Interim head coach Jim Leonhard led his Badgers to a dominating 42-7 rout over Big Ten foe Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Evanston, Illinois.
A former walk-on at Wisconsin, the new head coach took over for Paul Chryst last week, and in his first game with the head coach hat on, Leonhard was cool, calm and collected on the sideline.
“When I woke up this morning, it was a great feeling,” Leonhard said at the postgame press conference. “Game day is a different feel.”
Leonhard talked about the difficulties and the mental battles facing him and his team the week prior to gameday but noted that the team regained focus Wednesday.