Talkin’ Badgers: A Wisconsin Badgers Football and Basketball Podcast

The NCAA cannot help but continue to tweak transfer portal rules that it has already proven unenforceable. After former Wisconsin football defensive back Xavier Lucas transferred to the Miami Hurricanes, despite the Wisconsin Badgers never submitting Lucas’ portal paperwork, do these rule changes even matter?A late-night edition of Talkin’ Badgers explores the good and bad of a switch to one transfer portal window, how it would have affected Wisconsin this spring, and how much rule-breaking fans should expect (spoiler: a lot). Additionally, some preliminary thoughts on the NCAA's recent decision to allow athletes to wager on professional sports. It will almost certainly lead to the most predictably stupid college football scandals imaginable. *Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Wondering what happened to your favorite Wisconsin football alumni this offseason? In this episode of Talkin' Badgers, Kedrick Stumbris catches fans up on the careers of former Badgers in the NFL, specifically in the AFC East and NFC East divisions, before the 2025 season.In this show, we take a look at:0:00 - Intro: Diving into the Badgers in the AFC & NFC East1:10 - Russell Wilson (New York Giants): The legendary QB is in a new city. Is he still cooking?3:25 - Joe Tippmann & Braelon Allen (New York Jets): How is the powerful young duo faring on a retooled Jets offense?4:55 - David Edwards (Buffalo Bills): How is this veteran lineman holding down the fort for a perennial AFC contender?6:00 - Alec Ingold (Miami Dolphins): The fullback is a key piece in the Dolphins' high-powered offense.11:10 - Jake Ferguson (Dallas Cowboys): After signing a big extension, is Barry Alvarez's grandson still making an impact in Dallas?13:15 - Tyler Biadasz & Michael Deiter (Washington Commanders): A look at the former Wisconsin linemen now protecting their new franchise quarterback.14:55 - Zack Baun (Philadelphia Eagles): The Super Bowl champion linebacker is a key part of the Eagles' defensive core.16:30 - Final Thoughts & OutroFollow Kedrick on Bluesky or TwitterRead more Wisconsin Badgers news, analysis, and film breakdowns on Badgernotes, the leading source for independent coverage of Wisconsin athletics. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

All wins on an NCAA Tournament resume are good wins. But a win, in a presumably hostile environment, against a top-20 team would be a great win on Wisconsin basketball‘s NCAA Tournament resume.The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers are out west in Salt Lake City, Utah, to face the No. 9 BYU Cougars. Although the team that cut UW’s March Madness run short less than eight months ago is above Wisconsin in the human polls, some computers like the Badgers more than the Cougars on a neutral court.This game, notably not on BYU’s campus, however, will not be a neutral environment. In Wisconsin’s first test away from the Kohl Center this season, it faces a daunting crowd, a preseason All-American in the frontcourt, and another former five-star prospect running point.While the Badgers are fully healthy, the Cougars may not be. BYU is potentially down two of its starters, and that opens up a golden opportunity for UW to put a gold star on its resume before Thanksgiving. It is an opportunity most college basketball teams cannot afford to give up.Join today’s episode of Talkin’ Badgers to find out who’s in, who’s out, and why this November matchup could mean so much for Wisconsin come tournament time.*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

When the Wisconsin Badgers took to Barry Alvarez Field inside Camp Randall Stadium against the Washington Huskies, Luke Fickell had earned three votes of confidence from Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh. Still, he had yet to earn one from Badgers fans. Under Fickell’s stewardship, Wisconsin football had lost six consecutive games, had not beaten a Big Ten foe in over a year, and was 0-9 against ranked opponents.With 60 minutes of complementary football, Fickell just might have changed some hearts and minds.“The whole locker room has been behind Coach Fick since day one,” linebacker Cooper Catalano said in a post-game interview. The Germantown native logged a game-high 19 tackles–the most by any Badgers freshman since at least 1995.Catalano and Mason Posa, both true freshmen, led the way for a classic Badgers’ victory achieved first and foremost through its defense. The duo combined for four of Wisconsin’s nine tackles for loss. “They’re just doing a great job. They’re playing the game the way it’s supposed to be played,” Fickell boasted of the pairing thrust into the starting lineup due, in part, to injuries. “They have that energy. They bring that energy. They have a communication side to them, too. There’s some natural–I don’t want to say alpha but–there’s some natural things that you don’t teach.”As the late hours on Saturday turned to the early hours on Sunday, Talkin’ Badgers went live to break down the Catalano, Posa, backup punter/unexpected leading passer Sean West, and the fourth-string turned gutsy go-to-guy Carter Smith of it all.*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

