Fansided · Oct 23, 2025
The Luke Fickell QB excuse everyone is using but doesn't actually work
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell talks with injured quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. (9) during the fourth quarter of the game Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin beat Middle Tennessee 42-10. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesLuke Fickell defenders use a common excuse, and maybe even Chris McIntosh also buys this excuse hook, line, and sinker. The blame is thrown in one direction that Fickell has only been bad in his Wisconsin tenure because he has never had his starting quarterback for an entire year. That excuse is nonsense, and don't let anyone convince you otherwise.