Wisconsin interim coach Jim Leonhard, a candidate for the permanent coaching job, thinks the school will benefit from a decision soon on who will lead the program going forward.
Leonhard told SiriusXM's "Big Ten This Morning" that "bigger conversations are coming soon" about Wisconsin's permanent coaching role. He's 2-1 as the Badgers' interim coach after the team fired Paul Chryst on Oct. 2. Athletic director Chris McIntosh said he owed it to Wisconsin to conduct a full national search, although Leonhard, a decorated former Wisconsin player and the team's defensive coordinator since 2017, has long been viewed as a potential successor to Chryst.