The Camp: A Wisconsin Badgers Football Podcast

The Badgers struggled on the road at Iowa. Zach and Jesse breakdown what went wrong in Iowa City, including the issues on offense and special teams. They also get into the Braelon Allen transfer story and talk about potential staff and style changes on offense next season. They close by answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin has won back-to-back games for the first time this season after a 23-10 win over Maryland. Zach and Jesse talk about the big day from Isaac Guerendo, the offensive line coming together and the return of Hunter Wohler. They also discuss the idea of hiring Jim Leonhard now or waiting, along with Wisconsin's chances in the Big Ten West. They finish by answering your Twitter questions.  See...

The Badgers are back from their bye week. Zach and Jesse talk about Jim Leonhard's message to the team about what the program would look like if he gets the full-time job, how the staff is handling recruiting with the lack of certainty on the future, the return of Hunter Wohler and more key players, and a look ahead to Maryland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The good version of Wisconsin showed up on Saturday against Purdue. Zach and Jesse talk about the dominant start to the game, more good work from Graham Mertz, a big day for John Torchio and more evidence that Jim Leonhard is up for leading the program. We also answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The honeymoon period of the Jim Leonhard era came to an end quickly at Michigan State. Zach and Jesse talk about another mistake-filled game, whether Wisconsin has a leadership problem, two more players in the transfer portal and they answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jim Leonhard era got underway with a bang against Northwestern. Zach and Jesse talk about the dominating victory, including the differences on offense, a breakout game for Chimere Dike, what the players said about playing for Paul Chryst and more. They also answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! Zach's voice has returned, so him and Jesse breakdown the wild last few days for the Wisconsin football team. They get into Jesse's article that discusses the reasons Paul Chryst was fired and they also talk about what to expect from Jim Leonhard and the Badgers the rest of the season. They close by answering your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin is licking its wounds after an ugly loss in Columbus. Zach and Jesse breakdown what went wrong (spoiler: a lot), get into an extended discussion about the future of the program, including Paul Chryst's long-term job status, and they answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin bounced back with a dominating win over New Mexico State. The guys talk about another good afternoon for Graham Mertz, changes along the offensive line and one concern on defense. They also talk about what it will take for the Badgers to upset Ohio State on Saturday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Badgers shot themselves in the foot repeatedly in their loss to Washington State. Zach and Jesse talk all about what went wrong (penalties, turnovers, special teams), the few things that went right (Graham Mertz), play some Overreaction or No and answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Badgers opened the season with a 38-0 win over Illinois State. Zach and Jesse discuss Graham Mertz's good outing, the record-breaking plays by Braelon Allen and John Torchio, Wisconsin showing a new wrinkle on offense, they play a little Overreaction or No and answer your Twitter questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's finally game week for the Badgers. Zach and Jesse talk about the injury to Chase Wolf, our depth chart takeaways, we hit some over/unders and give our season predictions for Wisconsin.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fall camp is in the books. Zach and Jesse talk about their biggest takeaways, including whether the passing game improved, if the offensive line can play up to its talent level and some injury concerns.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fall camp is underway for the Badgers. Zach and Jesse breakdown what they saw at the first practice fully open to the media, including a big day for WR Skyler Bell, the play of Graham Mertz and discussing a few position battles.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesse returns as we officially start season No. 6 of The Camp. The guys discuss what they learned at Big Ten Media Days, whether this will be the year that everything comes together for Graham Mertz, the biggest questions facing the program heading into fall camp and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We close out our series on getting to know more about those that cover Wisconsin with BadgerBlitz.com's Jon McNamara. He talks about facing former Badgers RB Brian Calhoun in high school, his experience at the Daily Cardinal in college, how he ended up leading a recruiting site, the competition with other sites and he helps us preview UW's defensive backs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

We welcome Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin to the show to hear his story of how he came to cover the Badgers. We learn how growing up in Clintonville helped foster his love for sports, the key decisions he made to land at the Capital Times, covering Barry Alvarez and Bret Bielema, how his job has changed in going from a beat writer to a columnist and more. He also helps preview Wisconsin...

Our preview series continues with Evan Flood as our latest guest. We hear about how he got to 247Sports, the business he wanted to start before he got into media, the challenge of always needing to be in work mode, dealing with upset parents and he helps preview the defensive line.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our series on learning more about the people that cover Wisconsin on a day-to-day basis continues with SI/AllBadgers.com's Matt Belz. We talk about him missing out on UW-Whitewater's football dynasty, his career as a teacher, his love for sports that pushed him to get into media, the challenge of working a full-time job while also running his site and he helps preview the tight ends.  See omnystud...

Jesse returns to help with our latest position preview and we get the story of his journey to Madison more than a decade ago. We talk about his college basketball career, when he knew writing was the profession for him, how having a kid impacted how he does the job and how long he sees himself covering the Badgers. We also preview an offensive line that has a ton of talent but also some questions...

Our journey to learn more about the people that cover the Badgers continues with Mike Hogan from 247Sports joining us. We talk about him growing up as a triplet just outside of Milwaukee, the impact of his time at St. Bonaventure, the challenge of writing for a subscription site and he helps preview the exciting but inexperienced wide receiver room.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

We continue to introduce you to the people that cover your favorite team with this episode's guest being the Wisconsin State Journal's Jake Kocorowski. He talks about his long and winding road to his current job, the things he's passionate about away from sports, what it's like covering UW for a traditional media outlet and he helps us preview Wisconsin's running backs.  See omnystudio.com/listene...

We're back! We get our position previews underway with a bit of a twist. The Wisconsin State Journal's Colten Bartholomew joins to talk about his path to being the beat writer for the Badgers, his life outside of the job and more. Then we jump into breaking down the quarterback spot headlined by Graham Mertz.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a recruiting episode of The Camp. Zach is joined by BadgerBlitz.com's Jon McNamara to get the latest on the Wisconsin's recruiting efforts in the 2023 and 2024 classes, as well as the impact of NIL and how Mickey Turner is settling into his role leading the recruiting department.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spring practice is done! The guys get together to talk about what they learned during the 12 practices open to the media, the questions that remain, some guys that stood out and others that have put themselves in position to compete for playing time this fall.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.