still completing 66.0 percent of his passes and averaging 8.5 yards per attempt (third best) while adding a dynamic scrambling ability (267 rushing yards, four touchdowns). By overall PFF grade, Purdy ranks ninth among quarterbacks. His big-time throw percentage is down, but so is his turnover-worthy play percentage. He’s also holding the ball much longer this season, possibly due to the injuries to stars on the 49ers offense. The Packers must be aware of Purdy’s scrambling ability — he ranks second among all quarterbacks with 37 scrambles this season. Purdy doesn’t have elite size but he is a quick and creative runner.
Line of scrimmage
The 49ers rank 13th in pass-blocking grade and first in run-blocking grade at PFF. Brock Purdy has been sacked 20 times, but he’s held the ball longer this season. The run game is averaging 5.0 yards per attempt, a top-5 mark. The Packers defensive front will be challenged by an offensive line featuring veteran All-Pro Trent Williams and solid rookie Dominick Puni. Tight end George Kittle is a game-changing blocker, but he missed last week with a hamstring injury. Defensively, the 49ers are giving up just 4.3 yards per carry, a top-10 mark, and have 26 sacks. Nick Bosa is the star up front, but Leonard Floyd and Maliek Collins both have 30 or more pressures. At PFF, the 49ers rank 27th in run defense grade and 13th in pass-rushing grade, so it’s possible this is an underperforming defensive front through 10 games.
Turnovers
The 49ers are plus-3 in turnover margin this season, ranking 11th overall. Of the offense’s 13 turnovers, eight have come via interceptions thrown by Brock Purdy, including one last week on a deflected ball. The defense has 16 takeaways, ranking ninth. The 49ers are one of nine teams with 10 or more interceptions this season, so Jordan Love must be careful with the football. All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner has a league-high four forced fumbles, plus two picks. The 49ers are only 1-3 when forcing one or zero turnovers this season, and 2-5 when they have at least one giveaway. San Francisco turned it over multiple times in losses to the Chiefs, Cardinals and Vikings.
Injury situations
The 49ers are missing a lot of big pieces. Receiver Brandon Aiyuk, defensive lineman Javon Hargrave and safety Talanoa Hufanga are all on injured reserve. Defensive end Nick Bosa is dealing with a couple of lower-body injuries. Tight end George Kittle missed last week with a hamstring injury. Running back Christian McCaffrey is still working his way back from a calf/Achilles injury. Cornerback Charvarius Ward has missed time due to a devastating off-the-field issue but could return thisk week. More will be known on the 49ers injuries later on Wednesday.
Players to know
LB Fred Warner: The Packers need to know where No. 54 is on every snap. He’s one of the true game-wrecking linebackers in the NFL.
WR Jauan Jennings: A big, physical receiver who has 42 catches and a team-high 588 receiving yards this season. He can block, make contested catches and win after the catch.
LB De’Vondre Campbell: The former Packers linebacker has allowed catches on 40 of 46 targets into his coverage and has missed a team-high 11 tackles.
TE George Kittle: He leads all tight ends with seven touchdown catches, and he’s arguably the most impactful blocking tight end in the NFL. Will he return from a hamstring injury?
CB Deommodore Lenoir:Â He’s picked off two passes and broken up four more, and opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of 68.4 when targeting him in coverage.
Normally, that would be enough stakes alone. But how each team has reached this point is significant to note.
Wisconsin was 5-2 through seven games after a win over Northwestern capped an impressive three-game winning streak. The season has somewhat tanked since then, with demoralizing losses to Penn State, Iowa and Oregon, respectively.
The Badgers fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo after the latest loss, signaling the current state of affairs in year two of the Luke Fickell era. Overall, the program is far from where many expected it to be.
The Nebraska side is somehow even worse. The Cornhuskers were 5-1 to start the year, headlined by a big win over Colorado. They appeared to be at the start of a resurgence in year two under Matt Rhule.
Since that point: 56-7 loss to Indiana, 21-17 loss to Ohio State, 27-20 loss to UCLA and 28-20 loss to USC. Nebraska brings a four-game losing streak into Saturday’s matchup.
That four-game losing streak means a bit more to Nebraska than Wisconsin’s losing streak does to its program. Nebraska has not made a bowl game since 2016. It is now a whopping 0-9 in games with bowl eligibility on the line during that time, including now 0-8 under Rhule — 0-4 in 2023, 0-4 in 2024.
The FBS record for consecutive losses with bowl eligibility at stake is 10 (Mike MacIntyre and Colorado from 2017-18 and Lou Holtz at South Carolina from 2002-04). Another loss for Rhule would bring him within one defeat of the record. Losses to both Wisconsin and Iowa to close the season would bring him to that mark.
That’s what Wisconsin has to play for on Saturday, other than the famous Freedom Trophy — that Nebraska has yet to possess. With a win, the Badgers would put Nebraska in a record category of programs to lose 10 straight games with bowl eligibility at stake. With a loss, Wisconsin would forever be the team that ended that record bowl drought.
