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Theo Dorsey, Colin Russo and Kristina Costanza do the Happy Hour, Have the Browns found their guy? Thursday picks.

TNL Full Show - A special/shortened gameday edition of the show has Jerod and Nick previewing Browns-Steelers in primetime.

1. Milwaukee Public Schools, the state's largest school district, is seeing early academic gains under its new reading plan.

2. A fisherman north of Portland, Oregon is alive, apparently thanks to the headphones he was wearing that allowed him to call for help without being able to reach for his phone.

Theo Dorsey and Colin Russo preview TNF, Marcel Louis-Jacque joins to discuss which Dolphins we can be excited about.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things.

Guests include Milwaukee Brewers Broadcaster Jeff Levering and TMJ4 News Meteorologist Lindsey Slater.

We also talk about how Giannis has some unexpected house guests at his new place in Florida.

Former Wisconsin linebacker, Jack Cichy, joined The Jump Around after Wisconsin's big upset win at Penn State last weekend! Cichy talks about what he's seen from the defense, Mason Posa & Cooper Catalano carrying on the torch of LBU, the Badgers causing chaos in Penn State's whiteout, and joins as a special guest for Week 5's edition of "Superlatives"!

Wisconsin shocked No. 13 Penn State 24–20 in Happy Valley. But was it just a moment—or the beginning of a movement?

On this episode of The Jump Around, Jim Rutledge, Riley Jauch, and Matt Lepay react to Wisconsin's massive upset at Penn State and debate whether the Badgers have finally taken a meaningful step forward under Luke Fickell.

The Badgers are now 3–1, and the energy around the program is higher than it has been during the Fickell era. But can Wisconsin build on the Penn State win, or will it ultimately become the peak moment of the 2026 season?

On this episode:

🏈 Moment or Movement?

Was the Penn State win a true turning point?

Did Wisconsin take a legitimate step forward?

Can the Badgers sustain the momentum from Happy Valley?

Is Penn State the beginning of something bigger—or the peak of the season?

🎙️ Matt Lepay Returns

The Wisconsin Hall of Famer and voice of the Badgers returns

His biggest takeaways from the first month of the season

What happened during Wisconsin's 24–20 win at Penn State

What does Wisconsin need to accomplish in October?

🔥 Jack Cichy Joins The Jump Around

What "3-Sack Jack" has been up to

His thoughts on the 2026 Badgers

Mason Posa and Cooper Catalano: Is Wisconsin's next great linebacker duo already here?

What Cichy sees from the current Wisconsin defense

🏆 Week 5 Superlatives

Who will force multiple turnovers against Michigan State?

Who is most likely to help Wisconsin clinch a shutout?

Who will have a "3-Sack Jack" type of performance?

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Milwaukee Brewers Broadcaster Jeff Levering talks about how this Brewers matchup against the Padres will be a “different layer of intensity”? How will this opponent be reflected in the Crew’s roster? What do fans need to do during this series and why will it feel different than if the Crew was facing the Cubs?

1. Governor Tony Evers and the Milwaukee Bucks are launching a statewide campaign to prevent domestic violence.

2. The Brewers opponent in the NLDS will be the San Diego Padres.

3. A reminder for Wisconsin voters, intimidation at polling places and threats against election workers are against the law.

Lomira football coach Bryan Gregory talks about the season.