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Wisconsin hires Luke Fickell away from Cincinnati

Wisconsin has hired Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell to take over their football program.

Fickell led the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff last season. He was 57-18 in his 6 years with Cincinnati.

Here are more details from UW:

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh announced the hiring of Luke Fickell as UW’s head football coach on Sunday. The consensus 2021 National Coach of the Year becomes the 31st head coach in program history.

“I am incredibly excited to announce Luke Fickell as our new head football coach and to welcome his entire family to Madison,” McIntosh said.