Wisconsin
Wisconsin Starting From Scratch After Incredible Streak Ends
Wisconsin football has always been a model of consistency, and had 22 consecutive winning seasons — until yesterday. The Badgers’ loss to Minnesota sends them to a 5-7 record and a sub-.500 record for the first time since 2001. And while Wisconsin was never competing for national championships, they could always be counted on as a tough team to beat. Not in 2024.
Wisconsin had owned the second-longest streak of winning seasons, behind only Boise State, who has 26 straight seasons. That all came crashing down on Friday night, along with countless other reasons to forget 2024…
A quick summary of Wisconsin’s second season under Luke Fickell: no bowl game for the first time in 23 years, an empty trophy case in rivalry games, and losing the Axe in college football’s most-played rivalry.
— Dillon Graff (@DillonGraff) November 29, 2024
Not only did that streak end, so too did the 22-year bowl streak (unless by some miracle they get an invite at 5-7.) After reaching 5-2, it seemed all but certain the Badgers could squeeze out one more win over their last five, but everything fell apart down the stretch.
Wisconsin also went 0-3 in trophy games this season, losing to Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota during a five-game losing streak to end the season. It was a hard reality to face, especially for seniors.
Luke Fickell extended his losing streak against ranked opponents to 0-6 since taking over the head coaching job at Wisconsin as well. Things won’t get any easier in 2025 either with Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama and Michigan on the schedule.
Overall, what could’ve gone wrong, went wrong. It’s been a season to forget, but with so many streaks and traditions coming to an end, it will be hard to put this one out of memory.
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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On the scene in the morning
What we know:
Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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