Senior cornerback Caesar Williams announced Sunday night he was returning to the Badgers’ football program instead of making the jump to the NFL, which gives UW eight starters returning on defense.

State Journal beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jim Polzin break down the news around the Badgers’ men’s basketball and football teams.

Rand announced "it was in his best interest" to step away due to injuries and their potential long-term impact. 

State Journal beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jim Polzin break down the news around the Badgers’ football and men’s basketball programs.

Wisconsin Badgers football beat reporter Colten Bartholomew breaks down his voting process for the Heisman Trophy and the players he considered.

On the roster: Graham Mertz (RS Fr.), Danny Vanden Boom (RS Jr.), Chase Wolf (RS Soph.), Daniel Wright (Fr.)

On the roster: Jalen Berger (Fr.), Julius Davis (RS Fr.), Garrett Groshek (RS Sr.), Isaac Guerendo (RS Soph.)

The Badgers are scheduled to face Notre Dame next season on Sept. 25 at Soldier Field in Chicago. 

Inoke Breckterfield has been at UW since Paul Chryst took over as head coach in 2015.

After injuries derailed Kendric Pryor's senior year the wide receiver announced on Sunday that he will return to the Badgers for a sixth season.

The Madison native will come back to Wisconsin for another season instead of making the jump to the NFL. 

Jack Sanborn led the Badgers in tackles each of the past two seasons, and Faion Hicks led UW cornerbacks in tackles and pass breakups in 2020.

A former four-star recruit finishes his Wisconsin career with 127 carries, 522 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Football players discuss the challenge of deciding to stay in college for an extra year of eligibility or to move on. 

After UW's victory over Wake Forest, the postgame party quickly turned into a mess after redshirt freshman QB Graham Mertz dropped UW's latest trophy on the ground, shattering it into hundreds of pieces. 

Making the largest comeback in UW bowl history to win the Duke's Mayo Bowl pushes UW to its 19th consecutive winning season and gives Paul Chryst a 5-1 record in bowl games as the Badgers’ head coach. 

It was an up-and-down first campaign as a starter for the redshirt freshman in terms of his production, but one thing that never wavered was Mertz’s enthusiasm for the game.

Chandler, who graduated from a high school that's less than a 30-minute drive from Bank of America Stadium, returned a kickoff 59 yards to set up a scoring drive in UW's victory over Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.

State Journal reporter Jim Polzin grades the UW football team's performance in its 42-28 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte.

A quick look at UW's 42-28 victory over Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

Get the latest postgame updates after UW defeated Wake Forest 42-28 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

The 19th consecutive bowl game for the University of Wisconsin sees the Badgers facing off with the Demon Deacons. 

The Madison native has posted career highs in catches and yards the past two games.

UW redshirt freshman QB Graham Mertz is aiming for a strong finish to what has been an up-and-down season. 

Wake Forest averaged 75.4 offensive plays and 435.3 yards per game this season, both of which would’ve ranked second in the Big Ten Conference this year.

State Journal beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jim Polzin break down the Duke’s Mayo Bowl and the Badgers men’s basketball team’s first Big Ten loss.

The UW offense found a few answers against Minnesota after struggling to move the ball and score for about a month. However, the 20-point effort against the Gophers may not be enough against Wake Forest, whose offense scores 37 points per game.

UW’s offense should be able to get a least one of its key playmakers back, which will help it control the clock and keep Wake Forest’s offense off the field. The Badgers’ defense has avoided major injuries or losses to COVID-19, especially in the front seven, and they’ll win the line-of-scrimmage battle in this one.

Wake Forest’s offense has been a fast-paced, high-scoring unit under coach Dave Clawson and offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero.

The Badgers haven’t made any costly errors in the return game but haven’t gotten much from their punt or kick return units this season. 

UW coach Paul Chryst has been stellar in bowl games as a head coach at UW, posting a 4-1 record at UW. Chryst is 3-2 in regular-season games coming off a bye week, which is more akin to the situation the Badgers find themselves in with a truncated bowl prep.

Wake Forest hasn’t played since Dec. 12 and hasn’t won a game since Oct. 31 due to COVID-19 cancellations. That could mean the Demon Deacons are rested and ready for a game, or it could mean they’ll have some rust to shake in the early portion of the game.