Thoreson & Heilprin

Ben and Zach are live from Monk's Bar and Grill in Sun Praire previewing Week 1 of the Big Ten football season. They talk about Wisconsin's backup quarterback situation, snap counts on the defensive side of the ball, what we're watching for on Saturday, stock up/stock down from Week 0 and locks for the weekend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach kick off the first game week of the year previewing Wisconsin's contest against Illinois St. They discuss what we can actually learn, what offense we'll see, how Graham Mertz will perform and how the team needs to improve from last year. They then discuss the newly-released two-deep depth chart and begin a discussion about Chase Wolf's injury See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

With Ben on vacation, Zach handles the show himself. He tells the story about the first time he met Bret Bielema, answers listener questions, gives his look at the Badgers projected depth chart, and is joined by UW assistant basketball coach Sharif Chambliss and former UW fullback Matt Bernstein.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back talking the new Big Ten TV deal, the Big Ten on CBS, what the future of the conference will look like, takeaways from training camp, what the passing game will look like, bold predictions for the season and more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back talking about their takeaways from the first weeks of training camp, Chez Mellusi's return, Braelon Allen, Skyler Bell, the defense and more. They then talk about the most important names in the race for the 2022 Big Ten West See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Kenney is riding solo tonight for the show. He starts by talking about the MLB trade deadline and if one existed in college football, what the Wisconsin Badgers should do. That leads into a conversation about whether 2023 is the program's last best chance to win the Big Ten and more on where the roster can be improved. Ben then chats with Matt Belz of Sports Illustrated about this team and fin...

Ben and Zach are back to recap their trip to Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis, give some breaking news on the Bret Bielema Twitter situation, talk about media day takeaways and more. They are also joined by Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz, discuss whether playoff expansion is a good thing and give thoughts on some Wisconsin season-long prop bets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back live from Indianapolis for Big Ten Media Days. During today's show they sit down with Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz, OLB Nick Herbig, DL Keeanu Benton and Illinois HC Bret Bielema. Ben and Zach also talked about Paul Chryst's media availability, injury and roster updates, storylines entering training camp, the Big Ten West picture, what Graham Mertz's ceiling could be and more. S...

Ben and Zach are live from Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis. Today's show includes interviews with Minnesota HC PJ Fleck, Minnesota QB Tanner Morgan and former Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez. Ben and Zach also give their thoughts on Kevin Warren's opening statements, the future of college football, how much pressure is on Paul Chryst, the results of the recent Big Ten Media Poll and some car ride tr...

Ben and Zach start the show talking about next week's Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis, things to look forward to and thoughts on the current trajectory of Wisconsin's recruiting. They then spend the rest of the show picking teams of non-starters on the 2022 Badgers that might break out and have a big season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back live on this Thursday night talking about a recent Tweet from Braelon Allen about whether Wisconsin has the best backfield in America. They talk about the best Wisconsin backfields of all time and where this one ranks, whether Allen is the best running back in the country and close the show discussing who they would add to this Wisconsin footaball team, if every college footb...

Ben and Zach are back talking about the craziness that is college football realignment. They talk about what could be next for Notre Dame, what Oregon and Washington will do, what the future of the Playoff looks like and more. They then get into the discussion of whether Wisconsin has a QB recruiting problem, and what the future at the position looks like for UW See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Ben and Zach react to the bombshell news that USC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten as soon as 2024. They talk about how it affects the college football landscape, Wisconsin's path to the playoff, the Big Ten in general, on-field performance, travel and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back live for this edition of Kenney and Heilprin. They open the show previewing the NBA Draft and where Johnny Davis is set to go. They then talk about Johnny Davis' legacy at Wisconsin and what his presence and success could mean on the recruiting trail. We finish by hearing the worst takes of Ben Kenney's sports commenting career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Ben and Zach are back with another Podcast Special. They start the show discussing the news of Travian Blaylock officially having a torn ACL and Wisconsin's recent commitments in the class of 2023. They then spend the rest of the episode discussing Ben's Big Ten coach tiers, including a lengthy discussion about Paul Chryst & where he ranks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back talking about the Varsity Collective, a donor collective established to help Wisconsin athletics. They are then joined by Alec Ingold to talk about the Battle4Wisconsin softball game, his NFL career, the NIL world, Graham Mertz's development and more. Ben and Zach then talk Wisconsin hiring Mark D'Onofrio as ILB coach, more on the collective and recruiting and more See omnyst...

Ben and Zach are back with another podcast special. In today's episode they run through the Big Ten quarterback tiers, including a look around the conference, at the quarterbacks Wisconsin will play and at where Graham Mertz falls. They then talk Graham Mertz's ceiling, whether a 9-4 season is a disappointment, how college football can fix scheduling and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Ben and Zach are back with a podcast special this week. They start the show talking about BetOnline.ag's win total for the Badgers this season & whether they think the team goes over or under. The conversation continues to include thoughts on the schedule, thoughts on some teams around the Big Ten and more before they end the show discussing some of the announced start times for the Badgers' s...

Ben and Zach open the show discussing the craziness in the SEC, as Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher take turns going at each other for how their programs manage recruiting and NIL. They then unpack the Bill Sheridan situation, assessing blame where blame is due. Finally, the two talk about the state of the Wisconsin football program after Jesse Temple's fan survey, including whether the team is trendin...

Ben and Zach spend much of the show debating whether it would be good for the Big Ten to move away from its East-West division structure. They also talk the best Wisconsin comebacks in honor of Jrue Holiday's heroics and look at what transfer safety Kamo'i Latu will bring to the program See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach open the show accepting Ben's loss with Jack Coan going undrafted last weekend. They then get into the conversation of whether the current state of college athletics and NIL is sustainable moving forward, and whether Wisconsin will ever be able to compete in the space. The two are then joined by Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard to promote his upcoming event Garding Against Cancer and ta...

Ben and Zach are back live talking about a recent article in the State Journal about how Wisconsin is approaching NIL. Includes thoughts on Wisconsin's recruiting, the Mendota Gridiron Club, in-state prospects, the state of college football and more. The two then move into NFL Draft preview mode with a look at how each Wisconsin Badger fits in the NFL and where they could possibly succeed See omny...

Ben and Zach are back live talking about Wisconsin football as the team finishes its spring practice schedule. The two debate which players on the 2022 roster are the most valuable compared to their potential replacements, where outlook has changed since the spring began and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back with a podcast special (no live show this week with the Brewers game). They talk why Wisconsin doesn't have a spring football game, Gary Brown's passing, Wisconsin landing transfer G Kamari McGee and a lot of spring practice thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Zach are back talking Wisconsin spring practice and the 2022 Badger football team. They start the show talking pressure and Graham Mertz, looking at whether Mertz has more pressure to succeed than the rest of the offense. They then talk about Zach's Spring Practice Takeaway Of The Week (he thinks the defense could be very, very good again). The two finish the show talking about Wisconsin's...