When does it stop being a coincidence? The Wisconsin Badgers thought they hired an ascending head coach when they poached Luke Fickell away from the Cincinnati Bearcats. Instead, they have ended up with their 21st century version of Don Morton. Very little, if anything, has gone right for Fickell in Madison. With another ranked opponent coming up in Michigan, it will likely be a bad loss.
Through the first two and a third seasons at the helm of Wisconsin, Fickell is a disastrous 0-7 against ranked FBS teams. Wisconsin did beat FCS power North Dakota State last year, but the Badgers are a Power Four team.