Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell hiring Phil Longo as the team’s OC has left some opposing coaches baffled.
Fickell was hired by the Badgers after Paul Chryst was fired and interim coach Jim Leonhard failed to leave an impressive enough mark. Shortly after Fickell was named HC, he stole Longo from UNC to run Wisconsin’s offense.
The Badgers have been a run-heavy team for more than 30 years, but those days are gone with Longo and Fickell now in Madison. That’s certainly left opposing coaches very confused.
“The strangest hire of the offseason was Phil Longo coming to Wisconsin.
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