For Wisconsin Badger fans looking for clarity on the Braeden Carrington situation, today is sadly not your day. Carrington was granted an injunction in California, which technically deems him eligible for the time being. But as we all know by now, it would be sacrilegious if the process were that easy.
The NCAA is choosing to appeal the decision made by the California judge, meaning that the process of finding out if the players covered by the injunction are eligible continues to be delayed. For Wisconsin in particular, this is an especially pressing issue, as having Carrington or not throws a huge wrench into how Greg Gard goes about doing things.
Braeden Carrington has been part of this one.https://t.co/OBjyaMQGzt
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) October 20, 2026
Last season, Carrington was great. He came off the bench, was a spark plug when needed and, over the course of the season, hit some big-time shots for the Badgers. This year, however, if he were to return, Carrington will be expected to do much more than just get hot.
Whether he starts remains to be seen, as Gard has already been playing around with lineups in the first couple of exhibition games, which Carrington competed in but didn’t start. Those two games are meaningless in the grand scheme of things and are by no means indicative of how things will play out, but there is no doubt that Gard has to be careful with how he goes about things so as not to over-rely on a lineup that doesn’t end up getting a chance to play with one another…