After several big sports weekends in Madison, the three major teams will spend a lot of time on the road over the next couple of weeks. It will be an unusually quiet Thanksgiving weekend here. In the past, this holiday has featured Badger men's basketball games, as well as the College Hockey Showcase, in which the men's hockey team traditionally faces Michigan State and Michigan. The hoops will be played in Hawaii this time around, as the Badgers play in the tough Maui Invitational. Both hockey games will be played in Michigan. Beginning next season, football will be added to the late November slate, as the Big Ten finally joins the rest of college football in extending its schedule past Thanksgiving.
Here are your Badger Bits for Tuesday:
UWBadgers.com - Wisconsin tips off vs. Arizona in Hawaii
UWBadgers.com - Wisconsin's Ryan and Arizona's Miller have history
UWBadgers.com - Clay, Borland bring home hardware
UWBadgers.com - Men's hockey signs seven
JSOnline.com - Clay, Borland earn player of the year honors in Big Ten
JSOnline.com - How they voted: AP poll (Week 13)
JSOnline.com - A look at UW by the (Big 10) numbers
BadgerBeat.com - Clay is named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
ESPN.com - Big Ten blog: Big Ten awards and All-Conference teams
ESPN.com - Big Ten blog: Wisconsin's Borland for top freshman
ESPN.com - Big Ten blog: Wisconsin's Clay for Big Ten offensive POY
ESPN.com - Big Ten blog: Big Ten lunch links
-Jake Harris