Wisconsin
Internal coaching options for the Wisconsin Badgers at inside linebacker explored
With the current resignation of veteran inside linebackers coach Invoice Sheridan on Friday, the Wisconsin Badgers at the moment are again out there for a brand new defensive workers member.
Sheridan was solely on the workers for a number of months after being employed in February, however the timing of his resignation is lower than supreme for Paul Chryst, as most school staffs are already in place for the autumn.
Whereas there’s a good probability that Chryst appears to be like externally for an additional established choice to educate the within linebackers, there are a number of potentialities already on the workers that might make sense as effectively.
With exterior candidates a lot more durable to challenge, let’s discover three inside candidates that might assist fill the function in 2022.
Bobby April
Earlier than Sheridan’s hiring again in February, there was loads of dialogue about the potential of outdoors linebackers coach Bobby April taking on your complete linebacker room.
April is one in all Wisconsin’s high workers members each when it comes to growing expertise and on the recruiting path, and he’s at the moment the defensive run recreation coordinator.
Including inside linebackers to his plate would current a chance to extend his total compensation and will additionally assist the Badgers fend off different groups who’re beginning to take discover of the previous NFL assistant. For instance, he reportedly met with Jim Harbaugh this winter in regards to the Michigan defensive coordinator function.
Transferring April to cowl your complete linebacker group would additionally unlock an extra teaching place on the workers. That transfer might permit for somebody like particular groups analyst Taylor Mehlhaff to take over as a full-time particular groups coordinator or present Chryst with higher flexibility to rent a workers member to educate a distinct place group altogether.
Michael Caputo
Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard might additionally look to former Wisconsin security Michael Caputo.
A 3-year starter for the Badgers, Caputo was a staff captain in 2015 underneath Paul Chryst and was a really cerebral participant who understood your complete image of Wisconsin’s 3-4 protection.
Michael Caputo was a second-team All-Massive Ten choice in 2014 and 2015 throughout his time with the Badgers.
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After a quick stint with the Rams within the NFL, Caputo has since turned to teaching.
The Pennsylvania native adopted former Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda to LSU, the place he served as a defensive graduate assistant for 2 years, primarily working with the skin linebackers.
Caputo then spent a season at Utah State because the safeties coach with Gary Andersen earlier than rejoining Aranda at Baylor as a defensive high quality management assistant for 2 years.
This spring, Caputo returned to Wisconsin, and he’s at the moment serving as a defensive analyst for the staff.
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Given Caputo’s data of the 3-4 system as a participant and coach, he’s an intriguing choice for the workers. Chryst has proven a willingness to rent former gamers up to now, and Caputo is effectively revered identify in Wisconsin circles.
With how necessary the within linebacker place is in Jim Leonhard’s protection, it may be a little bit of a leap for Caputo at this stage of his profession, however then once more, Chryst adopted an identical path when he added Leonhard to the workers shortly after his enjoying days.
Jack Cichy
One different potential choice on workers is Jack Cichy.
One other former Wisconsin participant, Cichy, not too long ago stepped away from his enjoying profession with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and like Caputo, he’s an analyst now with the staff.
Jack Cichy posing with the Axe after the Badgers took down Minnesota in 2017.
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A former walk-on, Cichy additionally performed for Chryst as an inside linebacker with the Badgers. Curiously due to accidents within the latter a part of his profession, he basically turned an additional coach within the place group earlier than his time in NFL.
Cichy was across the program final season, and this spring, he formally joined the workers as an analyst.
Given his expertise as a participant, and his data of the protection, he’s one other risk. He has even much less expertise as a coach than Caputo, however as soon as once more, if Chryst and Leonhard really feel he’s up for the duty, Cichy may very well be a superb match. He would seemingly stick round for some time and turn into the function.
Different potentialities
- Chris Orr is one other identify that many followers will rightly embody too, given his curiosity in working contained in the athletic division, however he’s enjoying with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL proper now. He was beforehand named Director of Participant Personnel for the Badgers, and I’d assume that may be a function that Chryst could have ready for him after his enjoying profession formally ends.
- Tight ends coach Chris Haering additionally has expertise teaching linebackers, however I’d have imagined that Chryst would have already made that transfer again in February. At this level, Haering has already gone via spring ball with the tight finish group, and I do not suppose it makes a ton of sense to change him over to the protection except Chryst has another person lined as much as coach tight ends or is trying to have extra shuffling on the offensive workers.
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This Tiny Cottage Rental in a Wisconsin State Park Is the Smallest Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
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From his first Great Plains-inspired, Prairie-style buildings to the quiet serenity of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright defined American architecture during his seven-decade-long career with his innovative designs. Throughout his lifetime, Wright created 1,114 architectural works, 532 of which were actually constructed.
One of the least known — and the most petite among all of his structures — just might offer the most intimate experience for casual visitors and super-fans alike. The Seth Peterson Cottage, located within Mirror Lake State Park, clocks in at just 880 square feet.
And though it may be small, it’s one of the best examples of Wright’s Usonian houses, a style design intended for middle-class families that offered practical, affordable, yet still beautiful homes. But what makes the Seth Peterson Cottage even more unique among Wright’s works is that it was the first — and now one of the few — homes that are available as a vacation rental.
“Serene and energetic, the little cottage perched high above Mirror Lake is muscularly geometric, seeming at once to hug the earth and burst forth from it,” the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation says on its site.
