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Shawn Eichorst joins Wilde & Tausch on the ESPN Madison & Milwaukee YouTube channels to discuss his role as the Wisconsin Badgers' new athletic director! Eichorst sheds light on what he values most in college sports, his early conversations with Luke Fickell, and the experience and growth from his time as the previous AD at both Nebraska and Miami. He also gets into what he learned working under Barry Alvarez, the importance of working with coaches, and why, ultimately, talk is cheap in this era of college sports and NIL!

Wisconsin Badgers beat reporter for BadgerExtra and the Wisconsin State Journal joins Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch on The Jump Around after Wisconsin officially names Shawn Eichorst as the new director of athletics. Polzin shares his insight into how the hire became official, his initial thoughts, and what it means going forward for the University of Wisconsin. Will Eichorst grow from past mistakes at Nebraska? Will his experience at Texas prove the hire to be valuable?

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.