The 6-0, 190-pound redshirt freshman played receiver last season but will return to his original position, running back, with the Jackrabbits.

Wisconsin transfer offensive lineman James Durand announced his commitment to Western Illinois on Wednesday. The former Badger is one of 24 scholarship players to enter the transfer portal, pending Xavier Lucas’ departure. Durand is the 20th to announce his new destination.

Wisconsin transfer running back Nate White announced his commitment to South Dakota State on Sunday. White is the 19th Wisconsin transfer to announce a new destination. He's one of 24 players to depart the program during the winter transfer window.

By the time the portal window closed for the Badgers on Dec. 28, 23 scholarship players and two walk-ons entered the portal.

The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."

The NWS has issued warnings this weekend after a powerful polar vortex plunged temperatures nationwide during the week.

Former Wisconsin transfer guard Connor Essegian has settled into a consistent role in his first season with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

South Dakota won a share of its first Missouri Valley Football Conference championship and played in its first FCS semifinal in 2024.

Jacari White's 32 points led North Dakota State over South Dakota 103-77 on Saturday. White shot 10 for 13 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Bison (15-6, 4-2 Summit League).

He won 100 games and two national championships during two five-year stints as head coach at UMD and also served nine years as the school's athletic director.

The Milwaukee King graduate, who spent the past two seasons playing for the Wisconsin Badgers, announced his transfer to South Dakota State Sunday. White will have three years of eligibility left.

The Badgers allowed a 20-4 run in the second half, but they showed the strides they've made with a resilient effort down the stretch.