Wisconsin boasts one of the Big Ten’s best football-basketball coaching duos

Wisconsin’s duo of Luke Fickell and Greg Gard is one of the best in the conference

The Big Ten Conference is in the midst of drastic changes. The conference is in the process of welcoming in USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington — expanding its reach to coast-to-coast.

No longer is it just the midwestern conference that plays tough styles of football and basketball. That description technically went away when Rutgers and Maryland joined the conference, but the additions of West Coast powers will completely change the personality.

Related: Power ranking all 18 Big Ten football programs after the 2023 season

One area of significant change is the ranking of coaches and programs — both football and basketball.

The landscape will become clear once we get through a few seasons of each sport. But for now, it’s time to take an initial look at the updated ranking of the best football-basketball coaching combinations in the conference.

For example, Wisconsin’s current duo is Luke Fickell and Greg Gard. The ranking views the pair together, instead of individually.

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