The Camp: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple recap another ugly offensive performance, praise the defense for an effort worthy of a win, what seniors could take advantage of another year of eligibility and answer your Twitter questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the Indiana game and the impact of Michael Penix's injury, the potential of Wisconsin making up the Minnesota game and a little on the newest 2021 commit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple look back at the ugly loss to Northwestern, what went right and wrong on offense, another great effort from the defense and they answer your Twitter questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the Badgers blowout at Michigan, the impressive efforts from some true freshmen, another dominating night from the defense and they look ahead to a big game at Northwestern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the Badgers prepping for Michigan after having two games canceled, the status of quarterback Graham Mertz, the commitment of 2021 WR Markus Allen and are joined by Austin Meek of The Athletic to preview the game with the Wolverines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On our second episode of The Camp this week, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about Wisconsin's decision to suspend football activities for a week and cancel the Nebraska game, whether the Badgers will play Purdue, the impact the cancelation has on the rest of the season and answer your Twitter questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple look back at Graham Mertz's impressive starting debut against Illinois, talk about a dominating effort by the defense, debate some of the concerns around the running game and answer your Twitter questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple breakdown the first depth chart of the season, discuss expectations for Graham Mertz's first start, give their game and season predictions, and answer your Twitter questions.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple react to the Jack Coan injury news, talk about what it means for Graham Mertz, discuss over/unders for the season and debate whether Nakia Watson gave Illinois bulletin board material. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about Reggie Pearson's absence, Jon Dietzen's reappearance, position changes, the updated Big Ten schedule and answer your Twitter questions.  1:12 -- UW found "something" this offseason that led to Reggie Pearson not being cleared to play  8:00 -- After a year away, Jon Dietzen is back  15:00 -- Jaylan Franklin on the move  27:20 -- The new Big Ten schedule and poor Nebraska's whining  34:09 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the Big Ten's decision to return, whether all nine games will be played and dive into some position battles that will need to be decided before Week 1.  1:37 -- BIG TEN FOOTBALL IS BACK!!! 6:33 -- How much of an impact did the protesting and pushing for a season by outside forces have on the decision to play?  12:28 -- Over/under six games for Wisconsin?  18:45 -- Paul Chryst a prominent voice behind the scenes 25:00 -- Position battles on offense 28:35 -- Position battles on defense 36:45 -- Jesse's story on Nolan Rucci's recruitmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple breakdown the fallout from the Big Ten's decision to postpone the football season, the potential of playing in the spring, other schools poaching players and the impact on recruiting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple discuss whether there will be a college football season, the impact of the Big Ten going to a conference-only schedule, Wisconsin as OL-U, whether there could be a QB competition in fall camp and whether, as a program, the Badgers are operating at the highest level they ever have. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin is joined by BadgerBlitz.com's Jon McNamara to talk recruiting and former Wisconsin fullback Bradie Ewing to chat about our favorite fullbacks of all time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin is joined by Jesse Temple to catch up on what he's been up to the last two months, talk about his all-time UW two-deep and whether he thinks there will be football this fall. Then, former Wisconsin linebacker Joe Schobert joins the show to talk about what it's like to be a new dad, why the NFL loves UW linebackers and more.  Jesse Temple: 2:18 - 21:00  Joe Schobert: 21:05 - 39:20 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin is joined by former Wisconsin wide receiver AJ Taylor to talk about his rehab from a torn achilles, his NFL dreams, the difficulty of seeing fewer opportunities in 2019, and his life off the field, including turning his love for film making and photography into a profession. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast, Zach Heilprin is joined by former Badgers fullback Matt Bernstein. The two chat about Bernie being in quarantine in New York City, what they miss the most about 'normal' life, the impact of no spring ball or summer workouts on the Badgers and why UW always wanted Bernie to be the guy to take drug tests in college. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin is joined by Evan Flood from 247Sports and new Wisconsin wide receivers coach Alvis Whitted.  