The Badgers’ in-state recruiting under Luke Fickell has been heavily scrutinized, but a Wisconsin high school coach who used to play for UW thinks some of the criticism has been too much.
Former Badgers running back Brian Calhoun, a second-team All-American in 2005, is now the head coach at Oak Creek High School south of Milwaukee.
He was interviewed by ESPN Madison about the state of the program under Fickell, and Calhoun was willing to give them more grace for recruiting in-state athletes than other critics…