Benjamin Worgull

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@BadgerBlitz Senior Writer | Covering Wisconsin Athletics since 2004 | Previously USA Today, 247sports, Fox Sports, AP, State Journal | Austin 3:16

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Articles

John Blackwell Returning to Wisconsin for Junior Season

1 week ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull

MADISON, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin has its point guard back. After going through the NBA Draft process to assess his professional readiness, guard John Blackwell announced he will return to the Badgers for his junior season, putting their all-conference player back into their rotation. It was a popular opinion that the 6-4 Blackwell would return. He didn't appear as a first-round pick in mock drafts and was rarely mentioned as a fringe second-round selection.
Former Wisconsin Offensive Lineman Joe Huber Signs with Minnesota Vikings

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

Former University of Wisconsin offensive lineman Joe Huber's versatility has earned him an NFL opportunity. After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft, Huber quickly signed a free agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings, who were limited on draft picks and needed help on the interior of the offensive line. After selecting Ohio State offensive guard Donovan Jackson with the 24th overall pick, the Vikings didn't have another pick until the third round.
Wisconsin safety Hunter Wohler selected in Round 7 by Indianapolis Colts

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

The University of Wisconsin saw one of its homegrown players put the program on the board in the 2025 NFL Draft. A steady contributor to the Badgers' secondary during his four-year career, safety Hunter Wohler was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in Round 7. With the annual draft happening in Green Bay, Wohler's name was read two hours north of where the 6-2 safety starred in high school and two hours northeast of where Wohler developed into an all-conference defensive back.
Wisconsin OL Jack Nelson Picked in Round 7 by the Atlanta Falcons

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

Jack Nelson is the next addition to the University of Wisconsin's proud NFL offensive line tradition. After starting four seasons in the trenches for the Badgers, the Stoughton, Wis., native became the program's latest NFL draftee when the Atlanta Falcons selected him with the 218th pick in the Seventh Round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday in Green Bay. Nelson's selection marks the seventh straight draft where Wisconsin has seen at least one offensive lineman selected.
Braeden Carrington Ready To Have Fun Playing For the Wisconsin Badgers

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

Braeden Carrington knew his hardware wasn't going to mean much at the Big Ten level. The 6-4 Brooklyn Park, MN, native was entering his freshman season at the University of Minnesota as the state's Mr. Basketball winner, averaging 17.8 points per game for a school that went 31-1 and won the 2022 4A state title. But joining a team with established scorers like Jamison Battle, Dawson Garcia, and others, Carrington knew the quickest way to earn minutes was to embrace things other than scoring.
NFL Draft Preview: Badgers Ready to Play the Waiting Game

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

MADISON, Wis. - After months of workouts, interviews, and stress, hundreds of former college athletes are now sitting to play the waiting game. The longer the wait goes, the higher level of stress, anxiety, nervousness, and possibly a touch of frustration exponentially grows. It's a roller coaster of emotions that former University of Wisconsin punter Brad Nortman still vividly remembers 13 years later.
Wisconsin's Andrew Rohde Prioritizes Winning Above Everything Else

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Benjamin Worgull

MADISON, Wis. - One of the lasting high school memories of Andrew Rohde was the senior doing all he could offensively to try to win a second state championship with Brookfield Central. A first-team all-state selection and one of the more dynamic scorers in the state that season, Rohde was the engineer for one of the WIAA State Tournament's most impressive comebacks and did everything in his scoring arsenal to come close to delivering a second state championship the following night.
Coach: Wisconsin's Andrew Rohde Prioritizes Winning Above Everything Else

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

MADISON, Wis. - One of the lasting high school memories of Andrew Rohde was the senior doing all he could offensively to try to win a second state championship with Brookfield Central. A first-team all-state selection and one of the more dynamic scorers in the state that season, Rohde was the engineer for one of the WIAA State Tournament's most impressive comebacks and did everything in his scoring arsenal to come close to delivering a second state championship the following night.
Wisconsin's Nick Boyd Navigated the Portal with a 37-year College Coaching Veteran

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

MADISON, Wis. - College coaches use many methods to evaluate talent, but Fred Hill felt he found one that served him well more often than not. For 37 years as a college assistant and head coach, Hill would go into a scouting assignment and ponder who the prospect he was there to watch reminded him of. He believed that would help him decipher if that player had the right intangibles to be successful.
Forward Xavier Amos Becomes Latest Badgers Player Entering Transfer Portal

2 months ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Benjamin Worgull |Jon McNamara

MADISON, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin hit the lottery last offseason when the transfer portal produced John Tonje, who emerged from relative obscurity to become a first-team All-Big Ten selection and second-team All-American. The other two players the Badgers added from the portal? Not so much.