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BadgerExtra football beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski takes a look at the reshuffled University of Wisconsin football assistant group, which will see Kenny Guiton take over quarterback coach duties and Jordan Reid coming into the program as wide receivers coach. Then we look at one of the position groups greatly targeted in the transfer portal by the Badgers' staff: the defensive line.

It’s a BadgerExtra three-man weave to break down Wisconsin’s new QBs, outgoing transfers and more. Reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski, and columnist Jim Polzin on a special episode.

BadgerExtra football reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss the hiring of Jeff Grimes as new University of Wisconsin football offensive coordinator, then dive into Tyler Van Dyke's decision to jump into the transfer portal and just which positions the Badgers will be looking at in the next two weeks to bolster its 2025 roster.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down national signing day, how the class morphed the past six weeks, and the ramifications of the early portal departures.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss four-star quarterback Carter Smith joining Wisconsin’s 2025 recruiting class, Axe week and more.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin discuss offensive coordinator Phil Longo’s firing and give against-the-spread picks for Week 13 in the Big Ten.

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss the firing of Wisconsin football offensive coordinator Phil Longo and Monday's press conference with Luke Fickell that was looking ahead in a sense, but not the way the Badgers coach wanted it to.

Oh yeah, there's a football game on Saturday! We look at what Wisconsin needs to do on both sides of the ball against Nebraska in a battle for the Freedom Trophy, but also clinching bowl eligibility.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin are back to give their against-the-spread picks for Week 12 in the Big Ten. They missed last week — blame Colten.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss some interesting comments from Badgers offensive coordinator Phil Longo, Jack Del Rio’s resignation, and No. 1 Oregon.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss Wisconsin football’s miserable night at Iowa, the team’s offensive identity, why fans’ reaction have become so emotional and more.

BadgerExtra men's basketball reporter Michael McCleary and columnist Jim Polzin preview the Wisconsin men's basketball season, and make some predictions how the Badgers will fare in major statistical categories this season.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin break down their against-the-spread picks for Week 10 in the Big Ten, including Wisconsin getting 3 points at Iowa.

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss a wild Monday as Wisconsin football's first rivalry matchup looms a few days away. Here's the breakdown of this week's show:

• [0:00] Discussing the implications of Wisconsin's recruiting class changing with the commitment of in-state tight end Emmett Bork and defensive lineman Wilnerson Telemaque no longer being in the program
• [9:22] Talking about Wisconsin's quarterbacks both present and in the future
• [22:00] Looking ahead to the Badgers' matchup at Iowa with the Heartland Trophy on the line

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin give their against-the-spread picks for Week 9 in the Big Ten, including Wisconsin getting 6.5 against Penn State.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down the keys for the Badgers as they try to upset No. 3 Penn State.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin give their against-the-spread picks for Week 8’s Big Ten slate, including Wisconsin laying 7 points at Northwestern.

Colten and Jim each went 2-5 last week, which put Colten at 38-33-1 for the year and Jim at 30-41-1

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss what Wisconsin’s blowout wins mean for the homestretch of the season, then preview the matchup against Northwestern.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin give their against-the-spread picks for Week 7 in the Big Ten. They disagree on Wisconsin’s chances to cover +2.5 at Rutgers, the marquee matchup between Ohio State and Oregon, and Penn State’s airport issue.

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski return for another Tuesday podcast. We discuss the following:

• [3:38] Chez Mellusi's health, what led him to step away from the program, and his Badgers career
• [10:36] What the Wisconsin football team will face on both sides of the ball against a stout Rutgers defense and a rushing attack powered by one of the nation's best backs, Kyle Monangai

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew gives against-the-spread picks and betting analysis for each game in Week 6 in the Big Ten.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell’s comments Monday regarding his running backs, the Purdue matchup and more.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin break down Week 5 in the Big Ten and give their against-the-spread picks, including Wisconsin (+15.5) at USC.

Colten went 9-3 last week and is 29-20 on the year, while Jim posted a 7-5 record last week and is 21-28 on the year. 

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down both sides of the ball when Luke Fickell and his University of Wisconsin football team head out west to face Big Ten newcomer USC.

Here's our breakdown:

• [3:04] Wisconsin's offense vs. USC's defense. Can the Badgers use the rushing attack to slow the game's pace down, or do you speed it up using tempo (the latter being something Fickell believes quarterback Braedyn Locke could do within Phil Longo's scheme?). Is there a happy medium or balance to do both?
  
  • [16:44] A particular matchup to watch between Wisconsin tackles Jack Nelson and Riley Mahlman against USC linebacker Eric Gentry.
• [19:14] Wisconsin's defense vs. USC's offense. How can the Badgers disrupt Trojans quarterback Miller Moss? Where will the pressure have to come from?
• [27:40] One All-American returner Wisconsin will have to contain this week as well.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin discuss fans’ frustrations with Wisconsin football, then give their against-the-spread picks for the Big Ten’s Week 4 slate.

Colten went 6-4 last week and moved to 20-17 on the year, while Jim went 4-6 and sits at 14-23 for the season.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss a wild week for the Badgers, on the field and off. Topics include how the offense changes under QB Braedyn Locke, if freshman QB Mabrey Mettauer should play, and how the defense needs to improve.