The Wisconsin Badgers were confident that Nyzier Fourqurean would be playing this season, even though he was in the midst of an appeals process against the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility. The person who was the most confident was head coach Luke Fickell.
In March, he chastized a reporter for even thinking that Fourqurean wouldn't be back in 2025. He felt the question was absurd and that it was a certainty. Now that the United States Appeals Court has ruled against Fourqurean, and now Fickell's words are coming back to bite him.