Evan Flood interview - 1:48-19:34 Alvis Whitted interview -- 19:46-40:10See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin talks about the positions impacted most by there being no spring practice, is joined by former Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr and we hear former Badgers Matt Bernstein and Jeff Mack tell their best fall camp stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the season-ending episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple look back at the Rose Bowl, what the future holds on offense and defense for the Badgers and they answer your Twitter questions.  5:31 -- Breaking down the four turnovers 7:24 -- The offensive pass interference on Danny Davis was largely trash 11:50 -- The good stuff of the Rose Bowl? The defense and Aron Cruickshank  What the future holds:  QBs: 16:55  RBs: 22:17  WRs: 27:07  TEs: 31:42  OL: 34:51  LBs: 39:45  DL: 44:57  DBs: 47:13  STs: 54:31  Twitter questions -- 58:20 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this special Signing Day episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple look at Wisconsin's 2020 recruiting class, the process behind how it was built and chat with BadgerBlitz.com's Jon McNamara.  2:18 -- 2020 headliners -- Trey Wedig, Jack Nelson and Nick Herbig  8:44 -- The staff behind how the Badgers recruiting classes are built  14:21 -- Sold or not sold  1) At least one player in the class will end up not redshirting 2) It’s not a big deal that Wisconsin doesn’t have a RB in the class (so far) 3) It’s not a big deal that Wisconsin doesn’t have a QB in the class 23:49 -- Jon McNamara interview  49:25 -- Paul Chryst, Joe Rudolph and Jim LeonhardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple breakdown the Big Ten title game, talk about Wisconsin's bounce back season, discuss the Rose Bowl and answer your Twitter questions.  4:02 -- Jonathan Taylor's big game against Ohio State was a validation of good he truly was in his career.  8:30 -- A couple of key third-down plays on defense cost the Badgers  12:19 -- Wisconsin deserved the Rose Bowl over Penn State  16:17 -- Sold or Not Sold  1) Wisconsin maximized its talent in going 10-3 this season  2) Jonathan Taylor will hit 2,000 yards rushing this season  3) The Rose Bowl will be Quintez Cephus' final game with the Badgers 28:42 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple recap the dominating effort at Minnesota, chat about the "controversy" over Wisconsin's celebration with the Axe, look ahead to facing Ohio State and answer your Twitter questions:  :45 -- Jesse gets some time to gloat over his prediction that the Badgers would win their final four games and be Big Ten West champs 8:03 -- The aggressiveness to start the second half was exactly what Wisconsin needed 10:58 -- Caesar Williams played the best game of his career  15:23 -- Badgers felt PJ Fleck and Minnesota disrespected the Axe over the last year 24:27 -- Would Wisconsin beating Ohio State be a bigger upset than the Badgers losing to Illinois?  33:26 -- Twitter questions   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the good and bad of the Purdue game, look ahead to the monster matchup at Minnesota, debate whether this is the best decade of Wisconsin football and they answer your Twitter questions.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple chat about the Nebraska game, debate Jonathan Taylor's legacy, disagree on who will win the Big Ten West and answer your Twitter questions.  5:22 -- Does Taylor have any shot of earning an invite to the Heisman Trophy presentation?  9:36 -- What is Taylor's legacy at Wisconsin?  15:02 -- Sold or not sold 1) Jonathan Taylor will hit the 2,000 yard mark 2) Wisconsin's defense was overrated 3) Wisconsin will win the Big Ten West 30:05 -- Best sound from the postgame media session  38:42 -- Twitter questions  47:08 -- Jesse recaps his regrettable decision to get a Runza See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the great days from Jonathan Taylor and the offensive line against Iowa, breakdown the stop on the 2-point conversion and discuss Wisconsin's Big Ten West hopes after Minnesota's upset of Penn State.  1:28 -- The game served as redemption for the offensive line 8:31 -- Stanley's run on the 2-point conversion was the biggest surprise QB draw since John Stocco in 2005 11:36 -- Sold or Not Sold 1) Jonathan Taylor will get to 2,000 yards rushing 2) Quintez Cephus is underutilized in Wisconsin's offense 3) Minnesota is legit  4) The Gophers have overtaken Wisconsin as a program  5) Chris Orr is the best quote on the team  31:30 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple tell stories and reminisce on the 20th anniversary of Ron Dayne's record-breaking season, discuss the NCAA not counting Dayne's bowl stats to his career rushing totals and chat with Iowa beat writer Scott Dochterman.  3:08 -- Dayne called his shot about breaking the record right after the 1998 season 13:27 -- It wasn't just the yards for Dayne. They had a lot of team success, too.  14:56 -- Dayne knew he'd won the Heisman Trophy before they even announced it 16:20 -- The NCAA needs to count bowl stats 22:31 -- Interview with Scott Dochterman  44:26 -- Sold or not soldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple recap the loss to Ohio State, discuss Wisconsin's chances of still winning the Big Ten West and answer your Twitter questions.  