It has been an offseason of turnover for the Wisconsin football coaching staff.
Defensive line coach Inoke Breckterfield left to Vanderbilt, quarterbacks coach Jon Budmayr left to Colorado State, Hank Poteat was hired as cornerbacks coach, Paul Chryst took back play-calling duties and more.
Today the turnover continued, as running backs coach Jon Settle is reportedly set to take the same position at Kentucky.
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Settle is as accomplished as they come, playing four years in college, four years in the NFL and now having coached the running backs position since 1994.
This news marks the end of his second stint as Wisconsin’s running backs coach, stints which saw him develop backs including P.J. Hill, John Clay, Montee Ball, James White, Corey Clement, Dare Ogunbowale and Jonathan Taylor.
The next move by the Badgers will be an important one, as top programs often see their best coaches and coordinators leave for new opportunities. What it’s about, then, is finding the great coach’s replacement and continuing the program’s momentum.
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