Paul Chryst fired as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers
Oct. 3, 2022
UW officials announced that Chryst had been removed from the position of head coach.
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Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard has been named as the head coach.
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“My job is to make sure the program is heading in the right direction,” UW athletic director Chris McIntosh said.
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“But I felt a change in leadership was needed right now, The expectations at Wisconsin are to win championships and I felt it was the right time to make a change to pursue those", he further said.
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The entire social media, veteran players reacted to Paul Chryst's firing as head coach.
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The step was taken less than 24 hours after UW suffered a 34–10 home loss to Illinois.
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Christ left UW with a 43-18 Big Ten mark and 67-26 overall.