Wisconsin Wins Season Opener vs. Miami (OH) 17-0
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin kicks off the 2025 season against Miami (OH) Thursday night from Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers are looking to wash out the sour taste in their mouths after five consecutive defeats to close the 2024 campaign and missing a bowl game for the first time since 2001. Thursday marks the second-ever meeting between UW and the Redhawks. The Badgers took home a 58-0 victory back in 2015, the home debut for former head coach Paul Chryst.
Wisconsin Wins Week 1 vs. Miami (OH) 17-0
08/28/2025 11:03:55 PMThe Wisconsin Badgers are 1-0 after a 17-0 win over Miami (OH) in Week 1 of the college football season. After being up just 3-0 at halftime with QB Billy Edwards out due to a lower-body injury, the Badgers turned it up in the second half, scoring 14 unanswered points.
Backup QB Danny O’Neil impressed, going 12-19 with 120 passing yards, two total touchdowns and an interception. RB Dilin Jones led Wisconsin in rushing with 73 yards.
Danny O’Neil 1-Yard Touchdown Rush Gives Wisconsin 17-0 Lead
08/28/2025 10:49:36 PM(6:45) After Miami (OH) QB Dequann Finn threw a 17-yard interception to S Preston Zachman, backup QB Danny O’Neil rushes for a one-yard touchdown to give Wisconsin a 17-0 lead over the RedHawks in the fourth quarter.
Drive was three plays, two yards, and lasted 1:22.
Wisconsin Leads 10-0, End of Third Quarter
08/28/2025 10:24:35 PMThe Wisconsin Badgers are up 10-0 on Miami (OH) heading into the fourth quarter. After QB Billy Edwards Jr. (lower body) exited the game in the second quarter, Danny O’Neil entered the game. The backup is 9-14 with 97 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
QB Danny O’Neil 3-Yard Touchdown Gives Wisconsin 10-0 Lead
08/28/2025 10:19:27 PM(4:12) QB Danny O’Neil‘s three-yard passing touchdown to WR Vinny Anthony II gives Wisconsin its first of the season as the Badgers take a 10-0 lead over Miami (OH). Drive was seven plays, 54 yards, and lasted 2:46.
O’Neil is 8-11 with 92 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception late in the third quarter.
QB Billy Edwards Jr. Seen on Sidelines in Street Clothes
08/28/2025 10:04:56 PMQB Billy Edwards Jr. (lower body) is on the Wisconsin sidelines in street clothes, as the Badgers lead Miami (OH) 3-0. Edwards appears to be walking with a slight limp, per Audrey Marr of WMTV 15 News.
QB Billy Edwards Jr. Ruled OUT With Lower Body Injury
08/28/2025 09:51:27 PMWisconsin QB Billy Edwards Jr. has been ruled OUT vs. Miami (OH) with a lower body injury. Edwards exited the game during the second quarter. Finishes the game 6-13 with 68 passing yards.
Backup QB Danny O’Neil will stay in the game.
Wisconsin Leads Miami (OH) 3-0 at Halftime
08/28/2025 09:29:53 PMThe Wisconsin Badgers are up 3-0 against the Miami (OH) RedHawks at the end of the first half. QB Billy Edwards Jr. (lower body), who is questionable to return after exiting in the second quarter, is 6-13 with 68 passing yards. RB Dilin Jones leads the game in rushing with 30 yards on seven attempts.
Backup QB Danny O’Neil entered the game for the Badgers and finished the first half 2-2 with six passing yards. Miami (OH) Dequann Finn is 4-8 with 41 yards.
QB Billy Edwards Jr. (Lower Body) Questionable to Return
08/28/2025 09:16:31 PMQB Billy Edwards Jr. is questionable to return vs. Miami (OH) with a lower-body injury suffered in the second quarter. Badgers up 3-0 on the RedHawks.
QB Billy Edwards Jr. Exits Game With an Injury
08/28/2025 09:05:20 PMQB Billy Edwards Jr. exits the game for Wisconsin with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter with what appears to be a non-contact injury. Danny O’Neil enters the game for the Badgers. This is the sixth-straight season Wisconsin has turned to a backup quarterback due to an injury to the starter.
Badgers End First Quarter Up 3-0
08/28/2025 08:45:19 PMAfter a low-scoring first quarter, Wisconsin finds itself up 3-0 on Miami (OH). QB Billy Edwards Jr. is 4-8 with 44 passing yards, while RB Dilin Jones leads the game in rushing with 26 yards on six attempts.
QB Dequann Finn is 2-3 with 15 passing yards for Miami (OH), and leads the RedHawks in rushing with 15 yards on four attempts.
Nathanial Vakos 42-Yard Field Goal Makes it 3-0 Wisconsin
08/28/2025 08:40:09 PM(1:40) The Wisconsin Badgers strike first with a 42-yard field goal from Nathanial Vakos to make it 3-0 in the first quarter. The Badgers’ drive consisted of 15 plays, 69 yards, and lasted 7:16.
Injury Report
08/28/2025 08:00:58 PMOUT: TE Tucker Ashcraft, S Luke Emmerich, OLB Evan Van Dyn Hoven, OLB Sam Lateju, OL Kevin Heywood, OL Barrett Nelson, WR Ben Lemirand
QUESTIONABLE: OL Kerry Kodanko
Tight end Tucker Ashcraft (leg) will be out vs. Miami (OH). Head coach Luke Fickell confirmed the news on Monday.
“Tucker will not make it,” Fickell said. “I don’t know if we officially know how long he’ll be out for.”
Center Jake Renfro, who suffered a leg injury in fall camp, is not on the injury report and will start for the Badgers.
“Jake should be good,” Fickell said. “He’s practiced, I think the last four or five days. So he looks good and looks healthy. So I feel like we’re in a good place there.”
