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Luke Fickell informs Cincinnati he's heading to Wisconsin as next head coach, sources say

Less than 24 hours after finding out that he won't have the opportunity to lead the University of Cincinnati football team to a third straight American Athletic Conference championship, Luke Fickell is headed to Madison, Wisconsin, to take over the Wisconsin Badgers program.

Sources confirmed to The Enquirer that Wisconsin has reached an agreement with Fickell and is expected to name the 49-year-old Ohio State alumnus and former Buckeyes player and longtime assistant its next head coach as early as Sunday.

Fickell informed Cincinnati that he was leaving, according to sources.