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Wisconsin Badgers to face both dynamic wide receivers featured on EA Sports College Football 26 cover

There's no doubt the Wisconsin football program faces a daunting 2026 schedule, and the Badgers will need to contain two receivers that are gracing the cover of one of the most popular video games series.
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Sep 14, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Sep 14, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

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The Wisconsin Badgers face a daunting 2026 schedule, and now they'll face two receivers that are gracing the cover of the sport's most popular video games series.

EA Sports unveiled its College Football 26 covers on Tuesday featuring sophomore wide receivers Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) and Ryan Williams (Alabama), who both emerged as standout freshmen last season.

Cornerback Ricardo Hallman and the Wisconsin secondary will need to contain both starting Sept. 13 when the Badgers travel to Tuscaloosa to face Williams and the Crimson Tide.

Williams caught four passes for 78 yards and one touchdown last season in Alabama's 42-10 victory over Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. He finished with 48 receptions for a team-leading 865 yards receiving and eight touchdowns during the 2024 season.

Smith and defending national champion Ohio State will enter Camp Randall Stadium for an Oct. 18 conference clash. Smith reeled in 76 passes for 1,315 yards receiving and 15 touchdowns for the Buckeyes as a freshman.

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Jake Kocorowski
JAKE KOCOROWSKI

Jake Kocorowski has covered the Wisconsin football program since the 2013 season for a few outlets, most recently at the Wisconsin State Journal/BadgerExtra. He wrote, directed and edited BadgerExtra’s “Rags to Roses” series about the 1993 Wisconsin football team that won second place in the 2023 APSE Division C Project category.

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