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Fickell is replacing Paul Chryst, who was fired in the middle of the season after going 67-26 in eight seasons. Jim Leonhard, the Badgers’ defensive coordinator, had gone 4-3 as interim coach and was considered a candidate for the head-coaching job.

Fickell’s attraction to the Badgers’ brass, along with his record and roots in the league, is his ability to build a program. Fickell turned Cincinnati into one of the country’s best development programs, taking modest recruits and consistently churning out strong teams.

in the 2022 NFL draft, which was third behind only Georgia (15) and LSU (10).

Special-teams coach Kerry Coombs will serve as the Bearcats’ interim head coach, the school announced.

Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham said he will telegram database move quickly to replace Fickell, considering both external and internal candidates, which could include offensive coordinator and former Bearcats quarterback Gino Guidugli.

The Cincinnati job is becoming even more appealing as Fickell leaves it. The Bearcats are switching conferences next year, moving up to the Big 12. The move will bring more revenue into the program, but also tougher competition.

“This is not a stepping-stone job,” Cunningham said. “We can do everything we want to do at the University of Cincinnati.”

Fickell spent one season as an interim coach in the Big Ten, going 6-7 in 2011 in the wake of the firing of Jim Tressel at Ohio State. He stayed patient from there, working as the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator under Urban Meyer and winning a national championship in the 2014 season.



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