MADISON, Wis. — Watch and listen to University of Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell speak with reporters Tuesday after the Badgers’ fifth spring practice of the 2026 offseason.
Fickell talked about the following:
How he doesn’t know if spring practices are any different with so many new players
Thoughts on new transfer quarterback Colton Joseph and he believes he’s seen the new QB1 “loosen up a little bit”
How freshman Ryan Hopkins is “obviously beyond his years, a little bit”
The program’s recent success with in-state recruiting for the 2027 class, which most recently included the commitment of four-star running back Kingston Allen
Outside linebacker Sebastian Cheeks
Another transfer quarterback in former Louisville signal caller Deuce Adams
Wisconsin director of football alumni relations Bradie Ewing
The Badgers offensive line
