Montee Ball News

Wisconsin gained its second recruit in as many days on Thursday, picking up a verbal commit from Gary Andersen's old stomping grounds.

Out of the 32 projected starting running backs for the 2013 season, there are a handful that potentially will lose their starting job between now and opening day.

The Denver Broncos have added a rookie running back in Montee Ball of out Wisconsin and brought back an expert in the zone-blocking scheme in Alex Gibbs , who from 1995-2003 was very successful as the Broncos' offensive line coach.

Every NFL player has something to prove every year; however, some people's jobs depend on it more than others.

There's a little over two months to go until fall camp starts for the Badgers football team and there are a lot of question marks heading into this season.

However, there are a number of schools that will set themselves apart from the pack.

Athlon Sports released a list of who they thought were the 10 best Badgers since 1967 .

During a recent interview with Vice President John Elway about the selections in this year's draft, he bravely compared the Denver Broncos ' second-round pick Montee Ball to Broncos legend Terrell Davis .

The Denver Broncos were really high on running back Montee Ball . They drafted him over Eddie Lacy , who was predicted to go before Ball despite the toe injury.

The AFC West draft review moves onward with its GM analysis. Having discussed the two rookies, Tom Telesco and John Dorsey , we turn to the division's senior GM.

Whether known as Mon-TAY or Mon-TEE, running back Montee Ball made quite a name for himself during his record-setting career at Wisconsin.

The Denver Broncos took Montee Ball from Wisconsin in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft when the top-ranked running back - Alabama 's Eddie Lacy - was still on the board.

The Big 10 is loaded with running backs this season. Our list consist of the top 12 running backs in the Conference a few teams starters didn't make our list, but a talented newcomer and a couple of backups are ranked.

Rose Bowl MVP Ron Dayne points to fans as he leaves the field after Wisconsin's 38-31 victory over the UCLA Bruins in the 1999 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Elway, above, on new Broncos running back Montee Ball: "His running style was a lot like Terrell Davis." When Broncos vice president John Elway watched film of running back Montee Ball, he had flashbacks to when he was a quarterback and his best play was the handoff.

If you're a Dynasty fantasy football league player , you've probably wiped the drool off the corners of your mouth by now and are champing at the bit for your annual rookie league draft.

Times used to be tough for Wisconsin football and its supporters. As in a 30-year Rose Bowl appearance drought from 1963 to 1993, a stretch in which the Badgers only reached three bowl games.

Stafford really needs a lot of coaching to get him up to snuff at the pro level.

Madison senior Matt Warnert was stabbed at the 2011 Mifflin Street Block Party, but he describes efforts on the part of the Madison Police Department to shut down the annual festival as an "iron fist" approach.

The Wisconsin Badgers will enter the 2013 season as the winner of three consecutive Big Ten Championships.