When the Wisconsin Badgers took to Barry Alvarez Field inside Camp Randall Stadium against the Washington Huskies, Luke Fickell had earned three votes of confidence from Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh. Still, he had yet to earn one from Badgers fans. Under Fickell’s stewardship, Wisconsin football had lost six consecutive games, had not beaten a Big Ten foe in over a year, and was 0-9 against ranked opponents.
With 60 minutes of complementary football, Fickell just might have changed some hearts and minds.
“The whole locker room has been behind Coach Fick since day one,” linebacker Cooper Catalano said in a post-game interview.