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WATCH: Former Wisconsin fullback records game-winning touchdown vs. Patriots

WATCH: Former Wisconsin fullback records game-winning touchdown vs. Patriots

Former Wisconsin fullback Alec Ingold scored the game-winning touchdown for the Miami Dolphins in Week 5 against the New England Patriots.

The score arrived with 4:27 remaining in the fourth quarter. With the Dolphins down 10-9 on the road, Ingold fielded a handoff from backup quarterback Tyler Huntley and powered into the end zone to push his team ahead 15-10.

Ingold’s touchdown would prove the difference for Miami down the stretch. New England quarterback Jacoby Brissett would captain the Patriots into Miami’s territory during the final drive, but time expired before his team could reach the end zone.

Despite boasting a relatively quiet statistical output to open the 2024 season, Ingold’s impact as one of the NFL’s premier fullbacks is unquestionable. He notched his first career Pro Bowl appearance in 2023 and serves as a versatile weapon on a team littered with speedsters on the outside.

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The Green Bay, Wisconsin, native is now responsible for 27 total yards and one touchdown this season. Miami will play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Oct. 20, following a bye week this weekend.

Ingold, who earned team captain designation before the start of the season, departed UW in 2018 after four seasons with the Badgers. While at UW, he accounted for 103 carries, 343 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns in 51 total appearances.

Justin Fields shines for Steelers in former Wisconsin quarterback’s absence

Justin Fields shines for Steelers in former Wisconsin quarterback’s absence

Former Wisconsin and current Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson missed his third straight game to start the 2024 season on Sunday. He’s still out with an ongoing calf injury.

In his absence, former Chicago Bear Justin Fields registered 25 completions, 245 passing yards, one passing touchdown and one interception in the Steelers’ 20-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Pittsburgh.

Fields also recorded six carries for six yards and a rushing score during what became his best performance of 2024.

The former Ohio State Buckeye flashed his passing brilliance with a 55-yard touchdown strike to speedster wide receiver Calvin Austin III. The touchdown would ultimately become the game-clinching score in the final frame to push the Steelers to 3-0 on the season.

Fields also finished the contest with a passer rating of 96.0 and a completion percentage over 78%. Outside of his interception, which bounced off multiple Steelers and Chargers, Fields played efficient football for the entirety of Sunday’s game against a respectable defense.

With the Steelers unbeaten through three games, there is no reason for head coach Mike Tomlin to rush Wilson back onto the field. Besides, the former Super Bowl champion’s most recent tenure with the Denver Broncos didn’t end all that well.

In two seasons with the Broncos, Wilson went 11-19 and looked like a completely different player compared to his Seattle days.

For the third straight game, Wilson donned a full uniform, eye black and a head set throughout the entire contest while overseeing Fields and the Steelers’ offense. All signs point to Fields starting once more in Week 4.

Wisconsin makes the top 10 for four-star class of 2026 cornerback

Wisconsin makes the top 10 for four-star class of 2026 cornerback

Wisconsin top class of 2026 cornerback target Victor Singleton included the Badgers in his final batch of schools on Friday.

Luke Fickell’s program was listed alongside Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State, Kentucky, Penn State, Oregon, Nebraska and Texas A&M.

Over 20 college programs have extended an offer to Singleton thus far, per 247Sports. Those include Pittsburgh, Mississippi State, Louisville, Illinois, Iowa and Cincinnati.

247Sports considers the 6-foot, 160-pound cornerback the No. 45 overall recruit, No. 4 cornerback and No. 2 recruit from Ohio for the class of 2026. If Wisconsin were able to land the dynamic playmaker, he would emerge as one of Fickell’s most impressive recruiting victories for the class of 2026.

Wisconsin extended its offer to Singleton on Mar. 11, 2024, roughly two months before Singleton’s offers began to balloon. He represents Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, and is considered a four-star by On3, ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals.

Both 247Sports and On3 project the top cornerback to land at Ohio State. On3’s recruiting prediction machine has the Buckeyes with a 94.9% chance to secure his commitment. 247Sports Ohio State insider Bill Kurelic made a crystal ball prediction in July favoring the Buckeyes as well.

Still, Wisconsin’s inclusion is more than notable. It will now compete with some of the most prestigious programs in the country to land one of the nation’s most promising players.

