Gary Andersen shocked the entire state of Wisconsin and his team Dec. 10, 2014 when he bolted from Madison to become the head coach at Oregon State.
Just three days removed from a humiliating 59-0 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game, Badger fans were dumbfounded. In spite of that thumping, Andersen had won 19 games and a Big Ten West division title in his first two seasons at the University of Wisconsin helm.
No one saw this coming — not even Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez. There were layers to this and they began to peel back.