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Press Pass: Jumping right into it

October 10, 2017 | Football, General News, Men's Cross Country, Men's Hockey, Women's Cross Country, Volleyball

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Your quick video preview of the week ahead ...

MADISON, Wis. — Give us five minutes and we'll share the Badgers' best action coming up this week.

The second week of October brings us a heavy week of sports for Badgers fans. This week's Press Pass with UWBadgers.com's Brandon Spiegel is here with your sneak peak of football's Big Ten home game against Purdue, volleyball's two-game homestand, men's hockey faces two East Coast opponents, and cross country hosts the highly regarded Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. Check out Press Pass: Jumping right into it.

For the full schedule of competitions this week and team updates, read This Week in Badger Athletics - Oct. 9, 2017.

The UW Athletic Department held its weekly Monday news conference featuring football head coach Paul Chryst, volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield, men's hockey head coach Tony Granato and director of cross country and track & field Mick Byrne. The comments from each coach at today's news conference have been archived below.

FOOTBALL HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST

VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH KELLY SHEFFIELD

MEN'S HOCKEY HEAD COACH TONY GRANATO

DIRECTOR OF CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD MICK BYRNE

VB Signee Konrad 2026

Volleyball Finalizes 2026 Roster with Konrad Signing

Thursday, June 18

MHKY Schedule Image

Big Ten men’s hockey weekends announced for 2026-27

Thursday, June 18

Badger Helmets

Badger Football Kids Combine - Canceled

Wednesday, June 17

Ron Vincent 2026 UW Athletic Hall of Fame

HOF CLASS OF 2026: The Ron Vincent story

Tuesday, June 16

Thursday, April 23

Sunday, December 21

Thursday, August 21

Tuesday, January 21

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