Wisconsin to retain coach Luke Fickell for the 2026 season
Fickell is 15-19 with the Badgers since arriving from Cincinnati.
Wisconsin will not be searching for a new football coach after the 2025 season.
Athletic director Chris McIntosh told ESPN that Luke Fickell would be retained next season as the program invests more around him. Fickell is in his third year with the Badgers as Wisconsin is 0-5 in Big Ten play and 2-6 overall.
"Chancellor (Jennifer) Mnookin and I are aligned on significantly elevating investment in our program to compete at highest level," McIntosh told ESPN. "We are willing to make an investment in infrastructure and staff. As important, is our ability to retain and recruit players in a revenue share and NIL era."
The former Cincinnati coach is 15-19 at Wisconsin. He was hired to replace Paul Chryst after Chryst was fired during the 2022 season.
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