Varsity Magazine - December 11, 2019 by Wisconsin Badgers

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ON TO THE SWEET 16 On a mission! The Badgers rush the court after sweeping UCLA in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday in the UW Field House. Wisconsin will now host the NCAA regional rounds this weekend. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON

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WHAT A CATCH! Gravity doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to affect wide receiver Quintez Cephus as he goes airborne to catch this pass against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday. Cephus finished with seven catches for 122 yards against the Buckeyes. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA

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KING’S COURT Redshirt sophomore guard Kobe King broke out with a career performance and led the way in Wisconsin’s 84-64 win over Indiana to open up Big Ten play last Saturday. King scored a career-high 24 points for the Badgers, who won their 17th straight game over the Hoosiers at the Kohl Center. PHOTO BY JOSH LEVIN

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POINTING THE WAY Senior Tiffany Clark celebrates on the court as the fourth-seeded Badgers score against Illinois State en route to winning their NCAA tournament round one match at the UW Field House. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON

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FEELING FESTIVE Team "Oh So Pine" poses for a photo during women’s hockey’s annual holiday two-on-two tournament at LaBahn Arena, a fun tradition held every year during the team’s winter break. PHOTO BY A.J. HARRISON

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DECEMBER 11, 2019 ▪ VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11

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28 BUILDING ON THE LEGACY The Rose Bowl holds special significance in Wisconsin’s football history, and this season’s Badgers are thrilled to add their own chapter to the storied legacy.

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PROOF OF POTENTIAL

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Getting a glimpse of their own potential, the Badgers will now encouragingly carry that into the Rose Bowl

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37 SWEET 16 Fourth-seeded Wisconsin hosts No. 13 Texas A&M on Friday for the NCAA Regionals at UW Field House 13

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efensive lineman Isaiahh Loudermilk is reminded of Wisconsin’s Rose Bowl history every time he parks his moped just outside the north end zone of Camp Randall Stadium. At the foot of the Lot 17 parking ramp are three large engraved rocks commemorating the Badgers’ victories in the 1994, 1999 and 2000 Rose Bowls. “Being from (Howard) Kansas and primarily a Big 12 area, I didn’t grow up watching it,” said Loudermilk. “But ever since I stepped foot in Wisconsin, the Rose Bowl is always talked about. So, I’ve got a pretty good idea of how special that game is.” Even though outside linebacker Zack Baun was raised in Wisconsin (Brown Deer), he didn’t watch much football. “But I know what the Rose Bowl means to this program and the culture,” he said. “It’s all over the walls and everywhere around Camp Randall.” In fact, for years there was a painted sign over the entrance doors to the McClain Facility that proclaimed, “The Road to the Rose Bowl begins here.” It went up shortly after Barry Alvarez arrived in 1990. “I love the Rose Bowl,” said inside linebacker Chris Orr, who remembers watching TCU edge Wisconsin, 21-19, in the 2011 game, the first of three consecutive Pasadena trips for the Badgers. Orr is from DeSoto, Texas, a

40-minute drive from the TCU campus. At the time, the Horned Frogs were recruiting his brother Nick, who verbally committed to them the following summer. Not only does Chris Orr want to help create some fresh Rose Bowl memories for Badger fans in the 2020 game against Oregon, but he just wants to get back on the field, period, after a scary helmet-to helmet collision with teammate Garrett Rand last Saturday night in Indianapolis.

“THAT’S WHAT IT REALLY CAME DOWN TO — WE BELIEVED IN EACH OTHER AND WE DIDN’T WORRY ABOUT THE OUTSIDE NOISE. EVERYONE IN THIS LOCKER ROOM WAS GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND FIGHT.” Orr was helped to the sideline during the second quarter of the Big Ten Championship Game. Despite his condition, he knew the score. At least the only score that was important to him at that moment. “It was 14-0,” said Orr who knew up from down and the Badgers were up. But after throwing and landing the early punches and taking a stunning 21-7 halftime lead over then No. 1-ranked Ohio State, the Buckeyes punched back in the third quarter and kept punching with 27 unanswered points in winning the Big Ten championship, 34-21. “A lot of people didn’t think we were going to hang in there

like that,” said safety Eric Burrell. “That’s what it really came down to — we believed in each other and we didn’t worry about the outside noise. Everyone in this locker room was going to go out there and fight.” They fought to the end. But what difference, if any, would it have made if … Starting outside linebacker Noah Burks wasn’t knocked out of the game in the first quarter with an injury. Burks had a career-high eight tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks in the first Ohio State matchup. As an edge rusher, he has been a complementary piece to Baun. “The coaches did an amazing job of scheming them and putting us in a good position — they just kind of exploited some stuff in the second half and got some big hits” said Loudermilk, who had a forced fumble and a sack. “As a team, everyone gave all they had.” They emptied the tank. But what difference, if any, would it have made if … Orr wasn’t relegated to the sidelines after that hit with Rand. In taking away his helmet (“There was no point in me risking it,” Orr agreed), the Badgers were minus their emotional catalyst and defensive leader in tackles and sacks. They missed his energy and playmaking. “The game of football is all about momentum — who has it and who doesn’t,” said Baun who, along with Jack Sanborn,

