A top candidate emerges for UW athletics director, plus a check in on offseason story lines (06.30.2026)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Badgers reporters John Steppe and Mark Stewart join host JR Radcliffe to discuss what appears to be the pending hire of Shawn Eichorst as the next athletics director at the University of Wisconsin. He's been AD at Nebraska and Miami and worked at places like Texas; how will he fit in his home state at UW, and what's his first order of business? Then, the guys check in on the various offseason story lines, recruiting and otherwise, surrounding football, basketball and volleyball. What should we know about top men's basketball recruit Baboucarr Ann and wildly intriguing volleyball newcomer Decelise Champion?