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Jordon Lawrenz, Badgers Wire<\/p>\n

Updated Mon, May 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM UTC\"\"<\/p>\n

ESPN doesn’t hold back on Luke Fickell’s job security at Wisconsin<\/p>\n

There are fewer than 100 days until the 2026 college football season kicks off.<\/p>\n

For the Wisconsin Badgers<\/a>, one topic of conversation remains the same: Luke Fickell.<\/p>\n

Fickell’s job security may be at an all-time low even with the stellar recruiting class<\/a> he has been putting together for 2027.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin’s next coach could be in good shape or it could all burn to the ground if UW’s next athletic director decides to shake the program up as ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg believes could happen.<\/p>\n

“Fickell’s hefty contract has helped secure his job despite Wisconsin’s troubling performance dip, but he also had support from athletic director Chris McIntosh, who boldly hired him in late 2022. McIntosh’s surprising exit to the Big Ten makes it even clearer Fickell must deliver wins in 2026,” he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rittenberg added: “Wisconsin’s overall administrative flux makes a coaching change tricky, but the program also can’t afford further on-field slippage. Fickell is just 17-21 at Wisconsin.”<\/p>\n

Fickell’s record leaves much to be desired, and a Week 1 meeting in Green Bay against Notre Dame<\/a> will set the table for what could be another disastrous season.<\/p>\n

In ESPN’s massive “100 days until Week 0” article, Fickell is one of five coaches on the hot seat alongside South Carolina’s Shane Beamer, Maryland’s Mike Locksley, Baylor’s Dave Aranda and Florida State’s Mike Norvell.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: ESPN Wisconsin Badgers football head coach Luke Fickell on hot seat<\/a><\/p>\n