Fickell's Fourth Year: Wisconsin's Turnaround

On April 1st, Luke fickles entering year 4 as Wisconsin Badgers head coach and its

maker break time.

The team stumbled with a 17 win 21 loss record over the first three seasons, including

10 and 17 in Big Ten Play.

They snapped a 22 year bowl streak and had their worst year since 1990.

Boosted resources hit the transfer portal hard this offseason, landing 33 new players.

They pair that with a softer schedule on paper and the Badgers look set for a real turn

around in 2026.

Fickle knows the pressure after signing that seven year deal back in 2022.

Last season drained everyone with a rough six week skid mid-year, but they flipped the

script late, grabbing ranked wins over Washington and Illinois.

Spring ball kicked off with Fickle fired up, pointing to locker room construction as a fresh

start symbol, the team's buzzing from that offseason hall, ready to build momentum.

If they channeled this energy right, Wisconsin could climb back into contention and steady

the ship under Fickle.