After losing running backs coach Devon Spalding earlier this week to Michigan State, Luke Fickell and the Badgers have already filled the vacancy.
According to Ryan Burns of 247Sports, the Badgers are hiring Minnesota running backs coach Jayden Everett to the same position in Madison.
Wisconsin is set to hire #Gophers running back coach Jayden Everett for the same position in 2026, a source confirms to @247Sports.Everett had been at Minnesota for one season. pic.twitter.com/1eVwrbTHDw
— Ryan Burns (@RyanBurnsMN) January 1, 2026
Badgers new hire actually coached the man he’s replacing
Spalding, the former Badger running backs coach, who was a receiver/running back for the Chippewa’s at Central Michigan, was coached by none other than Jayden Everett. Everett was the running backs coach at the time, and overlapped with Spalding for two seasons. Spalding averaged 4.7 yards per carry for his career…