1:30 -- Even at 10-7, it didn't feel like Wisconsin had a chance to win 3:24 -- Cole Van Lanen said Ohio State's defense ran things they'd never seen on film before 14:20 -- Season is far from over, Badgers still very much in Big Ten West race 20:31 Sold or not sold:  1) Wisconsin is too one-dimensional, as former Badgers RB Montee Ball said on Twitter 2) Jonathan Taylor's Heisman Trophy candidacy is dead  3) Minnesota is the best team in the Big Ten West 27:33 -- Recap with player audio  34:01 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple try and figure out what happened in the disaster against Illinois, debate whether Wisconsin's playoff hopes are done, talk about if the Badgers have a chance against Ohio State and answer your Twitter questions.  5:26 -- The stat sheet makes you ask the question...how the hell did Wisconsin lose this game?  6:39 -- Red zone woes 13:56 -- All those shotgun/pistol looks...what gives?  22:21 -- The loss to Illinois makes it hard to believe Wisconsin has a chance against Ohio State 28:41 -- A one-loss Wisconsin team can make the playoff?  38:26 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple discuss another dominating effort on defense, debate whether this year's team has the best offense/defense combination in school history and they answer your Twitter questions.  2:20 -- The story of the year for this team is the defense 4:16 -- Wisconsin's defense is the best statistically in the country and deserves to be recognized as such 16:10 -- Best combination of offense and defense in Wisconsin history?  17:54 -- Stories from former Badgers LB Mike Taylor on all his on and off the field injuries as a player 28:44 -- Best post-game sound 35:30 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about what they learned from the game, hear Jesse's takeaways from spending time behind the scenes with Kent State, one of them offers an apology to Melvin Gordon and more.  5:48 -- Inside the Kent State locker room  13:45 -- One thing Jesse left out of his Kent State story  17:41 -- Sold or Not Sold 1) Wisconsin's defense is the best in the country.  2) If Michigan State stops Jonathan Taylor, Jack Coan can beat them with his arm. 3) Jonathan Taylor will break Montee Ball's all-time single-season touchdown record (39). 4) Outside of Ohio State, Michigan State is the toughest game left on Wisconsin's schedule.  31:15 -- Best audio from the post-game media session  36:15 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple take a look back at the win over Northwestern, discuss whether the rough game for the offense is a concern, debate whether this is best defense Wisconsin's put on the field in recent seasons and answer your Twitter questions.  4:27 -- You have to give Northwestern credit for their game plan 7:46 -- Why so much pistol and shotgun on offense?  15:09 -- Sold or not sold 1) The 2019 Wisconsin defense is the best defense since the Badgers went to the 3-4 in 2013 2) Jack Coan's performance has me questioning what I saw in the first three games  3) Jack Dunn is still Wisconsin's best option at punt returner  4) Wisconsin deserves to be a top-10 team in the country 25:23 -- Best audio from the post-game media session  31:16 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple recap the big win over Michigan, talk recruiting with BadgerBlitz.com's Jon McNamara, give you the best audio from inside the post-game media session, give away two tickets to the Northwestern game and answer your Twitter questions.  2:32 -- This has been the best start you could imagine for Wisconsin  7:33 -- Paul Chryst, risk taker  17:33 -- Jon McNamara interview 28:09 -- Inside the post-game media session  34:23 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this special bye week episode of The Camp, Zach Heilprin and Jesse Temple talk about the upcoming game with Michigan, try to quiet the worries of Graham Mertz transferring, chat Wolverines with The Athletic's Austin Meek and then former Wisconsin fullback Matt Bernstein joins the show.  Oh, and we give you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the Michigan game!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach and Jesse recap another dominating effort from Wisconsin, discuss Jack Coan's big day, debate how good the defense is and wonder if the Badgers are now the favorites to win the Big Ten West.  3:32 -- Guys behind the scenes knew Jack Coan had this kind of performance in him 5:41 -- Quintez Cephus is back to the player he was and perhaps even better 10:30 -- Wisconsin fed off the pre-game comments from Central Michigan 13:00 -- Impressions of Graham Mertz's debut  17:02 -- Sold or not sold 1) This is the best wide receiver group in school history 2) This defense is on the same level as the five years prior to 2018 3) Scott Nelson’s injury is a big deal 4) I still have questions about Wisconsin's running game 5) Wisconsin is the favorite to win the B1G West 29:15 -- The best post-game audio from Saturday.  35:50 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach and Jesse look back at the win over South Florida, discuss Jonathan Taylor's big night, judge the performance of Jack Coan, debate the decision of Chase Wolf over Graham Mertz and answer your Twitter questions.  