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Wisconsin fans react to Tanner Mordecai’s unbelievable first quarter at Purdue

Tanner Mordecai just had his best quarter in a Badger uniform

It doesn’t get better than what Tanner Mordecai just did in the first quarter at Purdue. To put it into perspective, at the end of the first fifteen minutes the Badger quarterback was the leading passer, rusher, and receiver for Wisconsin’s offense. Yes, receiver.

Mordecai finished the first quarter with a pair of rushing touchdowns to give Wisconsin a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. It was a Heisman-like quarter from number eight, who also caught a pass on a wild double toss that resulted in a 19-yard completion.

Here is a look at how Badger fans reacted to (finally!) a fast start from the Badgers:

BadgersWire Staff Predictions: A tougher test for the Badgers at Washington State

It gets tougher in Week 2 as Wisconsin travels to Pullman

It’s redemption week for a Wisconsin football team that fell to Washington State at Camp Randall just a year ago.

The Cougars won a 17-14 barnburner at Camp Randall a year ago, but that was a very different Wisconsin team. Since then, there has been a head coaching change, a quarterback change, and a new-look defense that will look to get their revenge on a very solid Cougars team.

Both teams took care of their Week 1 opponents relatively easily, with Wisconsin overcoming early struggles to take down Buffalo 38-17 and the Cougars dropping 50 points on Colorado State in a route.

Here is what our BadgersWire staff thinks of Saturday night’s matchup:

WATCH: Chimere Dike is mic’d up at practice

The Badger captain wears the mic in practice

Wisconsin’s “(Wi)red” series comes with a bit of added juice this week because there is a football game to be played on Saturday.

This week, the Badgers put the mic on a recently selected captain in veteran wide receiver Chimere Dike. From Will Pauling’s socks that looked like they were fresh out of YMCA soccer to a number of grabs in practice, there were some good moments from Dike’s segment.

Alongside a new-look wide receiver room, Dike and the Badgers will be in action on Saturday against Buffalo. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT from Camp Randall Stadium.

WATCH: Luke Fickell’s opening speech to the team during game week

The Badgers head coach addresses the squad on Monday

It’s Week 1. The first game week of the new era of Wisconsin football is officially here as the Badgers prepare to take on Buffalo on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

Wisconsin’s new head coach Luke Fickell and a new-look staff and roster have spent the summer readying for this moment, and the Badger coach addressed his team at the start of Monday morning.

The message? It’s about us. It’s not about what anybody else is doing or who Wisconsin is playing week in and week out. It’s about what the Badgers can do to be the best version of themselves individually and collectively. Here is a look at the first-year Wisconsin head coach addressing the squad:

WATCH: Another preseason sack for rookie Nick Herbig

WATCH: Another preseason sack for rookie Nick Herbig

Nick Herbig has arguably looked like the early steal of the NFL Draft as preseason has gone on. The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a gem from Wisconsin, something they are used to, when they took Herbig in the fourth round of the 2023 draft.

Through his first two games, he tallied a total of 22 pass-rush snaps. In that time he’s registered four pressures, 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble.

He added to those totals tonight as the Steelers blasted the Atlanta Falcons 24-0 in their third preseason matchup. Herbig had yet another sack, and continues to catch the attention of NFL media. Here is a look at his latest masterclass on the line:

Projecting every Big Ten bowl game appearance this season

Projecting every Big Ten bowl game appearance this season

The season is creeping closer, and Athlon Sports is projecting where every Big Ten team will end up come bowl season.

The Badgers are coming off yet another bowl win as they took down Oklahoma State in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Where will the Badgers end up with an all-new core led by head coach Luke Fickell and quarterback Tanner Mordecai? Will Ohio State and Michigan, or neither, get back to the College Football Playoff in 2023?

In all, Athlon Sports has nine Big Ten teams ending up in a bowl game. Here is where they are in the preseason projections:

Wisconsin offers 6-foot-8 2025 offensive tackle

Wisconsin offers a 6-foot-8 offensive tackle

The Badgers added to their 2025 offer sheet last week when Wisconsin extended an offer to offensive lineman Eidan Buchanan.

The three-star offensive tackle stands 6 feet, 8 inches and 310 pounds according to his 247Sports profile. Buchanan is a Maryland native who plays his high school football for Good Counsel High School.

The 2025 offensive lineman has offers from Maryland, Boston College, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and USF along with the Badgers.

The Badgers have one early commit in the 2025 class. Quarterback Landyn Locke, the younger brother of current Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke, committed to the Badgers last month.

Wisconsin is the only school in FBS history to have running backs do this

Wisconsin is the only school in FBS history to have running backs do this

Wisconsin is running back university, and while other schools have had success at the position here and there, few have had the sustained excellence of the Badgers’ running back room.

Our friend Ben Stevens of SportsGrid recently pointed out that Wisconsin is the only FBS program in history to have a pair of players be in the top ten for most rushing yards in a single season. Those two players were two of Wisconsin’s best running backs of all time in Melvin Gordon and Jonathan Taylor.

Taylor did it recently in 2018, while Gordon used his 408 rushing yards against Nebraska to vault himself to the top of the list in 2014.

Wisconsin hosts a 2024 quarterback out of Minnesota

Wisconsin hosts a 2024 quarterback out of Minnesota

2024 quarterback Milos Spasojevic made his way to Madison this past weekend for a visit to Wisconsin.

The rising senior quarterback at Minnetonka High School in Minnesota holds an offer from St. Thomas, and the Minnesota Golden Gophers have shown interest.

Spasojevic said he had a phenomenal time in Madison and made sure to think coach Fickell and coach Longo for a fantastic visit.

The Badgers quarterback room is crowded, and Mabrey Mettauer will join the party in 2024.

Check out highlights from Spasojevic’s junior season at Minnetonka High School in the backyard of the Golden Gophers:

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Wisconsin offers Air Force transfer cornerback

The Badgers offer an Air Force transfer

The Badgers are once again involved in the transfer portal as Wisconsin extended an offer to Air Force transfer cornerback Mike Mack II on Wednesday morning.

Mack spent the past three seasons at Air Force, appearing in just one game in 2020 before making four starts in 2021, and playing in ten games last season. He recorded a career-best 42 tackles in 2022, and had his first college interception on October 22 against Boise State.

Mack announced the offer on Twitter. He is a brand new entrant into the transfer portal, as it just became public knowledge he had entered the portal this week. He was named a 2023 preseason Mountain West All-Conference selection before his decision to transfer.