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finished with a team-high nine tackles. “Ohio State is an elite level team. They thrive on people’s mistakes and you have to be on-point in all phases of the game.” Truth is, no one will ever know for sure how much Burks and Orr might have impacted the defense’s efficiency and effectiveness against Ohio State’s explosive offense. But the Badgers were down two starters and it factored into the rotations, the pass rush and any late-game fatigue. “It was heartbreaking not being out there competing for a championship with my guys — not being able to lead from within the fight,” said Orr, who had to assume a much different role. “I tried to keep everybody’s head in the right place when things weren’t going too well for us.” It went beyond mere cheerleading and exhorting the defense to take it to another level. “Schematically,” Orr said, “I was helping people out with the little things I picked up on during the week on film and during the game. I was just trying to help out as much as I could.” During the regular season, Ohio State had scored 201 more points (224-23) and gained 1,545 more yards (2,149-604) than its opponents in the second quarter while scoring 21 or more points seven times. What did the Badgers do to limit the Buckeyes to one touchdown in the first 30 minutes? “We knew that we had to come out and be the more phys-

ical team and we did that,” Orr said. “We were winning first and second down and when we got them in third down (and long) we were able to get after the quarterback, that’s what helped us out the most.” It was playing out that way, too, on Ohio State’s first possession of the third quarter. Sanborn tackled tailback J.K. Dobbins after a 3-yard gain and quarterback Justin Fields misfired on a pass. That made it third-and-7 from the OSU 28. Get a stop. Force a punt. Retain the momentum. Instead, Fields extended a play by rolling to his left before lofting a pass to Chris Olave on a 50-yard completion which set up Ohio State’s second touchdown. “They made good plays at crucial moments when they needed to,” Orr conceded. “You definitely have got to give that to them.” Wisconsin also gave them a few gifts — a dropped punt snap,

a holding penalty on a firstdown run that gained nothing, a missed field goal — that fueled the fire in the Buckeyes, who rallied to take a 24-21 lead into the fourth quarter. But they still left the door slightly ajar for a UW comeback. After Loudermilk sacked Fields, the Badgers had Ohio State in a third-and-18 hole from its own 38. Get a stop. Force a punt. Grab back some momentum. But once again, the Buckeyes had the answer: Fields hooked up with Binjimen Victor on a 28-yard pass play that led to another touchdown. “I definitely think we got a little fatigued,” Orr suggested. “With every play, you’ve got to run so far, and there’s a physical component to it and then you’ve got to run to the other sideline to make the tackle. That’s their MO and we knew that’s what it was going to be.” Click to read more »

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WOMEN’S HOCKEY ▶ Daryl Watts enters the Badgers' winter break with an NCAA-leading 49 points. Her point tally through 20 games is the second-highest in school history behind only Meghan Hunter (54 in 20 games, 2000-01).

◀ FOOTBALL Just seven players in FBS history have rushed for 6,000 career yards. Jonathan Taylor has done it in three years, reaching 6,080 this past Saturday against Ohio State.

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49 ◀ WOMEN’S SOCCER Three Badgers — Jordyn Bloomer, Camryn Biegalski and Dani Rhodes — earned All-America honors, marking the most All-Americans women's soccer has garnered in a single season.

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MEN’S HOCKEY ▶ Five Badgers have been invited to World Junior Championship camps. If all are selected for either Team USA or Team Canada, it would match 1983 and 1980 for the most Badgers at the tournament.

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VOLLEYBALL VS. TEXAS A&M FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 ▪ 1PM UW FIELD HOUSE ▪ ESPNU After sweeping the first two rounds of NCAA tournament play, Big Ten Champion Wisconsin hosts NCAA regional action this Friday and Saturday. Fourth-seeded Wisconsin plays No. 13 Texas A&M on Friday at 1 p.m. in the UW Field House on ESPNU. If the Badgers win, they’ll face the winner of No. 5 Nebraska and No. 12 Hawai’i on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.

