The Badgers took part in the first day of Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday. Zach and Jesse recap some of the biggest news from the day and what they learned from their conversations with Luke Fickell and others.  Then, Fickell and athletic director Chris McIntosh join the show.  Max Steinecker to become Wisconsin GM (3:35) Luke Fickell on QB competition (7:20) Freshmen that could play in 2024 (10:27) Concern along the defensive line (14:52) Fickell joins the show (27:01) McIntosh joins the show (37:51) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Wisconsin is up to six 4-star players in its 2025 class. Zach and Jesse discuss the commitment of Hardy Watts and their favorite commits in the class. Then the guys get into The Athletic's fan survey results, debate who the Badgers X-factor is, talk about several number changes and give their biggest Wisconsin football 'what ifs' in the last 35 years. -- Hardy Watts commits (1:00) -- Fan survey results (15:25) -- Wisconsin's X-factor (30:51) -- biggest Wisconsin football 'what ifs' (42:09) -- Hardy Watt joins the show (56:27) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

SquatFest is coming up this Friday. Wisconsin's Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Brady Collins joined the show to discuss that. He also dives into the strides guys have made this summer, where he's seen the biggest growth from last year, some of the freaks in the weight room and more. The guys also talk about the de-commitment of CB Rukeem Stroud, landing LB Nicolas Clayton, the EA College Football rankings of toughest places to play and the best Wisconsin games they've been to or covered. 1:56 -- Shake up in the 2025 recruiting class 13:55 -- EA ranks Camp Randall the No. 7 to ..read more

It's late June. Media days are still a month away. Why not spend way too much time going game-by-game picking Wisconsin's schedule? That's what Zach and Jesse do. They also get into the latest commits, the Badgers looking to add more staff to the recruiting department and more. Latest commits and others that could be added (:45) Wisconsin looking to build out the recruiting department even more (5:17) Going game-by-game picking Wisconsin's schedule (13:23) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Wisconsin has landed its top target in LB Mason Posa. Zach is joined by Evan Flood from 247Sports to discuss what Posa brings to the Badgers, who deserves credit in his recruitment, what it means moving forward for Wisconsin and where UW sits with its top remaining prospects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi joins the show. The guys discuss where he's at physically, what he expects from the offense this year, the opportunities they have against a tough schedule and more. Zach and Jesse also get into Torin Pettaway flipping back to the Badgers and which players are still on the board for them in the 2025 class. 1:43 -- Torin Pettaway is back with the Badgers 9:47 -- Discussing the latest commits in the 2025 class 13:49 -- Which recruits are still in play for Wisconsin 28:10 -- Wisconsin RB Chez Mellusi joins the show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform ..read more

It was a big recruiting weekend last week for Wisconsin and they've got another upcoming. Zach and Jesse discuss the commits the Badgers got and who else could be on the way. They also talk about the potential for two more night games this fall, Montee Ball being on the ballot for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame and which players should be the next in the UW Athletic Hall of Fame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

It's a big recruiting weekend for the Badgers. They are expected to host 15 players on official visits, including five players already committed. Zach and Jesse discuss those guys and the importance of a weekend like this. They also get into the commitment of transfer DL Brandon Lane, debate which coaches and players are under the most pressure this fall and then finish with the potential that the opener against Western Michigan could be on Friday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Wisconsin hit the portal hard for a defensive lineman but came up empty. Are they now done for the year? Also, one writer has Luke Fickell on the hot seat this season. The guys discuss how ridiculous that is. They also dive into the updated SP+ rankings, the Alabama game time, no Friday night games on FOX and the House vs NCAA case settlement.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Everyone put out their post-spring depth chart. Zach and Jesse go through theirs, including some differences at outside linebacker, inside linebacker and in the secondary. They also discuss some interesting figures regarding the number of Wisconsin-born players on the roster.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more