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Northwestern football falls to Wisconsin at home

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1 year ago

October 19, 2024

Northwestern football falls to Wisconsin at home

With less than a minute left in the first half of Saturday’s matchup with Wisconsin, Northwestern found itself with first and 15 on its own eight-yard line, looking to gain any semblance of momentum.

As redshirt sophomore quarterback Jack Lausch dropped back to pass, linebacker John Pius got home for a strip sack, giving the visitors the ball on the three-yard line. On the very next play, Cade Yacamelli rushed for a score, leaving coach David Braun’s squad with a 14 point deficit to overcome in the final 30 minutes.

The Wildcats (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten) had a slew of miscues en route to their 23-3 loss to Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) on Saturday in their final lakeside game of the season.

“We knew a good football team was coming in here, and (we) did not perform to our standard,” Braun said. “The way we performed today was not a positive reflection on the way that I had the team prepared to go.”

Despite having one of its best outings last week against Maryland, the Northwestern offense could not find much in the air or on the ground, gaining a total of 209 yards.

NU was forced to punt on its first two possessions of the game , but the defense came ready to play. Graduate student defensive back Coco Azema picked off Braedyn Locke in the first quarter , giving the Wildcats the ball at their own 42-yard line . The passing defense was stout all game, surrendering just 160 yards through the air.

“In the back end we kind of pride ourselves on being good versus the pass,” Azema said. “I feel like we had some pretty good disguises that kind of deterred some throws.”

The takeaway ultimately led to nothing, as a short run and two incomplete passes forced a three-and-out for the ’Cats on a drive that saw graduate student wide receiver A.J. Henning suffer an upper-body injury that knocked him out of the game.

“There are certainly some things in our gameplan that are very tailored to his skillset,” Braun said. “Losing a guy like him starts to chip away at that depth in the wide receiver room.”

Despite playing each other closely for most of the quarter, the Badgers broke the deadlock on the second play of the second quarter . Locke rushed eight yards on an option play to put the Badgers up by seven.

NU looked to respond on the next drive, moving the ball all the way to Wisconsin’s 10-yard line, but the ’Cats suffered another special teams miscue: NU trotted out redshirt junior punter Luke Akers to try a 28 yard field goal, but his attempt was blocked by Badger defensive lineman Ben Barten .

On the ensuing drive, redshirt junior defensive lineman Jaiden Cameron recorded a blocked kick of his own.

The team’s traded punts until Lausch’s costly fumble late in the second quarter allowed Wisconsin to extend its lead.

“In hindsight … (we) probably should have changed our tune and at least handed the ball off after that five yard penalty,” Braun said.

After forcing a Wisconsin punt on the first drive of the new half, the NU offense put together a 13 play drive that resulted in an Akers field goal from 26 yards out.

The ’Cats conjured up a sign of hope after a strip sack on the following drive by graduate student linebacker Greyson Metz , but a three-and-out and a three-yard receiving touchdown by Tucker Ashcraft gave the Badgers an 18 point lead.

In what looked like a now or never situation for NU, the Badgers’ defense came up big again at the start of the fourth quarter, sacking Lausch in his own endzone for a safety to make the score 23-3.

From there, Wisconsin was content to run out the clock for most of the fourth quarter, gaining 68 yards on the ground in that period, and the Badgers became the latest team to best the ’Cats in their temporary stadium.

“(Wisconsin) got after us today,” Braun said. “They outplayed us.”

NU will look to regain its offensive footing next Saturday at Iowa.

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How John Blackwell’s game-winner happened, other takeaways from Wisconsin’s win

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January 14, 2026

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How John Blackwell’s game-winner happened, other takeaways from Wisconsin’s win

Braeden Carrington’s hot shooting against former school helps Badgers fend off Minnesota

John Blackwell hit a game-winning three-pointer to give Wisconsin a 78-75 victory over Minnesota.
Guard Braeden Carrington scored a career-high 21 points against his former team.
The Badgers had to “keep fighting” after again falling into a double-digit deficit.

MINNEAPOLIS – John Blackwell imagined the moment for a long time, going back to his childhood in the Detroit suburbs.

