Wisconsin managed only 2 yards rushing against Illinois, the program's lowest total since 2015. The Badgers' offense, built on a powerful running game and efficient passing, has often looked stale over the last three years and struggled against better competition. The program has been built on stability for more than three decades since Barry Alvarez turned it around in the 1990s.Ĭhryst, who played quarterback for the Badgers in the late 1980s, was an assistant and offensive coordinator under Alvarez and Bielema. Earlier Sunday, Colorado dismissed Karl Dorrell.īut none of the changes have been as unexpected as Wisconsin's. The in-season coaching move was the fifth already this season, and second of the day. “What I can tell you today is that the number that we agreed to is significantly less than the number that have been reported, or even the number that would have been due per the terms of his contract,” McIntosh said. McIntosh declined to provide specifics of Chryst's buyout. He was set to make $5.25 million this season. Wisconsin plays at Northwestern on Saturday.Ĭhryst, the 56-year-old Madison, Wisconsin, native, has four years left on his contract.
“We want more, we want better and that’s my goal is to try to help get us in that direction.” “This place means a ton to myself,” said Leonhard, who played 10 seasons in the NFL. Chryst gave him his start in coaching with no previous experience. Leonhard said it was an emotional day for him.
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McIntosh said he would do a full coaching search “when the time is right.”
The 39-year-old former NFL defensive back has been part of Chryst’s staff for seven seasons and is considered one of the top assistant coaches in the country.
"It’s a tough time to make a transition, but I felt it was the right time and that’s what led me to it,” McIntosh said.ĭefensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, who was an All-American at Wisconsin, was named interim coach. Chryst had double-digit victory seasons in four of his first five years at Wisconsin while winning three Big Ten West titles. Chryst was 67-26 as coach of the Badgers after being hired away from Pittsburgh.
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