MADISON, Wis. – Mark Tauscher, a Big Ten title winner as a Badger, Green Bay Packer Hall of Famer and broadcasting veteran, will take over as the lead football analyst for the Badger Radio Network beginning this fall for the 2023 season. Tauscher's expanded role will also include helping produce additional content for Wisconsin Athletics and LEARFIELD/Badger Sports Properties.

"There is a tremendous amount of excitement and energy around our football program right now and this is another element for Wisconsin fans to be excited about," UW Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh said. "Tausch is a Badger through and through and brings a perfect combination of football knowledge and media savvy. He has developed into a true professional in the broadcasting world and has the perspective of a former Wisconsin football player and Packer legend that our fans will enjoy. I'm excited about all the ways he'll be able to engage with our fans and bring an inside look at our football program."

"The energy around this upcoming Badger football season is electric and I'm excited to be a part of the soundtrack of Wisconsin football along with the legend Matt Lepay this fall," Tauscher added.

"For more than a decade, Mark has been a terrific addition to our broadcasts of home games," Voice of the Badgers, Matt Lepay said. "Tausch's combination of intelligence, sense of humor and love for the Badgers makes him a perfect fit."

Tauscher originally joined the Badger Radio Network radio crew in 2012 serving as a second analyst alongside Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas and Patrick Herb on the broadcasts. Tauscher has also co-hosted the Wilde and Tausch Radio Show on ESPN Radio in Madison and Milwaukee since 2016 and served as a pregame and postgame analyst on the Packer Radio Network from 2011 to 2018.

After beginning his collegiate career as a walk-on, Tauscher went on to start all 12 games for the Badgers at right tackle as a senior. That magical 1999 season culminated in a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl victory over Stanford. Tauscher was an integral part of the offensive line that paved the way for Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne. 

A seventh-round draft choice of the Packers in 2000, Tauscher played 134 games, starting 132, in his 11-year career with Green Bay. He protected two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, and was a member of the Packers team that won Super Bowl XLV. Tauscher was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2018.

A national search is already underway for the lead analyst role on Wisconsin men's basketball radio broadcasts.