The Wisconsin Badgers made some drastic changes to their football program this offseason, namely hiring Jeff Grimes as their new offensive coordinator to replace Phil Longo.
Grimes, a former offensive coordinator at Kansas, Baylor, and BYU, comes with a run-dominant background as a former offensive lineman, and is expected to return Wisconsin to its roots with a more physical style of play, rather than the ‘Air Raid’ offense that fans saw over the past two seasons.
After failing with his first offensive coordinator hire, head coach Luke Fickell is looking to change the identity of Wisconsin Football this offseason back to something more relatable for the program, hoping to generate more success after middling results over his first two years in Madison.
But, will that identity change result in more wins on the football field?
“I feel like it’s the identity that we need,” Fickell said, via ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “And it’s not completely all the way old-school back, but I think the idea of being more multiple and truly understanding what physicality-first looks like is where we kind of came to.
“Whether it was Coach Grimes’ philosophy or his scheme or really just his personality. I think we’re in a good place. Obviously, we’ve got a ways to continue to grow, but I really do feel like we’ve got the identity that fits us, that gives us a chance to lean on our guys up front, but still be multiple enough to say, “Hey, we’ve got to be able to create big plays and create space and get down the field just maybe in some different ways.”
It’s been a tough adjustment for Fickell, who acknowledged that his first year was ‘probably’ the most difficult of his career when speaking to the media at the end of his inaugural campaign in Madison.
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Publish date : 2025-05-06 15:10:00
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