Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is planning to step down as AD and retire on June 30, according to a report from Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Our updated story on Barry Alvarez stepping down as #Badgers AD on June 30. https://t.co/USIAvFFQAB
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) April 6, 2021
It was initially reported a few weeks ago that Alvarez was planning to retire. With the date now known, Wisconsin is set to meet for a hiring “process update” tomorrow.
I am on the road but received an email from #badgers officials regarding a meeting at 11 am Wednesday to consider “employment of new athletic director.”
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) April 6, 2021
Alvarez came to the Wisconsin football program back in 1990 where he took over as head coach of a program that had gone seven years since their last winning season.
His rise as Wisconsin coach, Rose Bowl victories, memorable moments and eventual transition to athletic director was nothing short of meteoric. It’s safe to say, at this point in time, that Wisconsin athletics would not be where they are today without him and his work.
Stay tuned to BadgersWire today as we look back on Alvarez’s career and go back to the best moments of his 30-year tenure at Wisconsin.
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