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Setting student-athletes up for success off the field BY MAYA SHEA ▪ UW BRAND COMMUNICATIONS

isconsin Athletics recognizes the time and effort athletes put in to balance sports, school and their daily life. For incoming freshmen, the transition into the life of a collegiate student-athlete can be overwhelming. Each year, the Career and Leadership department partners with Academic Services to coordinate Bridge, a program that provides incoming freshman student-athletes with skills and resources that will be invaluable throughout their time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Student-athletes participate in a five-toeight week Bridge program in the summer prior to their first fall semester. Students that are unable to attend these summer meetings are provided with the option of attending these workshops throughout the fall. Meetings focus on a variety of topics: academics, inclusion and engagement, community outreach, sports psychology and various other imperative life skills. In addition to these

lessons, student-athletes meet other athletes from different sports and form meaningful relationships to last a lifetime. “Bridge is about acclimating student-athletes to campus, to college level academics and to the support services throughout the athletic department, but also throughout campus,” said learning specialist Tracey Maloney. “This helps incoming student-athletes get their footing before classes begin.” “We want to make the transition to college as easy as possible. We want to be there to help every step of the way. Bridge allows us to do that.” These all-encompassing workshops have proven to be very helpful to student-athletes during their first year on campus, as well as throughout their later years as a Badger. Wisconsin Athletic knows that at the cornerstone of success is a strong support system. To learn more about our academic services and career and leadership, visit our Forward360 page on UWBadgers.com. ▪

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n very short notice, Jonathan Taylor demonstrated an admirable recall of Wisconsin football history. No sooner had the Badgers been tabbed to play in the Rose Bowl for the 10th time in program history, a decision that came down Sunday afternoon, Taylor settled in behind another set of microphones and showed his readiness for the moment. The peerless junior running back talked about Wisconsin’s “rich, deep tradition” of appearing in the fabled venue and how the historic displays in and around the Camp Randall Stadium football headquarters make “you definitely want to be able to do right by this place.” Taylor then dropped a couple bits of impressive knowledge, pointing out that it’s been 20 years since the Badgers last played in the “Granddaddy of Them All” and won in the gorgeous shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains.

“We’ll have an opportunity to etch our place in history,” he said. Indeed. The Badgers, slotted eighth in the final College Football playoff rankings, will face No. 6 Oregon on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, California. Wisconsin (10-3 overall) is coming off a 3421 loss to second-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. The Ducks (11-2) are fresh off a 37-15 victory over No. 11 Utah in the Pac-12 Conference title game. Taylor, the only back in Football Bowl Subdivision history to amass 6,000 rushing yards in just three seasons, has twice been witness to the Rose Bowl legacy at Wisconsin. In 2018, he and his teammates saw members of the 1993 team — the first from Madison to claim victory in Pasadena — celebrate their 25th anniversary reunion.

Earlier this season, he and his teammates Badgers players are asked about the Rose saw members of the 1999 squad — the first Bowl? Big Ten team in the modern era to win consec“Just the history of it,” said senior inside utive Rose Bowls — commemorate their 20th linebacker Chris Orr, who hails from DeSoto, anniversary reunion. Texas. “Great games have been played there. Taylor said getting a chance to participate Great plays have been made there.” and share in that expeJunior quarterback rience in Southern CaliJack Coan said his fornia is a gift. awareness of the Rose “ONE OF MY OLD LACROSSE COACHES, HE USED “It means a lot, espeBowl goes back to a TO ALWAYS GO TO THE ROSE BOWL AND HE USED cially because you make middle-school memory TO TELL ME, ‘ONE DAY I’M GOING TO COME WATCH the Badger alumni very growing up in Sayville, YOU PLAY,’” COAN SAID. “PRETTY AMAZING.” proud,” he said. “All they New York. want to see you do is “One of my old lasucceed, so the best we can do is have a great crosse coaches, he used to always go to the game plan, have great preparation so we can Rose Bowl and he used to tell me, ‘One day go out there and make those guys proud.” I’m going to come watch you play,’” Coan said. The Badgers have a distinctive resume where “Pretty amazing.” bowl games are concerned. They’ve qualified Senior outside linebacker Zack Baun grew for 18 straight — the longest current streak among Big Ten schools — and won a program-record five consecutive bowls. Wisconsin’s links to the Rose Bowl are even more defined. It lost its first three (1952, ’59 and ’62) before winning three in a row (1993, ’98 and ’99). The Badgers followed that up with three straight Rose Bowl appearances (2010, ’11 and ’12) that ended with one-score setbacks. Paul Chryst is the fifth Wisconsin coach to guide his club to a Rose Bowl berth — joining Ivy Williamson in 1952; Milt Bruhn in 1959 and ’62; Barry Alvarez in 1993, ’98 and ’99; and Bret Bielema in 2010, ’11 and ’12 — but is the first former Badgers player to do so. Alvarez, now the Wisconsin director of athletics, is in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (2009). So is Alan Ameche (2004), Ron Dayne (2011), Pat Richter (1994) and Ron Vander Kelen (1991). What comes to mind when current

