Topical Alert Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard 'home' in Madison, not drawn to other jobs yet COLTEN BARTHOLOMEW Jan 1, 2020 Jan 1, 2020 Updated Jan 5, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PASADENA, Calif. — Jim Leonhard has been through this before.kAm%96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== E62>’D 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C A:4<D FA @? E96 492EE6C DFCC@F?5:?8 9:> 2D 2 A@E6?E:2= 9625 4@249 ;FDE 2D 96 962C5 A6@A=6 E2=< FA 9:D 23:=:E:6D 2D 2 A=2J6C 5FC:?8 9:D }u{ 42C66C]k^Am Leonhard kAmx? 9:D E9:C5 J62C 2D 4@@C5:?2E@C[ {6@?92C5’D 5676?D6 C2?<D :? E96 E@A E6? :? E96 u@@E32== q@H= $F35:G:D:@? :? 2 ?F>36C @7 <6J DE2E:DE:4D] t?E6C:?8 E96 #@D6 q@H= 282:?DE }@] f ~C68@?[ }@] `` &( C2?<D D64@?5 :? E9:C5\5@H? 5676?D6 W]af` 4@?G6CD:@? C2E6X[ 6:89E9 :? E@E2= 5676?D6 Wahb]d J2C5D 2==@H65 A6C 82>6X 2?5 `_E9 D4@C:?8 5676?D6 W`e]` A@:?ED A6C 82>6 2==@H65X]k^Am kAm%92E <:?5 @7 AC@5F4E:@? 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Badgers must corral Oregon senior quarterback Justin Herbert in Rose Bowl Oregon senior quarterback Justin Herbert could have been a high pick in the 2019 NFL draft, but elected to stay in college and now leads the D…
Jack Coan's roots in lacrosse serve him well as Badgers' quarterback Badgers quarterback Jack Coan excelled as a lacrosse player in high school in Sayville, New York.
From Amherst to Pasadena, Badgers' Tyler Biadasz, Garrett Groshek share special journey Wednesday's Rose Bowl vs. Oregon might be the final game together for the redshirt juniors from central Wisconsin.
Outside linebackers Tyler Johnson, Christian Bell become factors in limited appearances Tyler Johnson and Christian Bell are in the mix for a front seven that has to find a way to slow down Oregon's strong running attack in the Rose Bowl.
'It's all coming full circle:' Badgers' Jack Sanborn set to face Oregon, his father's alma mater Paul Sanborn, who died when Jack was 4, was an offensive lineman for the Ducks from 1980 to '82.
UW's Barry Alvarez dismisses the notion that Rose Bowl means less since advent of College Football Playoff “Anybody who would say that has never been involved in football in any capacity,” says UW's athletic director, who was inducted in the Rose Bo…
Badgers freshman QB Graham Mertz gains valuable experience on road to Rose Bowl UW freshman quarterback Graham Mertz made an impression with first-team practice reps throughout the season.
Tom Oates: Bowl games bring out best in Badgers coach Paul Chryst Paul Chryst, who is 4-0 in bowls as UW's coach, has found the right mix of innovation and motivation during the bowl season.
Badgers' Chris Orr poised for big finish in Rose Bowl The newly-engaged senior inside linebacker has been a game-changer for UW's defense this season.
Badgers brace for Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the Freshman Defensive Player of the Year in the Pac-12, is a game-changer with nine sacks this season.
Badgers' Jake Ferguson ready for new vantage point on Rose Bowl Ferguson, who watched grandfather Barry Alvarez coach the Badgers in the 2013 game, goes into this season's game as UW's every-down tight end.
Falling short: Wisconsin Badgers lose back-and-forth battle to Oregon Ducks in Rose Bowl It marked the fourth consecutive loss in the Rose Bowl for UW, and the first time since 2013 that the program lost its final two games of the year.
