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August 30, 2024 Week 1 Big Ten picks featuring Jim Polzin
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.

36 min
August 27, 2024 Western Michigan preview and season stat predictions
BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski talk about what to expect from Wisconsin’s opener against Western Michigan and give some statistical predictions for the season.
37 min
August 20, 2024 Recapping training camp and BadgerExtra's season preview series
BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss the big themes they took away from training camp, Colten’s profile on QB Tyler Van Dyke and more.
35 min
August 13, 2024Wrapping up Wisconsin football's preseason camp in Platteville; plus more Q&A
BadgerExtra football reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski are tired from the near-daily travel to and from Platteville for the last two weeks to watch University of Wisconsin football practices, but they're back to recap what took place inside Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium and answer fans' questions.
Here's the breakdown of this week's podcast:
[0:58] Our general thoughts on Platteville and what we experienced and saw while covering the team.
[3:58] More quarterback competiton chatter regarding Miami transfer Tyler Van Dyke and redshirt sophomore Braedyn Locke.
[13:32] Mother Nature wasn't the only one bringing the heat in Platteville, as Mike Tressel and the Wisconsin defense turned up pressure on the offense.
[22:27] We begin answering fans' questions regarding personnel uses and if they'll come to fruition, offensive line depth, and a potential underdog mentality for Wisconsin
37 min
August 05, 2024Wisconsin football preseason camp Week 1 wrap-up
BadgerExtra football reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski recap some of the biggest topics from the first week of Wisconsin football preseason camp currently taking place at UW-Platteville. In fact, they recorded inside the press box of Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on Saturday!
Here are the topics we discussed on the show:
[1:46] It's been hot in Platteville, folks
[2:41] Talking Wisconsin quarterbacks and the competition between Tyler Van Dyke and Braedyn Locke
[8:17] The defense and the improved ability to bring pressure into the backfield
[9:47] Two first-year freshmen in particular who have turned heads during the first week in running back Darrion Dupree and outside linebacker Thomas Heiberger
[15:08] We spend the rest of the episode answering fans' questions ranging from who's in position to be the third wide receiver and how Wisconsin is using redshirt freshman Trech Kekahuna to the athleticism and scheme of the 2024 defense.
30 min
July 17, 2024 Recapping summer recruiting and looking ahead to Big Ten Media Days
BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down the Badgers’ work on the recruiting trail this summer and what to watch for at Big Ten Media Days.
31 min
April 17, 2024 Analyzing Wisconsin's transfer departures and the spring QB battle
BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss Wisconsin’s transfer portal departures and the ongoing quarterback battle they see at Badgers spring practices.
29 min
April 10, 2024 Sources of confidence, areas of concern from Badgers spring practices
BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down things they've seen at Wisconsin football's spring practices that inspire some confidence for this fall, as well as areas of concern for the Badgers.
38 min
March 20, 2024 The biggest questions for Wisconsin football entering spring practices
BadgerExtra football reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski break down three questions they each have about the University of Wisconsin football team as they begin spring practices later this week.
29 min
March 01, 2024 Why aren't Wisconsin men's hockey games that will decide the Big Ten title televised?
BadgerExtra reporter Todd D. Milewski talks Wisconsin men's and women's hockey on this episode, starting with discussion of why the games between the Badgers and Michigan State that will decide the Big Ten championship this weekend aren't on linear TV. Wisconsin defenseman Anthony Kehrer joins the show to talk about what's ahead for the team. And Badgers women's hockey forward Casey O'Brien looks back at a key series against No. 1 Ohio State to close the regular season and looks ahead at the start of the playoffs against St. Thomas.
32 min