Chicago— Although Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says that a change five years ago in the appeals process for prospective UW athletes has not hurt the Badgers' ability to compete athletically, school officials are working to return to the previous process.
According to Alvarez, who spoke to reporters Thursday at the Big Ten preseason football meetings:
Before the change, if recruits were denied admission to UW, coaches could appeal to the individual college at UW.
"You had coaches who knew student-athletes and recruited them and had been through the screening process," Alvarez said. "They've done the screening.