Badger Blitz

1 month 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.

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

The Wisconsin coaching staff handed out a number of new offers across the country during the current live contact period (April 15 through May 24). And while the bulk of the scholarships have gone out to underclassmen, the Badgers have also targeted a handful of rising seniors with official visits right around the corner. Following are new offers for UW in the 2026 class and how they could impact a group that currently has seven commitments.

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

Wisconsin adds transfer portal wide receiver Dekel CrowdusDekel Crowdus, a transfer portal wide out who played this past season at Hawaii, is now a Wisconsin Badger.

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

Wisconsin closed spring camp last month with eight scholarship receivers on the roster. That number will grow to nine this summer with the addition of Dekel Crowdus, a transfer portal wide out who played this past season at Hawaii. Crowdus, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior, will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Badgers. Kansas, Arkansas and West Virginia, among others, were also involved in his recruitment this spring in the portal.

1 month ago | wisconsin.rivals.com | Seamus Rohrer |Jon McNamara

As programs wrap up spring camps, players get sent home for the summer and the days get progressively warmer, we've reached the precipice of one of the most crucial times in the football recruiting calendar: official visit season. Over the next two months, Wisconsin will host dozens of uncommitted prospects as it looks to fill out the bulk of its 2026 recruiting class. At this time last cycle, Wisconsin had nine verbal commitments in its 2025 class.