Jim Leonhard didn’t get the promotion at Wisconsin. The Badgers decided not to promote him from his interim head coach position to full-time head coach and instead went outside of the building to hire Luke Fickell away from Cincinnati.
That certainly has to put Leonhard in somewhat of a strange position. He’s easily one of the top defensive coordinators in football and he very well could be a great head coaching candidate.
He’s been at Wisconsin since 2016 and has earned the respect, love, and admiration of players and fans alike. But would a change of scenery make sense for the long-time Badgers assistant?
Could he perhaps find himself a head coaching gig elsewhere, or move on to the NFL?
Those questions remain to be answered and only Leonhard can answer them, but it’s worth noting that Fickell did tell the media that he has met with the defensive coordinator turned interim head coach, and he is willing to work with Leonhard moving forward.