2:31 -- What a statement game by Jonathan Taylor  8:15 -- Save for a few throws, Jack Coan played well 12:07 -- The shutout was more of Wisconsin being good than South Florida being inept 17:09 -- Sold or not sold Jonathan Taylor will be in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist. Zack Baun is Wisconsin’s best defensive player right now. Collin Larsh will be Wisconsin’s main kicker the entire season. I still think Garrett Groshek will be Wiscnsin’s second-leading rusher. 24:11 -- Kicking game among the concerns after week one 26:03 -- Jesse says the decision to play Chase Wolf over Graham Mertz was expected 30:24 -- Twitter questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach and Jesse give their expectations for QB Jack Coan, discuss what kind of impact WR Quintez Cephus could have Week 1, answer your Twitter questions and give their season predictions.  3:08 -- What should expectations for Jack Coan be?  7:09 -- Can this offense be what we thought last year's would be?  11:16 -- Sold or Not Sold 1) Quintez Cephus is Wisconsin's best receiver right now.2) Graham Mertz will start at least one game this year. 3) Depth at tight end is the biggest concern on the roster. 24:44 -- Over/Under  Jack Coan — 15.5 touchdowns  Jonathan Taylor — 2,100 yards rushing Quintez Cephus — 35.5 catches Zack Baun — 5.5 sacks Chris Orr — 60.5 tackles Scott Nelson — 4.5 interceptions  39:21 -- Twitter questions  50:51 -- Season predictions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach and Jesse breakdown what they've seen from the last two weeks of fall camp, play a little Sold or Not Sold and chat with Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz.  1:47 -- The biggest thing we learned at camp -- all about the quarterbacks  9:13 -- Biggest remaining questions for the Badgers  12:42 -- Sold or Not Sold 1) Graham Mertz will be Jack Coan’s backup vs South Florida  2) Jonathan Taylor will be the first RB since Brian Calhoun in 2005 with at least 40 catches 3) Leo Chenal will make an impact on defense this season 4) I agree with the BTN crew when it says this year’s team is better than last year’s 25:45 -- Graham Mertz interview  31:10 -- Hypotheticals  1) It’s third-and-10…if you’re the quarterback, which WR/TE are you looking for to get a first down?  2) Game on the line, need a 44-yard field goal to win. Which kicker are you sending out?  3) Jonathan Taylor goes down with an injury…which of the backups takes his role as the featured back?  4) Leo and John Chenal meet head-to-head in a running lane…who wins that matchup?  40:24 -- The impact of the Quintez Cephus situation on this year's teamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach and Jesse talk about the Quintez Cephus situation, how the QB battle appears to be for the backup job and the new formation that has Jonathan Taylor and Garrett Groshek on the field together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The Camp, Zach and Jesse look back at local media day and give their impressions of the first day of fall camp.  1:46 -- Jonathan Taylor's leadership already standing out 3:17 -- How reps are going to work early on at quarterback  7:56 -- A surprise with the first-team offensive line 13:45 -- The excitement around getting Garrett Rand and Isaiahh Loudermilk back is evident  20:21 -- The loss of weight at the WR spot is notable  31:48 -- Plenty of questions at the OLB spot 34:05 -- Badgers say they're coming back with a vengeance after a down 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of "The Camp," Zach is joined by Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor, Minnesota WR Tyler Johnson, the Wisconsin State Journal's Jason Galloway and the Lincoln Journal Star's Parker Gabriel.  1:13 -- Jonathan Taylor interview  10:27 -- Jason Galloway interview  19:44 -- Tyler Johnson interview  26:01 -- Parker Gabriel interview See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Zach and Jesse breakdown the first day of Big Ten Media Days. Zach also chats with Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez, LB Chris Orr and OL Tyler Biadasz.  6:32 -- What to make of what Paul Chryst said about the QB battle  15:48 -- Plenty of options along the OL  24:25 -- Is Jonathan Taylor better right now than Melvin Gordon was at this point in his college career?  27:50 -- Barry Alvarez interview 40:02 -- Chris Orr interview  50:11 -- Tyler Biadasz interview See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On our special spring recap edition of The Camp, Zach is joined by The Athletic’s Jesse Temple, the Wisconsin State Journal’s Jason Galloway, Bucky’s 5th Quarter’s Jake Kocorowski and BadgerBlitz.com’s John Veldhuis to breakdown everything they’ve seen from the Badgers over the last month. 2:13 — Spring MVP? 8:16 — Fill in the blank 1) My biggest question coming out of spring is _________. 2) The best unit on the team right now is _________. 3) The most interesting position battle this fall will be _______ 29:09 — Sold or not sold 1) Graham Mertz will start at least one game this fall. 2) Jonathan Taylor will break the NCAA record for career rushing yards 3) Wisconsin’s offense will score more points this season than it did last season 4) Wisconsin’s defense will hold opponents to fewer points this season than it did last season. 44:44 — Best pro prospect currently on the roster? 50:24 — Is Wisconsin the Big Ten West favorite? If not, who? 55:16 — Way-too-early predictions for the seasonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.