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Wisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst on Sunday after a start to his eighth season leading the school where he played, in the city where he grew up. The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. Chryst is since taking over as coach of the Badgers in after being hired away from Pittsburgh. But the program has been backsliding. Chryst had double-digit win seasons in four of his first five years at Wisconsin and had gone since. Chryst, the year-old Madison native, has four years left on his contract.
Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, another former Badgers player, was named interim coach. The in-season coaching move was the fifth already this season, and second of the day. Earlier Sunday, Colorado dismissed Karl Dorrell. The program has been built on stability for more than three decades since Barry Alvarez turned it around in the s. Chryst, who played quarterback for the Badgers in the late s, was an assistant and offensive coordinator under Alvarez and Bielema.
After losing to Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium for the first time in 20 years, Chryst said he was undeterred and looked forward to getting a chance to fix the problems. I look forward to each day I get to be with them. The Hardest-Working Paper in America. Menu News. Chicago Life. Show Search Search Query Search. College Sports Sports. By Ralph D. Russo Associated Press. Wisconsin has fired football coach Paul Chryst.
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The program has been built on stability for more than three decades since Barry Alvarez turned it around in the s. Chryst, who played quarterback for the Badgers in the late s, was an assistant and offensive coordinator under Alvarez and Bielema. After Wisconsin lost to Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday for the first time in 20 years, Chryst said he was undeterred and looked forward to getting a chance to fix the problems. I look forward to each day I get to be with them.
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– Wisconsin fires football coach Paul Chryst, names defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard interim coach
It’s not one I take lightly; it’s an incredibly tough day for us all. I have talked about it a lot.