Next Wisconsin Badgers Head Coach Odds: Lance Leipold Strong Contender

Paul Chryst was fired by Wisconsin after the team's 34-10 loss to Illinois. Chrst had a seven-year winning streak and made a bowl game every year. Wisconsin has finished the year unranked in all but one of the last four seasons. Wisconsin is the fourth team to be fired this season.

Jim Leonhard will finish out the season as interim head coach at Wisconsin. He has been on the staff since 2016. The Badgers have a 2-3 record and are playing good football. They have no ranked opponents left on their schedule. Lance Leipold is a strong contender to replace Paul Chryst. Matt Campbell is another potential candidate. The Iowa State Cyclones coach has led five consecutive winning seasons. His team is 5-0 on this year. Leipsold played quarterback at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. he was head football coach there from 2007-2014.