A third of the college football regular season remains unplayed, but University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh has seen enough. McIntosh has decided that, even if Wisconsin football finishes 2-10, Luke Fickell will be the Wisconsin Badgers’ head coach in 2026.BadgerNotes columnist Seamus Rohrer, who declared on September 20th, 2025, that it was time “to move on from Luke Fickell,” disagrees with McIntosh’s decision, calling it “the definition of insanity.” Nevertheless, Rohrer is “not surprised” by the news.“I think the writing was on the wall. I think that we understood that the buyout, especially in the neighborhood of – what, $27 million? – was really steep.” Rohrer explained on Talkin’ Badgers, “I think we understood that McIntosh and his legacy are pretty directly tied to Fickell. I think we also understood that this is not a great year to get into the coaching market, the coaching carousel.”Listen to Rohrer and host Kedrick Stumbris analyze where Wisconsin goes from here, what the “intention” of increased investment can and cannot fix, and the sticky situation the Badgers now find themselves in to assess Fickell’s job performance before 2027.*Read Seamus's Film Room breakdown of the Oregon game*Read Seamus's column and interview with Mason Posa*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Four games remain on the 2025 Wisconsin football schedule, but you would not know it from the headlines coming out of Madison. On a bombshell news day, University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh quashed any speculation on Luke Fickell’s job security, indicating that the Badgers head coach will return to the sideline of Barry Alvarez Field in 2026.“Coach Fickell has had my confidence throughout the season,” McIntosh said. “And we’ve had many, many conversations about how this season, and some of the challenges that we’ve faced have gone.”Those challenges–including a six-game losing streak, a 0-9 record against ranked opponents, and an empty trophy case–have not deterred McIntosh at any turn from expressing support for the head coach hired during McIntosh’s second year on the job. In the past 47 days, the former offensive lineman, now Director of Athletics, has issued three public statements supporting Fickell.As news broke, Talkin’ Badgers went live to discuss the news of Fickell’s return, the promise of additional resources to the Wisconsin football program, and the highly-touted “alignment” between the Office of the Chancellor down to the assistant coaches.*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

It has not yet translated to wins on the field, but Wisconsin football head coach Luke Fickell believes his team is moving in the right direction. “Internally, we are seeing a growth; it’s a little bit harder to see externally,” Fickell said two-thirds of the way through his third season at the helm of the Wisconsin Badgers. Week-to-week, month-to-month, season-to-season, that internal growth has not shown up. Now, staring down the barrel of a disastrous season in terms of wins and losses, statistical production, and to generate buy-in among a fanbase longing for something to cling to, Fickell is considering a change at quarterback. The Talkin’ Badgers After Dark crew reconvenes to break down Fickell’s odd comments, what it means for the culture in year three, and why Wisconsin has been incapable of getting opposing offenses to cough up the ball.Plus, stick around for a palette cleanser as the guys discuss why Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Greg Gard is “excited about what this team isn’t.”*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Bye weeks in college football are well known for creating more opportunities for up-and-coming talent. With six consecutive losses in the rearview mirror, Wisconsin football head coach Luke Fickell seems to be leaving no stone unturned. At his weekly press conference, Fickell said true freshman Carter Smith is ‘in the mix’ to start this week against the Washington Huskies.The potential switch comes amid seemingly endless questions about the availability of injured players, not just for UW’s quarterbacks but for impact players throughout the lineup. Eight of Wisconsin’s projected Week 1 starters did not play against the Oregon Ducks. No position group has seen more consistent inconsistency than the offensive line. In eight games, the Badgers have trotted out seven different starting fives on the OL.Talkin’ Badgers breaks down the latest injury updates shared by Fickell, including three season-ending injuries, and how it impacts the four regular-season games remaining. Plus, what has been the Wisconsin offense’s biggest Achilles heel: the quarterback or the bodies in front of him?*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

With the Wisconsin basketball preseason finally in the rearview mirror, the Wisconsin Badgers play a meaningful game tonight inside the Kohl Center. Before UW takes on the Campbell Fighting Camels, get caught up on what we know about the season to come with Talkin’ Badgers.With the expectation of being a team to finish in the top half of a loaded Big Ten, Badgers head coach Greg Gard will be challenged to find a way to connect more new faces than ever before. If he manages to do so, UW’s talented starting five and frisky bench rotation could make a deep run in March. Listen before tonight’s season-opening tip to learn the questions facing Wisconsin’s defense, the inexperienced frontcourt, and preseason All-Big Ten honoree John Blackwell in a Badgers basketball season unlike any before it.It will be a long four months until March, but if you blink, you might just miss something amazing inside the Kohl Center this Winter.*Wisconsin basketball roundtable preview*Every Badgers basketball player previewed in quotes*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Fans of all kinds of Wisconsin sports saw their other favorite teams outscore the Wisconsin football team in October. In four games, including two in which the Wisconsin Badgers failed to score any points, the UW offense managed to put a meager 17 points on the board. Wisconsin scored a touchdown in the first quarter of its first game in October and did not find the end zone again until the final quarter of its final game of the month.A couple of young defensive standouts limited the damage in the final scoring margin, but questions surrounding Luke Fickell’s tenure remain. Clock management miscues against the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks provided further data points for a larger trend: Fickell’s ultra-conservative approach yields disappointing results week after week.The Talkin’ Badgers After Dark crew reconvenes to break down the scoring output of various football, baseball, volleyball, and hockey teams. Plus, a brief recap of the Wisconsin basketball preseason.*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