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up in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, but confessed The matchup with Oregon is a throwback he didn’t get caught up watching bowl games to Jan. 2, 2012, when the Badgers, led by as a kid. But he does pay attention these days quarterback Russell Wilson and All-America when he moves about the football complex. running back Montee Ball, lost an up-tempo “There’s a lot of history between the Rose shootout 45-38. Bowl and Wisconsin,” he said. “You see it all Taylor, the reigning Doak Walker Award winover the walls. You see it walking down the ner who leads the nation in scoring, said he hallway. You see it up in the locker room. grew up believing the Rose Bowl is the biggest “You hear all the stobowl you could play in. ries about how much That hasn’t been diminthe Rose Bowl means to ished during his time at “THERE’S A LOT OF HISTORY BETWEEN THE the program. To be part Wisconsin. ROSE BOWL AND WISCONSIN. YOU HEAR ALL of that is just building “The Rose Bowl is THE STORIES ABOUT HOW MUCH THE ROSE on a legacy.” very special here,” said BOWL MEANS TO THE PROGRAM. TO BE PART Coan couldn’t help Taylor, who grew up in OF THAT IS JUST BUILDING ON A LEGACY.” but be struck by the celSalem, New Jersey. “To ebrations of past Rose go out there and get a Bowl winners. All had their own personalities, win would mean a lot to us.” memories and legacies. The outcome is just as important as the ride. “You see the history around this building and “It’s going to be an unbelievable experience,” you see the Rose Bowl teams coming back to Coan said. this place,” he said. “To think that could be us “One last game with the guys and this team coming back years from now would be amazing.” really means a lot,” Baun said.

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Four Added to Kohl Center Legends Walk Fans can learn more about Badgers’ storied history

our former Wisconsin student-athletes have been added to the “Legends Walk”on the first level concourse of the Kohl Center. Alando Tucker (men’s basketball), Jessie Vetter (women’s hockey), Joe Pavelski (men’s hockey) and Jolene Anderson (women’s basketball) each now have a permanent spot on the concourse inside the building where they cemented their legacies as some of the greatest performers in the facility’s history. The Kohl Center Legends Walk features permanent medallions inserted into the terrazzo concourse floor. Each medallion includes an individual’s name, years played/coached and some brief information about them. Last year coaches Jeff Sauer (men’s hockey), Jane Albright (women’s basketball) and Dick

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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (24-6, 18-2) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 25 at Michigan State W, 3-0

THIS WEEK For the fourth time in program history, Wisconsin (24-6 Overall, 18-2 B1G) hosts NCAA Regional action in the UW Field House. The fourth-seeded Badgers face off against No. 13 Texas A&M (23-7) on Friday at 1 p.m. live on ESPNU. Fifth-seeded Nebraska (26-4) takes on No. 12 Hawai’i (25-3) in the other regional semifinal at 3:30 p.m. on Friday on ESPN3. Semifinal winners play on Saturday at 5 p.m. live on ESPNU for the right to advance to the NCAA National Championship on Dec. 19 and Dec. 21 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. LAST WEEK Wisconsin advances to its 17th NCAA regional after sweeping Illinois State and UCLA in first-and-second round matches, respectively, in the Field House last weekend. The Badgers are 9-7 in the Sweet 16, including a 4-2 mark under head coach Kelly

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Oct. 30 Maryland

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Nov. 3

at Indiana

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Nov. 8

at Ohio State

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Nov. 9

at Maryland

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Sheffield. UW swept San Diego in the Champaign (Illinois) Regional in 2018.

Nov. 14 at #5 Minnesota W, 3-1 Nov. 22 Iowa

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GOOD TO KNOW Junior Molly Haggerty became the 23rd Badger to record 1,000 career kills when she hit her seventh kill of the match in the second set against UCLA on Saturday. She is the second Badger this season to hit the 1,000-kill milestone this season, following Dana Rettke, who hit the mark in October.

Nov. 24 #6 Nebraska

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Oct. 27 at Michigan

Nov. 16 Michigan State W, 3-0

Nov. 29 at #7 Penn State L, 2-3 Nov. 30 at Rutgers

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Dec. 6

Illinois State

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UCLA

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