A day after reports stated former USC Trojans assistant Justin Wilcox was finalizing a deal to become the Wisconsin Badgers next defensive coordinator, UW officially confirmed his hiring on Thursday.
The 39-year-old Wilcox spent the last 10 seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Trojans (2014-15), Washington Huskies (2012-13), Tennessee Volunteers (2010-11), and Boise State Broncos (2006-09) to varying degrees of success.
"During my many conversations with numerous football people that I trusted, one name kept surfacing, Justin Wilcox," Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst said in a prepared statement.