Report: Wisconsin Making 'Strong Push' To Hire Luke Fickell
CINCINNATI — A Big Ten stalwart is pushing to land UC head coach Luke Fickell. According to Pete Thamel, the Wisconsin Badgers are marking a "strong push" to hire Fickell "in the next 48 hours."
The Badgers fired coach Paul Chryst earlier in the season, and there was a thought that interim head coach Jim Leonhard would have a good shot at the job.
Instead, Wisconsin is aiming bigger for the winningest coach in UC history.
There is no confirmation of Fickell's interest level in the job, but Thamel did mention his "attraction to the Badgers brass."
UPDATE: Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger reports that "no deal is done, but discussions are ongoing" between Fickell and Wisconsin.
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