Luke Fickell came back to the conference in which he spent 20 years as either a collegiate player or coach, but not with the team most assumed he’d return for.
As the new head coach at Wisconsin, Fickell will be tasked with going head-to-head against his alma mater. In fact, the Badgers host the Buckeyes on Oct. 28 in a matchup that will reportedly take place under the lights in a primetime slot on NBC. And even if the two programs don’t play each other on a yearly basis in the regular season, Ohio State could prove to be an obstacle in Wisconsin’s path to conference titles moving forward.