Badgers Coaching Staff Changes: No Big Deal, Just Business
The Badgers have seen a few changes along the coaching staff.
I've heard a vocal faction of the Wisconsin Badgers fanbase expressing concern about Luke Fickell and the football program losing a number of assistant coaches this off-season.
While continuity is undoubtedly preferred for any program, assistant coaches will inevitably come and go and constantly pursue options that advance their respective careers, and rightfully so.
That's not to say that the Badgers are absolved from criticism. There are plenty of scenarios where poor relationship management and bad hiring track records by a head coach lead to the downfall of football programs, but there's no reason to believe that's the case here.
Coaching Changes to Be Expected Each Season
Luke Fickell is only one year into his tenure as the head coach of the Wisconsin football program. Still, a few notable changes have been made to the Badgers' coaching staff—some by choice, others not.
In my opinion, we must infer from the details surrounding the coaching departures and take into context their subsequent landing spot before declaring that the sky is falling in Madison.
In the case of Wisconsin Badgers' safety coach Colin Hitschler, who departed for the same position at Alabama, that move was a no-brainer. It's not the "lateral move" some tried to call it—far from it.
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