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NCAA FootballWisconsin Football's Luke Fickell opens up on recruiting challenges with Badgers

Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell knows that the program needs to do a better job of recruiting within the state. During his recruiting cycle with the Badgers failed to successfully recruit any of the top five players in Wisconsin. But one disappointing recruiting cycle won’t stop Luke Fickell from aggressively trying to get the state’s […]

BettingCollege Football Odds: Wisconsin over/under win total prediction

We’re still a few months away from the return of college football, but the anticipation is slowly building across the country with spring practices in the books. There’s plenty of optimism surrounding the Wisconsin football team with first-year head coach Luke Fickell leading the Badgers into a new exciting era. Below, we continue our college […]

NCAA FootballLuke Fickell gets massive endorsement from Badgers star

Wisconsin Badgers running back Braelon Allen gave a glowing endorsement of new Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell during an interview with Max Chadwick of Pro Football Focus. “I knew right away that he’s a great leader,” Braelon Allen said, via Chadwick. “He’s a player’s coach and he’s a winner. All of the qualities that you […]

NCAA FootballLuke Fickell on the verge of huge Wisconsin football pickup with Tanner Mordecai transfer

Luke Fickell has seemingly found a new starter for the Wisconsin Badgers, with Adam Rittenberg of ESPN reporting that SMU Mustangs signal-caller Tanner Mordecai expected to land with Wisconsin football after entering the transfer portal. #SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai entered the transfer portal earlier tonight and is expected to land at #Wisconsin, according to sources. […]

NCAA FootballLuke Fickell's classy gesture to Jim Leonhard after Wisconsin's Guaranteed Rate Bowl win vs Oklahoma State

The 2022 college football season was a rollercoaster ride for the Wisconsin Badgers but they ended with a bittersweet 24-17 victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Guaranteed Bowl. On one hand, Wisconsin football managed to win their third bowl game since 2020. On the other hand, it marked the end of Jim Leonhard’s […]

NCAA FootballGraham Mertz makes transfer portal decision after Luke Fickell hire

With the Wisconsin Badgers hiring a new head coach in Luke Fickell, one of the first dominoes to fall in Madison is the apparent looming transfer of quarterback Graham Mertz to another program. Mertz announced his decision to move on from Wisconsin football and enter the transfer portal, via Twitter. pic.twitter.com/IRutP1IQCn — Graham Mertz (@GrahamMertz5) […]

NCAA FootballCincinnati football picks Luke Fickell's replacement

The search appears to be over for the next head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats, with sources of Enquirer Sports saying that the program has found its replacement for Luke Fickell. Per Keith Jenkins, Cincinnati football will soon make an official announcement about Scott Satterfield becoming the newest head coach of the AAC program. Sources […]

NCAA FootballJim Leonhard makes huge decision after Luke Fickell hire

Former Wisconsin interim football head coach Jim Leonhard will return to the Badgers as the team’s defensive coordinator under head coach Luke Fickell, according to a Sunday report from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Badgers beat reporter Jeff Potrykus. It is unclear whether Mike Tressel, Fickell’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach with the Bearcats, will make the trip […]

NCAA Football3 moves Luke Fickell must make to get Wisconsin back on track

Luke Fickell is now the head coach in Madison and will be leading the Wisconsin Badgers football program starting in 2023. He has some work to do to get Wisconsin back to where it was only a few short years ago, contending for Big Ten championships on a regular basis. That’s the angle we’re going […]

NCAA Football3 best Luke Fickell replacements for Cincinnati after Wisconsin move

After six incredibly successful seasons at the helm, Luke Fickell has departed Cincinnati for Wisconsin ,with Kerry Coombs taking over as the interim coach. As the Bearcats move to the Big 12 this coming season, this search is among the most important in school history for their long-term stability. Luke Fickell’s annual salary at Cincinnati was […]

NCAA FootballBearcats name interim head coach after Luke Fickell bolts for Wisconsin

The Cincinnati Bearcats named cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs as the team’s interim head coach after Luke Fickell took the open job for the Wisconsin Badgers football program, according to a Sunday tweet from ESPN College Football Senior writer Pete Thamel. Luke Fickell was hired over Wisconsin interim head coach Jim Leonhard […]

NCAA FootballTwitter reacts to Badgers' bombshell theft of Luke Fickell from Cincinnati

The Wisconsin Badgers football program is finalizing a deal to make Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell its next head coach over interim head coach Jim Leonhard, among others, according to a Sunday report from ESPN. Twitter had more than its fair share of reactions to the hiring as a flurry of tweets either supported […]

NCAA FootballWisconsin football hires Cincinnati's Luke Fickell as new head coach

The Wisconsin football program is lining up a major move to bring itself back to national relevancy, reportedly finalizing a deal for Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell to take over in the same role in Madison. According to Pete Thamel, the Badgers are deep into discussions with Fickell over the chance to make him Wisconsin’s […]

NCAA FootballOle Miss football coaching hot board if Lane Kiffin leaves for Auburn

It’s getting harder and harder to envision a world in which Lane Kiffin is not the next head coach at Auburn, even after his denials. Several reporters, on both the Auburn and Ole Miss side of things, find this to be the case. Numerous people unconnected to either program have also said the coaching world […]

NCAA Football'We're gonna put double-sided tape in there': Cincinnati football's hilarious plan to avoid wild helmet issue from Arkansas game

Cincinnati football seems to have struggled with some helmets issues as of late. A few weeks ago, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams got involved in a practice scrum that involved some swinging helmets. Now, the Cincinnati Bearcats faced a different issue with their helmets against Arkansas. During their college football game against […]

NCAA FootballBearcats HC Luke Fickell shares 'gut-wrenching' reaction after Cotton Bowl loss to Alabama

The road to the national championship for the Luke Fickell and the Cincinnati Bearcats ended on Friday, as they lost to the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide at the Cotton Bowl to the tune of a 27-6 score. Despite the painful loss, Fickell was all class when he spoke to reporters following the game. Of course, […]

NCAA FootballCincinnati Bearcats 1st ever Group of 5 team in College Football Playoffs

The Cincinnati Bearcats were on track to make history after they defeated the Houston Cougars 35-20 in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. The win rounded off the second successive title-winning season that the Bearcats have managed to complete unbeaten. Since the win, it has now been confirmed that the Bearcats are in the College […]

NCAA FootballRUMOR: The top choice to replace Brian Kelly at Notre Dame, revealed

Brian Kelly made the surprising decision to take over the head coaching role in Baton Rouge, stepping into the shoes that will has been vacated by Ed Orgeron, who will not coach the Tigers’ bowl game. Despite the Fighting Irish still having some critical games on the slate, Kelly has departed the program and is […]

Editorials3 coaches Notre Dame must target to replace Brian Kelly after departure for LSU

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been an obvious playoff contender in recent years. Under head coach Brian Kelly, the Fighting Irish have been consistently dominant. However, things are changing in South Bend with Kelly leaving to take the head coach job at LSU. With that in mind, Notre Dame will have its work cut […]

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