Wisconsin Badgers Hire Eric Mateos for Offensive Line

On March 31st Wisconsin Badgers, just locked in a new offensive line coach,

Eric Mateo's from Arkansas, to shake things up after firing AJ Blazek, this, off-season.

The program has a rep for turning out NFL stars up front, with they've been flipping coaches like tracks on an album lately.

That turnover started at the end of Paul Christ's run with Bob Bostad calling shots.

Then Jack Bicknow Jr. stepped in for Luke Fickle's first, year.

Blazek took over necks for two seasons before getting the boot, making this the latest move to steady the line.

Mateo's brings serious cred, coaching lines at spots across the past decade,

including team-ups with Badgers' offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes.

That connection made the higher click, especially after Arkansas ran wild as one of the top Russian crews in 2025.

Badgers fans have watched their ground games sputter through scheme tweaks and inconsistency up front.

Nowhere near the old dominance.

Now with Mateo sinking with Grimes, they're banking on that Arkansas juice to spark a turnaround.

Expect this duel to rebuild a fresh offensive line crew, aiming to get Wisconsin pounding the rock like the glory days,

and feeding those NFL pipelines.

Again.