O'Brien Schofield News

For Orlando Franklin, the University of Miami's gigantic junior, it's come in the form of equally-big Jason Fox, the Hurricanes' 6-7, 314-pound senior left tackle.

A win in the Champs Sports Bowl would help prove Bret Bielema's program is on the upswing; a loss would add fuel to the fire of Bielema's critics.

Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:40 p.m. Vote 0 Votes While fans across the country were caught up in the Heisman hype this weekend , Bret Bielema and the Wisconsin Badgers offered fans a closer, more personal look at their football team.

Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.

On the flip side, I gave Hawaii's passing attack too much credit, as Wisconsin limited the Warriors to only 197 pass yards.

University of Miami football fans, get your vehicles ready. You will be able to drive to this year's bowl game.

MADISON, Wis. - The stage is set for both teams and the stakes are high, certainly higher than it appeared they would be just a few weeks ago.

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema and his players traveled to Hawaii determined to give a better all-around performance than the Badgers offered in the Big Ten Conference finale against Northwestern.

O'Brien Schofield acknowledges the three losses were painful, particularly the losses to Ohio State and Iowa, which all but ended Wisconsin's run at its first Big Ten Conference football title since 1999.

Hawaii will be in familiar territory when it plays Wisconsin on Saturday: win or stay home.

Gordy Shaw tends to see red when Wisconsin comes to town. Coaching at neighboring Minnesota for 14 years, Shaw developed frosty feelings for the Badgers in their annual battles for Paul Bunyan's Axe.

O'Brien Schofield expects to receive the same level of personal attention in Hawaii that he was given at Northwestern.

Even as a captain and leader of the Wisconsin football team, senior defensive back Chris Maragos still knows when to follow.

Madison - The setting seems eerily familiar: The Wisconsin Badgers are coming off a bitter defeat with an unusually long break to sit and stew.

Wisconsin running back John Clay was named the Big Ten Conference's Offensive Player of the Year Monday night, while linebacker Chris Borland was selected as the conference's Freshman of the Year.

The Big Ten will announce its all-conference teams and award winners Monday night , and there figures to be plenty of interest in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin defenders including Patrick Butrym and O'Brien Schofield stops Michigan's Floyd Simmons during the first half of an NCAA football game Saturday.

When: Saturday, November 21, 2:30 PM CST. Give the people what they want. It's the oldest axiom in show business and one that I saw confirmed this weekend as I attended two very different concerts: Sesame Street Live and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

It's dangerous to try to sort out the college football bowl picture with three weeks remaining in the regular season.

Wisconsin defenders including Patrick Butrym and O'Brien Schofield stops Michigan's Floyd Simmons during the first half of the Badgersa TM victory Saturday.