NCAA rule changes have brought the college basketball preseason out from behind the closed doors of so-called “secret scrimmages.” On Friday, Wisconsin basketball gets its season unofficially underway in its first-ever public preseason exhibition against a high-major opponent. Greg Gard and the new-look Wisconsin Badgers are headed to Milwaukee to take on the Oklahoma Sooners. Both Gard and OU head coach Porter Moser have brand-new rosters loaded with transfer portal talent, ready to take the court inside Fiserv Forum. After UW’s annual Red-White scrimmage, what, if anything, was revealed about Wisconsin’s overhauled team? Can the Badgers continue their three-point shooting prowess? Will the defense hold up with all the new moving pieces?Plus, what Oklahoma Sooners players should Wisconsin Badgers fans know heading into the matchup? Moser has re-tooled his roster with a slew of high-major contributors from around the country, including the original NIL wunderkind, former Miami Hurricanes guard Nigel Pack.*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Kedrick Stumbris is joined by hythloday1 of Addicted to Quack to break down the upcoming matchup between the Wisconsin Badgers and Oregon Ducks. Last season, Wisconsin football led Oregon by a touchdown through three quarters, but ultimately fell a field goal short of knocking off the then-undefeated and top-ranked Ducks. Now, the path to a potential upset appears much more daunting as UW sits at the bottom of the conference standings, winless in Big Ten play through four games, and 2-5 overall. Hythloday1, Managing Editor of the Oregon Ducks-focused site Addicted to Quack, helps make sense of the Oregon side of the primetime matchup. Hythloday provides insight into what makes the Ducks’ offense, led by quarterback Dante Moore, tick, the Xs and Os of head coach Dan Lanning’s defense, and the sometimes head-scratching strategic decisions made by the UO staff. You can also find Hythloday1 and special guest Kedrick on “It Never Rains on this Podcast” for a breakdown of where Wisconsin’s roster stands amidst a slew of injuries. *Follow Hythloday1 on Twitter/X or Bluesky*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Dillon Graff and Kedrick Stumbris return from Big Ten basketball media days flush with quotes, handshakes, and interviews from college basketball players and coaches across the conference. Most importantly, they return with the biggest storylines for Wisconsin basketball entering the season. Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard led an offensive revolution in Madison last season, but the Badgers seem to think they are just getting started. Players and coaches are eager to say UW will push the tempo even faster, shoot more threes, and score more points this year. Despite how high-flying the Wisconsin Badgers were offensively last year, there is a compelling case to be made that Wisconsin will again be led by its offense rather than its defense. Gard has been excellent on the recruiting trail lately. Between standout portal additions such as John Tonje, Nick Boyd, and Austin Rapp, the two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year has established himself as a player-acquisition aficionado. Braeden Carrington might be a sleeper addition for the Badgers this year, the 2025 freshman class could be Gard’s best yet, and the UW head coach is “really focused a lot” on a 2027 class that features four top-100 players from the state of Wisconsin. *Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Despite losing by two touchdowns to the Michigan Wolverines, Wisconsin football undoubtedly put together its most complete on-field performance of the season. A mostly average offensive performance and an above-average defensive performance inspired some confidence in the Wisconsin Badgers. Head coach Luke Fickell, however, continues to make puzzling in-game decisions. Talkin’ Badgers breaks down the year-over-year trends for the third year UW head coach, who appears to be getting even more conservative in game management. Middleton Middle School head coach Ryan Eilers offers his expert analysis after compiling a 1-4-2 record with the Cardinals. In Wisconsin’s upcoming matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Badgers look outmatched in the first three phases. Perhaps, they have an advantage in the fourth phase after using the 42 points surrendered last year to Iowa as a rallying cry all year long. In a classic Big Ten West matchup, do the Wisconsin Badgers need to build a roof over Camp Randall Stadium to get a victory?*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell is headed to Ann Arbor in hopes of getting his first-ever win over a ranked opponent with Wisconsin football. Michigan is stout on both its offensive and defensive lines. Join the Talkin’ Badgers crew as they attempt to concoct the recipe for a Badgers upset of the Wolverines. Following Fickell in the never-ending battle against expectations is Greg Gard. In his eleventh season at the helm of Wisconsin basketball, Gard underwent a late offseason staff shakeup, replacing Kirk Penney, the “offensive coordinator,” with Brad Davison as Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Plus, some insider perspective on the coaching change after conversations with Gard and Davison at Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball practice.*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Their young quarterbacks’ hips will tie the Michigan Wolverines and Wisconsin Badgers for the next few years. Carter Smith joined Wisconsin football after seeing the writing on the wall in Ann Arbor that read, “Bryce Underwood is coming.” The five-star freshman QB has excelled for Michigan thus far and hopes to lead his team to a victory over Wisconsin on Saturday. Smith will likely not be on the field for Wisconsin, but the question of who will start at quarterback for the Badgers remains up in the air. What is not in question, however, is the effectiveness of the Wolverines’ ground game.Wisconsin has one of the stoutest rush defenses in the country, but Michigan has one of the most effective rushing offenses in the country. The Wolverines have disrupted opposing passing attacks with 14 sacks through four games, and Wisconsin has struggled in pass protection. Kellen Voss of Maize n Brew joins Talkin’ Badgers to preview the ins and outs of the Michigan Wolverines, what the Wisconsin Badgers must do to give themselves a chance at the upset, and to give his assessment from afar on the state of the Badgers under head coach Luke Fickell. *Watch on YouTube*Follow Kellen Voss!*Read Kellen's articles for Maize n Brew*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

