{"id":11874,"date":"2023-07-28T01:27:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T06:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=11874"},"modified":"2023-07-28T01:27:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T06:27:51","slug":"luke-fickell-reveals-why-he-accepted-wisconsin-head-coaching-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/luke-fickell-reveals-why-he-accepted-wisconsin-head-coaching-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Fickell reveals why he accepted Wisconsin head coaching job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke Fickell<\/a><\/strong> had a great thing going at Cincinnati<\/strong><\/a>, but there was some \u201cunique\u201d about Wisconsin<\/strong><\/a> that pulled him into a new job.<\/p>\n

Fickell made waves when he coached the Bearcats, including leading them to the College Football Playoff, becoming the first Group of Five team to do so. But the Badgers offered something at the right time.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how Fickell described it when he talked with On3\u2019s Andy Staples live from Big Ten Media Days.<\/p>\n

\u201cTiming has a lot to do with it,\u201d Fickell said on Andy Staples On3<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t just mean you know, my timing being that it was, you know, if there was ever going to do this, it was something about the age of my kids and the opportunities that if we\u2019re going to do it, it\u2019s got to be right for everybody. I think also the timing of college football, right? I mean, where exactly are we going in the next three years?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what is exactly going to be, but the Big Ten is going to be at the forefront of whatever that is. And so those things added along with me recognizing and all of a sudden noticing and learning a little bit more about all the things that Wisconsin has to offer for me. (It\u2019s on the) professional side but also to my family on their side as well. Very unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fickell went 57-18 at Cincinnati and the school made the move to the Power Five in the Big 12. Many figured Fickell would stay put now that his program would be elevated to a higher conference.<\/p>\n

But Wisconsin was too good to pass up. The Big Ten is currently in an arms race with the SEC. Plus, expansion is coming in 2024 with USC and UCLA joining.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstanding and recognizing what the culture, what I assumed the culture was like from afar,\u201d Fickell said. \u201cFelt like something that would be really, really in my wheelhouse. That\u2019s why I said it\u2019s exceeded my expectations in just the way I believe I fit and we fit and the things we\u2019ve been able to do. But I think there\u2019s quite a uniqueness when you put the family involved as well. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a big part of it. Timing has a lot to do with that. But the ability for my family, our families, the people that have come with us to do what it is they want to do and be able to do it with their own kids as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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