Bret Bielema

Mississippi, no joke, makes a big splash on football signing day

2013-02-06 19:43:00

The Southeastern Conference conducted its annual player draft Wednesday in advance of winning its eighth straight national title next season. There's nothing like national SEC signing day, with other conferences participating the way the Washington...

Stanford-Wisconsin not exactly a matchup made in Rose Bowl heaven

2012-12-31 18:20:00

The Rose Bowl pregame weather has been about as crummy as the seven combined losses for Stanford and Wisconsin. It's never good to make Dick Butkus, who made the game-clinching interception for Illinois in the 1964 game, slog through drenching rain...

Wisconsin hits frustration trifecta in Rose Bowl

2013-01-01 21:30:00

The Wisconsin Badgers slinked out of Pasadena again Tuesday, defeated for the third straight year in the Rose Bowl. The good news was, by now, they certainly know the backroads out of town. There was distinction in their 20-14 loss, but not the sort for...

'Traditional' Rose Bowl? Look a little closer

2012-12-27 00:00:00

This is being called a "traditional" Rose Bowl because the football champions of the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences just hit town, went to Disneyland, plan to eat wheelbarrows of prime rib and then play in the sacred Jan.1 post-parade time slot....

Coaching at Rose Bowl never gets old for Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez

2012-12-29 16:29:00

Barry Alvarez had trouble adjusting his chair at Saturday's Rose Bowl media day but eventually settled in without even spilling his coffee. Alvarez said no other adjustments would be necessary. "This has been easy," he said. "Just give me a whistle. I...

Terps Trio: Big Ten schedule, previously scheduled games, road trips

2013-05-17 09:42:00

Baltimore Sun reporters Don Markus and Jeff Barker and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Given the 2014 schedule announced Thursday by the Big Ten, how tough will Maryland’s road back...

Auburn's Gus Malzahn is a new coach to watch in 2013

2013-05-16 11:31:00

It wasn’t much of a stretch when Auburn reached out and hired Gus Malzahn. The former Tigers offensive coordinator has a familiarity with the program, having helped the school win a national championship in 2010. It’s because of that reason...

Arrowhead's Billy Hirschfeld commits to UW's 2014 class

2013-05-16 00:14:02

Billy Hirschfeld of Arrowhead High School acknowledged when Bret Bielema left Wisconsin for Arkansas, the stunning departure forced him to hit the pause button on his recruiting. Hirschfeld, a touted defensive end who will be a senior next season,...

Arkansas' Bret Bielema is a new coach to watch in 2013

2013-05-13 13:57:00

From Auburn to Western Michigan – the coaching carousel was in overdrive as 30 different Football Bowl Subdivision jobs were vacated and filled this offseason. Of those positions, here are five new coaches who will make an impact in 2013-14....

Five new coaches to watch: Wisconsin's Gary Andersen

2013-05-13 08:36:00

From Auburn to Western Michigan – the coaching carousel was in overdrive as 30 different Football Bowl Subdivision jobs were vacated and filled this offseason. Each day this week, we will debut a new coach who will make an impact in 2013-14....

The Wisconsin State Journal Tom Oates column

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Things weren't awful for Wisconsin sports fans over the past year. Every one of our major college and professional sports teams qualified for the postseason or gave it a good run. Still, you know it's a down year in the state when UW-Whitewater can't...

Arkansas QB Brandon Mitchell reportedly considering transfer to Michigan

2013-05-09 11:44:02

Michigan's search for a backup quarterback this season continues. ESPN.com reported today that Arkansas' Brandon Mitchell, who reportedly was released from his scholarship Monday after being told by new coach Bret Bielema that he would not play...

Arkansas coach Bret Bielema (right) will have his hands full retooling the Razorbacks in 2013. (Bill Siel, Kenosha News)

2013-05-13 14:04:00