Editor's note: Barry Alvarez will retire as the Wisconsin athletic director June 30. The State Journal asked some of those who have worked closely with him during his 31 years at the university as football coach and AD to share their thoughts about their time working together. This is part two in the eight-part series.
Barry Alvarez cracked a joke when asked to use one word to describe Darrell Bevell, the best quarterback he coached at the University of Wisconsin.
“Fast,” Alvarez said.
Bevell — a pure pocket passer — ironically authored one of the most memorable plays in school football history with a touchdown-scoring scramble to seal the team’s first Rose Bowl win in 1994.