Two Wisconsin defensive playmakers make 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list

Two Wisconsin defensive playmakers make 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list

Wisconsin star defensive backs Hunter Wohler and Ricardo Hallman cracked the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list on Monday.

The honor annually recognizes the most outstanding defensive player in college football. 2024 marks the 30th installation of the honor.

This marks Wohler’s fourth preseason award watch list nomination. He’s also been named to the watch list for the 2024 Wuerffel Trophy (community service), 2024 Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back) and Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player).

Despite Hallman’s stellar AP Third Team All-American output in 2023, this marks only his first award watch list recognition of the 2024 preseason.

A total of nineteen Big Ten athletes cracked the final list, which was compiled by the Maxwell Football Club, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Phil Steele Publications as the award’s selection committee partners.

Purdue safety Dillon Thieneman, Penn State safety Kevin Winston Jr., Oregon cornerback Jabbar Muhammad and Ohio State safety Caleb Downs are among the two Badgers’ conference rivals to make the final list at their respective positions.

Notable former winners include Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. (2022), Georgia’s Jordan Davis (2021), Ohio State’s Chase Young (2019) and Alabama’s Minkah Fitzpatrick (2017).

Hallman and Wohler will serve as the two leaders of Wisconsin’s defensive backfield in 2024. Wohler recorded 120 tackles in 2023, and Hallman was one of two players in the country to record seven interceptions a season ago.

Both will look to build on their spectacular 2023 season outputs for the Badgers this fall with hopes of bolstering their stocks for the 2025 NFL draft.

LOOK: Wisconsin women’s basketball releases jersey numbers for 2024 season

LOOK: Wisconsin women’s basketball releases jersey numbers for 2024 season

Wisconsin women’s basketball released its jersey numbers for the 2024-25 season last week.

A total of seven newcomers will make their Wisconsin debuts this fall. That list includes former Northern Kentucky center Carter McCray, former Duquesne guard Tess Myers, true freshman Alie Bistable, true freshman Gracie Grzesk, walk-on Reese Jaramillo, Spanish signee Alba Martín Mesa and Serbian wing Jovana Spasovski.

Junior guard Ronnie Porter, sophomore D’Yanis Jimenez, sophomore Tessa Grady, junior Lily Krahn and sophomore Leena Patibandla will contribute as second or third-year playmakers while star forward Serah Williams, veteran guard Halle Douglass and fifth-year guard Natalie Leuzinger return as Wisconsin’s veteran presences.

 

Wisconsin enters this fall fresh off its 15-17 performance from a season ago, a campaign in which the crew clinched a postseason berth for the first time in 10 years.

This will also mark head coach Marisa Moseley’s fourth season running the show on Wisconsin’s sidelines this winter. Since she’s taken over, the Badgers have experienced an overhaul in culture and winning approach.

Wisconsin 2025 OT commit earns MaxPreps second-team All-America honors

Wisconsin 2025 OT commit earns MaxPreps second-team All-America honors

Wisconsin football three-star class of 2025 offensive tackle commit Nolan Davenport was included on MaxPreps’ All-America second-team on Monday.

Davenport earned the recognition alongside fellow 2025 Wisconsin commit Erik Schmidt, who was named MaxPreps’ first-team punter. Davenport, a product of Washington High School in Ohio, joins 2025 linemen Elyiss Williams (Georgia), Andrew Babalola (uncommitted), Solomon Thomas (Florida State) and Michael Fasusi (uncommitted) on the second-team offensive line.

A total of 56 high schoolers from across the country earned a berth to this squad. Despite only being 247Sports’ No. 690-ranked overall recruit in the class, Davenport is part of a prestigious group.

The 6-foot-6, 260-pound tackle committed to Wisconsin in early June over opportunities at Missouri and Penn State.

At the time, Davenport was Wisconsin’s No. 14 overall commitment in the class. The Badgers group has since grown to 23 commitments. It currently ranks No. 25 in the nation at this late stage in the cycle.

Four-star OT Logan Powell, four-star iOL Hardy Watts, three-star OT Michael Roeske and three-star OT Cam Clark round out the group of offensive linemen currently committed to Luke Fickell’s class.