There could be even more new blood coming to the Big Ten.
After Matt Rhule signed on to be Nebraska’s next head coach, ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that the Wisconsin Badgers have targeted Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell to lead their program into the future.
And they’re hoping to lock him up within the next 48 hours.
Sources: Wisconsin has targeted Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell to be the school’s next head coach. https://t.co/FNAKRcu5Vb
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 27, 2022
The Big Ten world reacted to the Fickell reports on Sunday.
“Interesting,” replied Jimmie Kaska.
interesting https://t.co/sExfhuDJcd
— Jimmie Kaska (@jimmiekaska) November 27, 2022
“Wisconsin making a push for Fickell. As I’ve pointed out all along, it wasn’t a forgone conclusion the job would go to Jim Leonhard. Here comes the crazy part of the carousel …” tweeted The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach.
“Hot take: This would be a better hire than Leonhard or Rhule. Much higher ceiling for building the program into something new,” a fan said.
Hot take: This would be a better hire than Leonhard or Rhule.
Much higher ceiling for building the program into something new. https://t.co/hyrPmKefcs
— Tom Stads (@TStads20) November 27, 2022
“Luke Fickell Would be a very strong hire for Wisconsin,” commented Steve Wiltfong.
Luke Fickell Would be a very strong hire for #Wisconsin. Posted thoughts here. https://t.co/QwvRx8GPvd https://t.co/Kew2mrvu9g
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) November 27, 2022
“Nope, don’t like that,” another tweeted.
Nope, don’t like that. https://t.co/YIqOnCB5Hu
— Josh Peterson (@joshtweeterson) November 27, 2022
“Holy s—,” commented Andy Herman.
Holy shit. https://t.co/JwXXeMx5nF
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) November 27, 2022
“Let’s get nuts,” said 247’s Brandon Marcello.
Let’s get nuts https://t.co/SXtZUBDlDd
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) November 27, 2022
It’s getting fun out there.