UW Athletics Hall of Famer and radio voice of the Wisconsin Badgers, Matt Lepay, joins Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch on The Jump Around! Lepay shares what a typical offseason is like as the broadcaster of the Wisconsin Badgers and how he's getting ready for the 2026 season. Lepay echoes belief in Luke Fickell as a head coach, could that mean a turnaround in the 2026 season for Wisconsin? Get to know more from Matt Lepay from his appearance on The Jump Around!

Wisconsin Badgers reporter with 247Sports, Nick Osen, joined Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch on The Jump Around to discuss Wisconsin football's latest surge in recruiting. The 2027 class is now up to 20 total commits, including 10 from the state of Wisconsin, and ranks in the top 20 classes nationally. Hear from Nick about what this means for Luke Fickell and the program heading into 2026 and beyond!

Former Wisconsin Badgers forward and current color analyst for the Badgers Radio Network, Brian Butch, joined Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch on The Jump Around! Butchie discusses the current state of the Wisconsin basketball program, its successes including Greg Gard and the core Badger players that carry on the "Wisconsin way". Are fans too focused on the new AD fixing the football program and not enough on how to elevate the current men's basketball program? All that and more from Brian Butch on The Jump Around!

Badgers legend and former NFL QB Brooks Bollinger joins Wilde and Tausch at the Legends Golf Outing!

Badgers legend and former Wisconsin football HC and AD Barry Alvarez joins Wilde and Tausch at the Legends Golf Outing!

Badgers legend and current Wisconsin volleyball assistant coach Lauren Carlini joins Wilde and Tausch at the Legends Golf Outing!

Badgers legend and former Dallas Cowboy's OL Travis Frederick joins Wilde and Tausch at the Legends Golf Outing!

Wisconsin beat reporter with BadgerExtra and the Wisconsin State Journal, Jim Polzin, joins Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch on The Jump Around. It's been a few weeks since the nine-member search committee was announced... where does the search for a new athletic director currently stand? Polzin gives his thoughts and insight and what he believes are characteristics for a successful athletic director at the University of Wisconsin in the current landscape of college athletics.

Former Badger defensive back and the current Director of Personnel Development & Area Scout with the Seattle Seahawks, LaMar "Soup" Campbell joined Jim Rutledge and Jesse Nelson on The Jump Around! The six-year NFL veteran talked about what he's looking for in the next Wisconsin athletic director and how the Wisconsin football program can turn around to being successful in the Big Ten and on the national college football landscape. Plus more from the experienced Campbell as he was part of the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl organization!

Evan Cohen, co-host of Unsportsmanlike and UW alum, joined The Jump Around with Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch to discuss the announcement of the nine-person search committee for the University of Wisconsin's vacant athletic director position. The names included former Badger greats Chris Ballard (Indianapolis Colts GM), Michael Finley (Dallas Mavericks co-GM), and Meghan Duggan (director of player development with the New Jersey Devils). Evan gives his reaction to the committee and gives his four names that he WISHED were included in the search for Wisconsin's new AD. Evan also points out one name missing on the committee who is a direct source for success within Wisconsin football... all that and more from his appearance on The Jump Around!