University of Wisconsin NCAA News

Gopher guard Andre Hollins, right, and Badger Traevon Jackson dive for a loose ball in the second half against Wisconsin in February.

Wisconsin gained its second recruit in as many days on Thursday, picking up a verbal commit from Gary Andersen's old stomping grounds.

As a public service, and to prepare you for the upcoming football season, I will attempt to give you 10 facts you can use about the Badgers 2013 opponents to "impress" your friends.

The first conference schedule including Maryland and Rutgers is out. Wisconsin gets both in 2014, making for a fairly soft slate.

The Boston College women's basketball team will travel to Madison on Thursday, December 5 to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the seventh annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge .

The Badgers picked up the fifth commitment of their 2014 class in the 6-foot-6, 270-pound in-state prospect from Hartland.

This past week marked another busy one in Badgers recruiting, particularly in Georgia, where coaches Thomas Hammock and Dave Aranda visited with a combined 14 recruits.

The first round of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs wrapped up Monday night, and Wisconsin was the talk of the league.

It's always a bit of a reflective time as another year of Badgers sports starts to come to a close.

Here's what Andrew Rosin from SB Nation's University of Wisconsin blog, Bucky's 5th Quarter , says about the newest Ravens offensive lineman.

Tom Fornelli has a nice read over at The Champaign Room taking a look at the top-heaviness of the Big Ten in light of recent discussions regarding the recent discussions on the depth of the SEC and Big 12.

Sam Dekker , the ESPN number 17 ranked college recruit from 2012, is preparing for his sophomore season for the University of Wisconsin Badgers .

Rutgers University president Robert L. Barchi is tasked with making the right hire for an athletic department facing constant, weighty scrutiny.

Whether they are a floor general, a scorer or a defensive stopper, determining the point guard list was no piece of cake.

"The relationship Coach [Bo] Ryan has with Coach Lavin also made it a more appealing game," associate head coach Greg Gard added.

After winning the Big Ten tournament and clinching the conference's auto-bid, the Badgers head west for their first NCAA game on Thursday.

There's a little over two months to go until fall camp starts for the Badgers football team and there are a lot of question marks heading into this season.

However, there are a number of schools that will set themselves apart from the pack.

Athlon Sports released a list of who they thought were the 10 best Badgers since 1967 .

Though last year started out with a bang for Bradie Ewing when he was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons , it ended quickly-and sadly-with a whimper.