Luke Fickell won more games at the University of Cincinnati than any other head football coach in the program's 135-season history.
Now, Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham must find someone to replace him.
Fickell, who flirted with Michigan State in 2020, and whose name was linked to vacancies at USC, LSU, Notre Dame, and even Oklahoma last season, informed Cunningham Sunday morning and the Cincinnati players Sunday afternoon that he was leaving to take the vacancy at Wisconsin. The Badgers announced the hire about 15 minutes before Cunningham took the podium Sunday night.