I didn't know exactly how I'd be able to handle it, because it is an emotional game and I'm an emotional guy. Leonhard, who was named interim head coach of Wisconsin football after the Badgers let go of Paul Chryst last October following a 4-3 start, had announced earlier this December that he will not. "I kind of knew that it was going to be like that. Jim Leonhard - former Wisconsin defensive coordinator Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports If Alabama wants to have one of the more established defensive play-callers in the country, they may look to. "I told you guys I wasn't arrogant enough to think that I could go out there and start helping these guys, correct them, or say something to them other than just the general, you know, 'leverage the football or something like that,'" Fickell said. But now the work starts in serious fervor because the next time Wisconsin lines it up, Fickell's fingerprints are going to be all over everything. Īll he does is win win win no matter what /tdzZb6qynHįickell took a backseat and let Leonhard cook. The Wisconsin Badgers ended one era - and started another - on a high note. Here are the top media reactions to Fickell's surprising-to-some decision to coach the bowl game and where Wisconsin might be headed: Subscribe to 247Sports YouTube for the latest college football, basketball and recruiting news including live college commitments. I've got the utmost respect, not just for him, but what this place really means. They hired one of the country’s most sought-after college coaches, Luke Fickell. The Badgers administration pulled a surprise. It was expected the hometown hero would be named the next head coach. The program earned a trip to a bowl game. And I wanted to make sure I said more than anything that I appreciate what he's done for me and how he's handled these last few weeks. Interim head coach Jim Leonhard rallied the troops.
I thought it was important for him to be recognized. I thought it was important for him to be recognized.' Leonhard, who took over as interim head coach when UW fired Paul Chryst in.
"Three and a half weeks, I don't know that that's enough time to stand up there," Fickell said in the postgame press conference. In the postgame celebration, Fickell made sure to call up Leonhard to the podium and give him his moment. Instead, the former Cincinnati head coach deferred to Wisconsin's former interim coach Jim Leonhard and the rest of the UW staff to handle most of the hands-on teaching during the game. But Fickell wasn't doing a whole lot of intense coaching during the Badgers' win. Technically speaking, new Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell earned his first career victory after the Badgers held off Oklahoma State, 24-17. Tuesday’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl game was a little odd for all parties involved.
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