Wisconsin to pay Chryst an $11 million buyout

Former Wisconsin soccer coach Paul Chryst will obtain a lowered buyout of $11 million, the varsity mentioned Monday.

Chryst, fired Sunday following a 2-3 begin to the season, had roughly $20 million left on a contract that paid him by January 2027. However athletic director Chris McIntosh mentioned Sunday that Chryst had agreed to take a lowered payout, whereas not revealing the specifics.

Chryst will likely be paid his buyout no later than Feb. 1, and all funds will come from the College of Wisconsin Basis, the varsity’s fundraising group.

McIntosh reached the choice to vary coaches after a prolonged dialogue Sunday with Chryst, who received 72% of his video games (67-26) at his alma mater. Wisconsin named defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, a three-time All-America defensive again on the faculty, as interim coach for the rest of the season.

Chryst’s firing stunned many round school soccer. Illinois coach Bret Bielema, the previous Wisconsin coach whose group beat the Badgers on Saturday, spoke to Chryst on Monday. Bielema left Wisconsin in 2012 for Arkansas however was fired there after the 2017 season.

“It is a grim reminder of the world we stay in,” Bielema mentioned. “I have been in that rodeo.”