Wisconsin football four-star class of 2026 target Brodie McWhorter included the Badgers in his list of finalists on Thursday.

Over the past few years, Sarkisian hired former Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst and former TCU head coach Gary Patterson in special assistant roles. On Tuesday, Rivals' Anwar Richardson reported former West Virginia head coach Neal Brown is expected to be added to Sarkisian's coaching staff. It's unclear what Brown's role will be on the staff.

JT Toppin scored 22 points, freshman Christian Anderson had a season-high 21 points with five 3-pointers in his first career start and ninth-ranked Texas Tech beat West Virginia 73-51.

Lauren Betts had 26 points and 10 rebounds and second-ranked UCLA routed Wisconsin 91-61 on Wednesday night to set up a showdown with No. Southern California for the Big Ten title. UCLA (28-1, 16-1 Big Ten) moved into a first-place tie with USC heading into the regular-season finale Saturday at home against the Trojans,