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Wisconsin football announces date, TV info for 2026 opener vs. Notre Dame at Lambeau Field
Wisconsin football announces date, TV info for 2026 opener vs. Notre Dame at Lambeau Field

USA Today

time21-05-2025

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Wisconsin football announces date, TV info for 2026 opener vs. Notre Dame at Lambeau Field

Wisconsin football announces date, TV info for 2026 opener vs. Notre Dame at Lambeau Field Wisconsin will open its 2026 football season on Sunday, Sept. 6, against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Initially scheduled for Oct. 3, 2020, the COVID-19-impacted contest is the second of a two-game series. Notre Dame won the first meeting 41-13 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, in 2021. The 2026 meeting between the two teams was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5. The latest update moved the game back one day, to Sunday of college football's opening weekend. Next season's opener will mark the first time the Badgers, or any other college football program, have suited up for a game at Lambeau Field since Sept. 3, 2016. In that appearance, Wisconsin upset then-No. 5 LSU 16-14 behind dominant efforts from T.J. Watt, Jack Cichy and Corey Clement. The Fighting Irish, captained by head coach Marcus Freeman, are fresh off a College Football Playoff national title loss to Ohio State. While the 2026 squad will look much different, Freeman has the program operating as one of the best in the country. If the Badgers chalk up another 5-7 or 6-6 mark in 2025, the 2026 season opener could become a measuring stick for how the program lines up against the nation's top programs. Wisconsin does square off against Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana in 2025, so fans will absorb even more information about the program's trajectory ahead of the bout with Notre Dame. Luke Fickell's program opens the 2025 season against Miami (Ohio) at Camp Randall Stadium on Aug. 25. The program vanquished Western Michigan 28-14 in the 2024 season opener, Buffalo 38-17 in 2023 and Illinois State 38-0 in 2022. The game at Lambeau will likely become the first time UW opens the season against a ranked opponent since 2021, when it fell to Penn State 16-10. The 2026 contest against the Fighting Irish is slated to be televised live by NBC. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion

How old is Steven Ashworth? Creighton guard one of the NCAA's most experienced players
How old is Steven Ashworth? Creighton guard one of the NCAA's most experienced players

USA Today

time20-03-2025

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How old is Steven Ashworth? Creighton guard one of the NCAA's most experienced players

How old is Steven Ashworth? Creighton guard one of the NCAA's most experienced players Show Caption Hide Caption Duke, UConn highlight round one, day two of the NCAA Tournament USA TODAY Sports' Jordan Mendoza highlights Friday's top two round one NCAA Tournament games. Sports Seriously It only took so long for the first day of the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament to find one of its early stars. While helping his Creighton team race out to a 49-34 halftime lead against Louisville Thursday, guard Steven Ashworth served as the catalyst for a red-hot Bluejays squad that made nine of its first 16 3-pointers. Ashworth led the way with 13 points while making three of his six 3-point attempts, some of which came from well beyond the arc. As is the case with any March Madness hero, interest in Ashworth soon extended beyond the court. REQUIRED READING: Men's March Madness games today: Breaking down Thursday's NCAA Tournament matchups CBS cameras at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky for the first-round matchup between No. 8 and No. 9 seeds cut to the crowd, where they showed Ashworth's son, Tommy Jay, and his wife, Peyton. Understandably, a college basketball player being married and having a son raised some questions about Ashworth's age. Here's what you need to know about Ashworth, his age and his college basketball career: Steven Ashworth age Ashworth is 24 years old, and will turn 25 on May 1. Ashworth is in his fifth season of playing college basketball, a lengthy career that was made possible by receiving a waiver from the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility because he played during the COVID-19-impacted 2020-21 season. He got a late start to his college career, though. Ashworth is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and, before enrolling in college, served as a missionary. After that, Ashworth began his college career in 2020 at Utah State when he was 20 years old. An Alpine, Utah native, Ashworth played his first three seasons at Utah State before transferring to Creighton after the 2022-23 season. Ashworth married his wife, Peyton, three years ago and the couple had a son, Tommy Jay, who was born in June 2024. REQUIRED READING: Men's March Madness upset picks: Predicting NCAA Tournament first-round surprises Steven Ashworth stats This season, Ashworth is averaging 16.3 points, 6.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 38.9% from the field and 36.9% from 3, with the overwhelming majority of his shot attempts coming from beyond the arc. For his career, Ashworth is a 38.4% shooter from 3. Additionally, he's shooting 92.6% from the free-throw line this season, the fifth-best mark among all Division I players. Ashworth finished his team's 89-75 victory against Louisville with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists while making four of his eight 3s.

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