In the hours following the first-ever Wisconsin football loss to the Maryland Terrapins, Seamus Rohrer came to a definitive conclusion: he has seen enough. In a pair of columns this week, Rohrer explains why he believes the Wisconsin Badgers need to move on from Luke Fickell, and grades the performance of UW’s position groups, coaches, and fans one-third of the way through the season. Although things have been disappointing in Madison, there are still some bright spots of young talent on the roster. Rohrer joins Talkin’ Badgers for his weekly feature on “Seamus Says,” to preview his column, defend his arguments, and give Wisconsin fans a bit of hope that the Badgers could pull a surprising upset after the bye.*Watch on YouTube*Read: Wisconsin football needs to move on from Luke Fickell*Read: Grading Wisconsin football at the bye week*Follow Seamus Rohrer*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Despite entering the season with low expectations for Wisconsin football, the Talkin’ Badgers After Dark crew was shocked by the disaster inside Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. Without concrete answers available, an hour of soul-searching ensued. The Wisconsin Badgers have big questions to answer, but the program’s first-ever loss to the Maryland Terrapins should not be left in the rearview mirror. From the offensive line to the defensive secondary, there was plenty of blame to be assigned after the 27-10 defeat. Ultimately, the buck stops with the head coach in a major college football program. A sixth-consecutive Big Ten loss has left Wisconsin at a crossroads. Self-imposed lofty expectations have left the Badgers to oversell and underdeliver. Nonetheless, financial realities leave UW with no easy path forward.In the short term, that path still includes two-thirds of the 2025 college football season to play. Those eight games are crucial data points in evaluating Wisconsin’s coaching staff, players, and fan support.*Watch on YouTube*Follow Dillon Graff*Follow Brandon Cooper*Follow Ryan Eilers*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

Even without speaking himself this week, Luke Fickell’s job security continues to dominate conversations. Cam Wilhorn of Wisconsin Badgers OnSI returns to Talkin' Badgers as the fallout continues after Wisconsin's 27-10 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. Wilhorn assesses what he sees as the worst aspects of the Wisconsin football roster. From the offensive line to the secondary, the Badgers have disappointed through four games. At least one position group, however, has been a welcome surprise. Plus, what did the players say after Saturday's disappointing result? Wilhorn shares the perspective of a couple of Badgers veterans who will be relied upon to provide leadership as Wisconsin has no choice but to "pound the rock" through the Luke Fickell era. *Follow Cam Wilhorn*Read Cam Wilhorn's articles for Wisconsin Badgers OnSI*Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe

The last time Wisconsin football had as few yards per rush as they did in their 27-10 loss, its head coach did not coach another football game at UW. Wisconsin’s 1.45 yards per carry on Saturday were the fewest in the Luke Fickell era, and its total 61 yards on the ground were the second-fewest of Fickell’s tenure in Madison. With a bye week upcoming, Wisconsin Badgers fans now have ample time to voice their opinions before Fickell has the chance to coach another game for Wisconsin. Talkin’ Badgers went live late Saturday evening to give fans a voice in that conversation. Between comments, viewers in the live chat, and a special listener call-in, Wisconsin fans sounded off on the state of the Wisconsin football program. *Watch on YouTube*Join Bucky's Burrow!*Follow Kedrick on Bluesky or the website formerly known as Twitter*Follow the podcast on Twitter/XWe appreciate you taking the time to read our work at BadgerNotes.com. Your support means the world to us and has helped us become the leading source for independent Wisconsin Badgers coverage. Get full access to Badgernotes at www.badgernotes.com/subscribe