“I always think about it,” said Blackwell, who grew up as a fan of Jordan Poole and Michigan. “I was doing the runaway. I’m running away from my teammates, trying to see if they can catch me.”

All he was missing was hitting the game-winner. Well, that was until Jan. 13 when his Wisconsin Badgers were tied with Minnesota with 4.6 seconds remaining. That’s when he pulled up for a deep hesitation 3-pointer and hit it to clinch a thrilling 78-75 victory over the Gophers – and celebrate like how Poole famously did eight years earlier.

BOX SCORE: Wisconsin 78, Minnesota 75

“Go get the ball, keep your head up and go get a shot up,” Blackwell said, looking back at a lesson he learned at an early age. “So that’s what I did. And then I just went to my go-to move, hesi-three. And honestly, it looked good when it came off the hands.”

The game-winning buzzer-beater – the first for Wisconsin since Bronson Koenig’s shot in the second round of the 2016 NCAA tournament – capped off a roller-coaster win that included plenty of ups and downs for the Badgers. Here are three takeaways from the win:

Why Wisconsin (wisely) did not use a timeout before John Blackwell’s game-winner

Wisconsin walked away from Williams Arena with a win while leaving two timeouts on the table. Greg Gard said he did not plan on using one on the last play “as long as we have enough time and it felt like we were in motion,” and obviously Blackwell proved that 4.6 seconds was enough time.

“Obviously we always talk about trying to advance it and shoot it with your momentum toward the rim. So as long as I felt he had some space – which he did, he had the defense in retreat, had them backpedaling – [we could] put the ball in your really good player’s hands and let them make a decision.”

The resulting shot attempt from that, Gard said, is “going to be as good as any shot you’re going to get.”

“If I take a timeout with four seconds, five seconds to go, they’re going to set their defense,” Gard said. “Each situation is different. You just read and kind of get a feel for what the floor looks like when the ball does go in. And if you can catch them on a scattered floor, that’s typically the best way to attack in those situations.”

Gard indicated he was planning to use a timeout after Nolan Winter’s pair of free throws with about 12 seconds remaining. But Winter missed both free throws, keeping UW’s lead at three and voiding any opportunity to call a timeout.

“I thought we played in retreat too much,” Gard said.

Then Minnesota’s Cade Tyson hit the game-tying 3-pointer that Blackwell memorably turned into a moot point seconds later.

Braeden Carrington provided game-changing spark in homecoming

Wisconsin guard Braeden Carrington’s return to Williams Arena featured anything but a warm welcome.

The Minnesota fans in attendance at Williams Arena immediately booed the ex-Gopher guard when he first came off the bench at the 13:33 mark in the first half. The Minnesota crowd continued booing him throughout the game when he touched the ball.

“If you’re going to boo me, I got to talk back,” Carrington recalled telling friends who still are at Minnesota. “I can’t just let it happen.”

Carrington answered the Minnesota-cold reception with some hot shooting that led to a career-best performance and undoubtedly changed the dynamics of the game. His 21 points came on 7-of-12 3-point shooting, and he was only one 3-pointer short of tying the UW single-game record. He also had five rebounds.

Three of Carrington’s 3-pointers were part of a critical three-minute stretch that drastically changed the momentum of the game. Wisconsin went on a 14-0 run – with all 14 points coming from either Carrington or Blackwell – to turn a 57-52 deficit into a 66-57 lead.

“We shot some heat-check ones,” Blackwell said. “But I think when we get good looks like that, me and BC are confident shooters. … BC had it rolling. And it’s my job as the lead point guard out there when Nick [Boyd] was on the bench was to try to find him, and he stepped up and knocked the shots down.”

Wisconsin ‘had to keep fighting’ amid another double-digit deficit

Wisconsin’s win at Minnesota, Blackwell said, “never was going to be easy.”

“We just had to keep fighting,” Blackwell said.

That fight helped the Badgers come back to win after trailing double-digits for the second time in a four-day stretch. After overcoming a 14-point deficit against then-No. 1 Michigan on Jan. 10, UW found itself in an 11-point deficit early in the second half against Minnesota on Jan. 13.

