Wisconsin has lastly made a transfer to safe Jim Leonhard’s future in Madison.
Following a good win over Nebraska for the Badgers to enhance to 6-5, the College of Wisconsin formally publicly posted the job itemizing for the staff’s soccer coach.
Why is that essential? It’s actually easy. State rules require the job be publicly posted for candidates to use earlier than a brand new head coach might be formally named.
Which means Jim Leonhard can formally lose the interim tag and be named head coach subsequent weekend after the Minnesota recreation.
Jim Leonhard is the proper selection for the Wisconsin job.
The very fact the job is now publicly accessible can doubtless solely imply one factor: As quickly because the Minnesota recreation is over, Leonhard would be the everlasting coach of the Wisconsin Badgers.
He ought to have misplaced the interim tag weeks in the past. This case has dragged on far too lengthy. It’s been a bit irritating.
The followers, boosters and college are all behind Jim Leonhard. But, AD Chris McIntosh has taken his candy time transferring on a everlasting deal.
With the staff bowl eligible and searching improved, McIntosh lastly pulled the set off on posting the job. It’s about rattling time.
Jim Leonhard has completed greater than sufficient to show he deserves the Wisconsin job. It’s merely time to make it official.
Even when the Badgers end solely 6-6, it shouldn’t change something. Leonhard is the man. Get his signature on a contract ASAP.