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.

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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.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin give their against-the-spread picks for Week 3 in the Big Ten. Can the Badgers cover +16 against Alabama? The guys discuss that and more.

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski take a look ahead at what Wisconsin football will need to contain on both sides of the ball, especially on offense with quarterback Jalen Milroe, when it hosts Alabama on Saturday inside Camp Randall Stadium.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin give you their against-the-spread picks for Week 2 in the Big Ten Conference. They break down the marquee matchup between Texas (-7.5) and Michigan, examine if Iowa’s for real, and what to expect from Wisconsin (-12) as it hosts South Dakota.

Colten went 8-6 in Week 1 while Jim started off 6-8.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down the Badgers’ lackluster opener against Western Michigan, what to expect against South Dakota and more.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin give their against-the-spread picks for the debut week of the expanded Big Ten Conference. Jim won last season’s contest going exactly .500 at 46-46-4, while Colten went 43-49-4.

They talk about if anyone should believe in Penn State QB Drew Allar, the new-look Indiana Hoosiers, Ohio State and Oregon’s ridiculous spreads and more.