There are larger Fickell vs. Rhule implications after both were high-profile hires before the 2023 season. But that conversation can wait until postgame. Just note: coaches that lose nine or ten straight games with bowl eligibility on the line usually don’t stick around for very long.
Nebraska's record under Matt Rhule is now 0-8 when they've had a chance to clinch a bowl game.
Since 1936, only 11 other FBS coaches have a streak that long.
Wisconsin and Nebraska will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET, 2:30 p.m. CT from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Everything to know about how to watch the upcoming matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Cleveland Browns.
The New Orleans Saints got back to the right side of the win column in shocking fashion last week with a 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
The team could not have asked for a better start to the Darren Rizzi era after parting ways with Dennis Allen in Caesars Superdome, and will have the perfect opportunity to keep the momentum rolling with a matchup against the 2-7 Cleveland Browns as they make their way to the Big Easy.
Cleveland is slightly favored in this matchup by a mere point in a game that is almost certain to come down to the wire. And it will mark the Saints’ first opportunity in months to prove they can stack wins after snapping an abysmal seven-game losing streak.
Here’s how to watch the Saints and Browns game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is Saints vs. Browns game on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: FOX
Start time:Â 1 p.m. ET
Saints vs. Browns will broadcast nationally on FOX in Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season. Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Jonathan Vilma (color analyst) and Jennifer Hale (sideline reporter) will be on the call.
Where to watch Saints vs. Browns on livestream
Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
For FUBO:
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Saints vs. Browns predictions, picks, odds
Saints 23, Browns 20: The Saints and the Browns have been two of the NFL’s lowliest teams for sometime now with similar records. But the Saints come into this one with a new sense of momentum and optimism in the second game of the Darren Rizzi era after knocking off the Atlanta Falcons with a 20-17 statement win. The Saints build off of this one in Caesars Superdome with a 23-20 win, as long as they keep Nick Chubb from getting back to doing Nick Chubb things.
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All the latest updates and news on Wisconsin’s injury report ahead of a Week 12 game vs. Oregon
The Wisconsin Badgers (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) and No. 1 Oregon Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) are close to 90 minutes away from kickoff at Camp Randall Stadium.
Wisconsin enters as a sizable underdog, looking to pull its first upset over an AP No. 1 overall team since it defeated then-No. 1 Ohio State back in 2010.
Oregon is the consensus No. 1 team in the country with a flawless record and strong resume. It has won each of its last four games by at least 21 points, including a 39-18 win over Maryland in Week 11.
In advance of the opening coin toss, each team released its final injury status report. There are several notable updates, including Oregon missing two of its top players:
Wisconsin injury report
OUT: RB Chez Mellusi (for season), QB Tyler Van Dyke (for season), WR Joseph Griffin (for season), S Kamo’i Latu, OL Evan Brown, OL Leyton Nelson, TE Rob Booker, DL James Thompson Jr.
OUT: EDGE Jordan Burch, DB Jahlil Florence, DB Khamari Terrell, WR Tez Johnson, WR Kyler Kasper, OL Marcus Harper, OL Matthew Bedford, DL My’keil Gardner
QUESTIONABLE: None
Wisconsin WR Bryson Green injury update
Badgers veteran receiver Bryson Green appears poised for his first game action since suffering a lower-body injury in Wisconsin’s Oct. 5 win over Purdue.
Oregon WR Tez Johnson injury update
Tez Johnson went down with a shoulder injury during Oregon’s win over Michigan a few weeks ago. The injury is not considered season-ending, but he isn’t ready for Saturday’s contest.
Oregon edge Jordan Burch injury update
Oregon star defensive end Jordan Burch injured his ankle in the Ducks’ win over Maryland and will miss the Wisconsin matchup.
Wisconsin WR Tyrell Henry injury update
Wisconsin WR and kick returner Tyrell Henry is questionable for the Oregon game after missing several weeks due to injury. S Hunter Wohler has handled punt return duties in his absence.
Wisconsin and Oregon will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. CT on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
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Nick Chubb has struggled since returning from a major injury, and the Browns’ bye week may have been exactly what he needed. The Saints can’t allow him to bounce back:
This can’t be the game Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb returns to form, not if the New Orleans Saints want to win a second consecutive week.
Prior to being injured at the beginning of the 2023 season, Chubb was one of the best running backs in the league. There was hopes he could help add a spark to the Cleveland Browns offense upon his return. That simply didn’t happen.
Chubb’s best game was against Baltimore, where he averaged 3.2 yards per carry and ended with 52 yards.
Struggles should have been expected, and surpassing those expectations should have been a welcomed surprise.
Coming off a bye week seems like an optimal time for Chubb to step up his performance. Facing the Saints’ struggling also presents a chance to return to form. Missed tackles have plagued New Orleans this year.
Allowing Chubb to have a bounce back game will allow to the Browns to unlock their preferred method of offense. It also attacks the weaker point of the Saints defense. That’s a double whammy New Orleans can’t afford.