The big deficit appeared to have a couple culprits. UW did not score at all in the last five minutes of the first half and had four turnovers in the last four minutes of the half.

Even more noticeably, Wisconsin’s defense was lacking as Minnesota capitalized on several easy looks from close range. The Gophers scored 22 of their 35 first-half points in the paint.

“We just took it on the chin and got better in the second half, and we shut off the things that they were getting so easy,” Blackwell said. “We stuck to the plan that coaches set for us and then trusted each other at the end.”

The Badgers’ second-half defense still was not perfect. In fact, Minnesota averaged more points per possession in the second half (1.290) than in the first (1.167) although more of those second-half points were either from the 3-point line or free-throw line.

“We haven’t been perfect by any stretch, but we have grown in our connectiveness and in our collective fight,” Gard said.

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Badgers top transfer edge target is heading elsewhere

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January 13, 2026

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Badgers top transfer edge target is heading elsewhere

The Wisconsin Badgers transfer portal hopes suffered a blow late Monday night as Oklahoma State transfer Wendell Gregory committed to the Kansas State Wildcats.

Gregory, an All-Big 12 selection as a redshirt freshman in 2025, was one of the best edge rushers in the transfer portal and one of the best overall players available this offseason. He accumulated 32 pressures, four sacks, and 19 stops, while having a pass-rush win rate over 17 percent, a top mark in college football.

He had gotten significant interest in the transfer portal, including from Texas Tech, Texas, Missouri, Kansas State, and Wisconsin. The Badgers impressively got him on a visit to campus, but he ultimately visited Texas and Kansas State afterwards before committing to the Wildcats.

Gregory was the highest-rated edge transfer remaining in the portal, according to On3, and is heading to his third school in three years after transferring from South Carolina to Oklahoma State following his true freshman season.

With Gregory not heading to Madison, the Badgers are still in search of one more edge rusher that could help this team in 2026. Wisconsin did pick up a commitment from Arkansas edge Justus Boone, but he profiles more as a run-stopper on the inside at 6’5, 290 pounds, potentially filling the Darryl Peterson role.

They also got Tennessee freshman edge transfer Jayden Loftin, for whom the Badgers were a finalist in the Class of 2025, getting an official visit in his recruitment before he committed to the Volunteers. Loftin redshirted his freshman year, recovering from a torn ACL he sustained during his senior year of high school.

Those two additions join Sebastian Cheeks, Nicolas Clayton, Tyreese Fearbry, Micheal Garner, Jaylen Williams, Samuel Lateju, and Yahya Gaad as Wisconsin’s outside linebacker group in 2026 so far.

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Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Jan. 12, 2026

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January 13, 2026

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Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Jan. 12, 2026

The Wisconsin Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 12, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 12 drawing

05-27-45-56-59, Powerball: 04, Power Play: 2

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Jan. 12 drawing

Midday: 1-6-6

Evening: 3-2-6

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Jan. 12 drawing

Midday: 2-2-8-3

Evening: 6-9-0-3

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Winning All or Nothing numbers from Jan. 12 drawing

Midday: 06-09-10-12-13-15-17-18-20-21-22

Evening: 05-07-09-10-11-13-17-18-19-20-22

Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Badger 5 numbers from Jan. 12 drawing

14-16-21-28-30

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Winning SuperCash numbers from Jan. 12 drawing

07-09-25-32-34-35, Doubler: N

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

Prizes up to $599: Can be claimed at any Wisconsin Lottery retailer.
Prizes from $600 to $199,999: Can be claimed in person at a Lottery Office. By mail, send the signed ticket and a completed claim form available on the Wisconsin Lottery claim page to: Prizes, PO Box 777 Madison, WI 53774.
Prizes of $200,000 or more: Must be claimed in person at the Madison Lottery office. Call the Lottery office prior to your visit: 608-261-4916.

Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?

No, according to the Wisconsin Lottery. Due to the state’s open records laws, the lottery must, upon request, release the name and city of the winner. Other information about the winner is released only with the winner’s consent.

When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Super Cash: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 3 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 3 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 4 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 4 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
All or Nothing (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
All or Nothing (Evening): 9 p.m. CT daily.
Megabucks: 9:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
Badger 5: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.

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