On Sunday afternoon, in a surprising move that was heard around the world, the Wisconsin Badgers parted ways with head coach Paul Chryst, with AD Chris McIntosh naming defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard as the interim for the rest of the season.
Immediately, rumors began to swirl about Wisconsin’s next head coach and an intriguing name that consistently emerged was current Kansas head coach Lance Leipold.
Why, may you ask?
Leipold grew up around 40 minutes from Madison, Wisconsin, and played college football at Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Additionally, Leipold has experience with the Badgers, serving three years as a graduate assistant to Barry Alvarez and winning several championships as the head coach of Wisconsin-Whitewater during his stint there.