Barry Alvarez on the Ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

Barry Alvarez of the University of Wisconsin is one of seven coaching candidates on this year's College Football Hall of Fame ballot, which was released Thursday.
Alvarez, who resurrected the University of Wisconsin football program and led it to three Rose Bowl victories, retired after the 2005 season as the winningest coach in program history with a 118-73-4 record in 16 seasons.
To be eligible for consideration, coaches must have accumulated at least 100 victories with a winning percentage of at least .600 over no fewer than 10 seasons, and have been retired for three years (unless they are age 70 or above, in which case they are eligible automatically).
Other coaches under consideration include Jim Carlen (West Virginia, Texas Tech, South Carolina, 1966-81); William "Lone Star" Dietz (1915-42); Wayne Hardin (Navy, Temple, 1959-82); Bill McCartney (Colorado, 1982-94); Billy Jack Murphy (Memphis, 1958-71); Darryl Rogers (1965-84).
The National Football Foundation mailed out ballots this week to more than 12,000 of its members and current Hall of Famers.
The votes will be submitted to the 13-member NFF Honors Court, chaired by former ACC commissioner and NCAA president Gene Corrigan, which will make its selections based on input from the vote.
The Hall of Fame Class will be announced May 27 in New York City, an event that has been televised live on ESPN2 in each of the last three years and NFF expects similar coverage this year.
Among the 77 players under consideration are several notable first-time candidates, including former Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George of Ohio State (1992-95) and Outland Trophy winner Mike Ruth of Boston College (1982-85).
Former Packers Desmond Howard (Michigan, 1989-91), Russell Maryland (Miami, 1986-90), Sterling Sharpe (South Carolina, 1984-87) and Wesley Walls (Mississippi, 1985-88) are also under consideration. It is great to see Coach Alvarez receive the accolades he so deserves. GO BUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trevon Hughes Joins 1,000 Point Club

As has often been the case lately for Wisconsin, though, senior guard Trevon Hughes was the star of the show as the Badgers cruised to a 48-point victory.
Hughes, a 6-foot native of Queens, N.Y., scored 20 points while pulling down six rebounds, dishing out three assists and grabbing four steals. The co-captain shot 7-of-10 from the floor on the night, including a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc on the night.
With just 5 1/2 minutes into the game, Hughes added to his list of accomplishments this season when he hit a jumper to put the Badgers up 15-4.
Though he thought it should have been a three, the long 2-point basket gave him nine points on the night, and 1,000 in his career a Badger. Hughes became the 34th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark and the first since Marcus Landry in 2008-09.
“It was like a big weight off my shoulders,” Hughes said. “Obviously, I came out tonight and I couldn’t miss the in the first half, the only thing that slowed me down was halftime. We had a joke about it at lunch today — me, Keaton (Nankivil) and J-Bo (Jason Bohannon) — because they reminded me that I was just nine points away.

It looks like the Badgers have rebounded from their loss to UW-GB up in the north woods. I was thinking about getting some Wisconsin Basketball tickets to an upcoming home game. Madison is always a blast. GO BUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!