The Wisconsin Badgers are promoting top special teams analyst Eric Raisbeck to assistant special teams coordinator, according to a report from FootballScoop’s Doug Samuels.
Wisconsin hired Raisbeck back in March for an analyst position. He had previously signed on as UC-Davis’ new special teams coordinator before accepting the position on Luke Fickell’s coaching staff.
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The fast-rising assistant coach’s path to Wisconsin includes stops at UW-Platteville (2017-2019), Utah State (2019-2020) and Penn State (2020-2023) — mostly in a special teams analyst capacity. He is now reportedly being promoted to work directly with Wisconsin special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach Matt Mitchell.
Source: Wisconsin and Luke Fickell elevate recent off season addition to assistant coordinator role https://t.co/4cvaNdAKNI
— Doug Samuels đ (@CoachSamz) July 19, 2024
Special teams were a strength for the Badgers in year one under Fickell. Transfer kicker Nathanial Vakos was terrific, while punter Atticus Bertrams had a lukewarm debut season. Overall, the units did little to hurt the team — an improvement from some of their previous performances.
Vakos and Bertrams are back as Wisconsin’s respective kicker and punter in 2024. Raisbeck will work on a staff that will look to elevate the rest of the Badgers’ special teams units, trying to reach the top-end standard set by Iowa ace special teams coach LeVar Woods.
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