The one-bedroom cottage sits on a wooded hill, flanked by a small wall made of local sandstone, and features some of Wright’s signature trademarks such as picture windows, a cantilevered roof, and a large, centrally located chimney,
“The flagstones used to pave the outside terrace continue inside the building as the cottage floor, manifesting Wright’s philosophy of making little distinction between the outside and inside worlds in which we live,” the Seth Peterson Cottage Conservancy says on its site.
The home was commissioned by Peterson, who was a huge fan of Wright. He applied to join Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship (an architectural school founded by the architect and his wife, Olgivanna) but was rejected. Then, he tried to commission Wright to build a home for him several times but was also denied. Finally, Peterson sent $1,000 to Wright (who promptly spent the money) as a retainer — and having burned through the cash, Wright had no choice but to accept the commission. Unfortunately, Peterson did not have enough financial reserves to complete the project and even tried to keep construction costs down by doing some of the work himself.
The building was still in progress at the time of Wright’s 1959 death, and Peterson died by suicide shortly before it was completed in 1960. And though the State of Wisconsin bought the property six years later, it sat abandoned for several years. In 1989, local volunteers formed the Seth Peterson Cottage Conservancy to restore the architectural gem — and to rent it out.
Over the course of its existence, the tiny home has hosted more than 10,000 guests from around the globe. The cottage sleeps two people and is equipped with an additional fold-out couch for another two guests. There’s also a galley kitchen stocked with all the essentials, and, if you prefer to dine al fresco, there’s an outdoor barbecue area with a grill.
The cottage’s quiet location is perfect for taking in the pastoral Wisconsin countryside — after all, Wright hoped that his designs would inspire residents and visitors alike to feel more connected with their natural surroundings. A canoe, paddles, and life preserves are included with the rental, as is a healthy supply of firewood. Popular activities in the area include hiking, biking, boating, fishing, swimming, and golfing. If you visit in the winter, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing opportunities are plentiful.
Cottage rentals go for $325 per night year-round, with an additional $30 handling fee per reservation. There’s a two-night minimum, and reservations can be made through Sand County Vacation Rentals up to two years in advance, though they book up quickly.
But for those who would prefer to simply stop for a visit, the Seth Peterson Cottage is open for tours the first Sunday of every month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with the final tour beginning at 3:30 p.m. Tours cost $5 per person, though children 12 and under can get in for free.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS) — A Chicago tow truck driver was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Christmas Eve in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
The Waukesha Sheriff’s Office said around 6:41 p.m., a tow truck operator was loading a disabled vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road when they were hit by a blue minivan that left the scene, continuing eastbound I-94 until it exited at Highway C in an unknown direction.
The tow truck driver, later identified as 40-year-old Hussain Farhat, was taken to Aurora Summit, where he died. Farhat was an employee of Yaffo Towing out of Chicago, the office said.
East Bound I-94 from Sawyer Road to Highway C was shut down for the investigation.
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip on Wednesday about a possible suspect vehicle at a residence in the Village of Wales. Based on the tip, the department developed a suspect who owns a vehicle matching the description of the striking vehicle from the crash.
The suspect, a 39-year-old man, turned himself in at the Sheriff’s Department during the investigation, and his vehicle was recovered from the residence. He is being booked at the Waukesha County Jail for hit-and-run causing death.
Investigation into the incident remains ongoing by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of the Wisconsin State Patrol.
No additional information was released.
Better Know A Badger – 2025 four-star lineman Hardy Watts
MADISON, Wis. – It turned out that Luke Fickell had no reason to worry.
The University of Wisconsin head coach was hopeful that the results on the field wouldn’t cause members of his highly ranked third recruiting class to start rethinking their commitment or, worse yet, reopen their decision-making process entirely.
From the time the Badgers’ 2024 season ended without a bowl game for the first time in 23 years to the first day of the early signing period, Wisconsin’s staff only saw one prospect de-commit. Twenty-three kids signed paperwork to join Fickell’s program, a class that ranks 20th in the Rivals.com rankings with 10 four-star recruits from eight different states.
“To see guys not waver,” Fickell said. “That faith and belief that the games and what you see on Saturday isn’t everything. For those guys to hold with us and believe in us … relationships, trust, and belief in this process still win out.”
Adding depth to the offensive line, we look at the signing of Brookline (MA) Dexter’s Hardy Watts and how his addition improves the program.
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Watts worked all over the offensive line during his high school career, but he spent this past season working primarily at right tackle. It was a position that his school needed him to play and the spot where he felt the most comfortable. It benefited him, as Watts earned all-conference recognition.
“I think I improved my chemistry and my ability to work as part of a unit, rather than making plays and flashy blocks,” Watts said. “I was learning the footwork of certain types of blocking and steps. I really refined what was already there and brought it back to working as part of a unit, making sure I am not messing up any assignments, and consistency.”
Recruiting Competition
The 17th commitment in Wisconsin’s 2025 class, Watts committed to the Badgers over a top group that included Clemson and Michigan. Watts also had two dozen offers from Power-Four schools like Alabama, Georgia, Miami, Penn State, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.
“There were a few schools that never stopped pursuing me,” Watts said. “They were some new schools that came forward with an offer, but I just politely declined, explained to them the situation that I was locked in and wasn’t going anywhere.”
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