CHICAGO — Luke Fickell certainly got his steps in and around the Hilton Chicago on Tuesday as Big Ten media days kicked off Tuesday.
Fickell, entering his fourth season as University of Wisconsin football coach, spoke with local reporters Tuesday morning at a table inside the Hilton Chicago for nearly 35 minutes before Big Ten football media days officially kicked off. Here’s what stood out from that chat.
His day continued with speaking at the main podium during the live broadcast of the event, and a swarm of media gathered around an individual podium to listen to him more later in the afternoon.
The above video is the nearly full availability1 from Fickell’s chat from that individual podium with a range of topics that covered over 44 minutes that included:
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, who was his defensive coordinator at Cincinnati
Wisconsin general manager Morocco Brown
“The hot seat”
The team’s increase in speed
Offensive line coach Eric Mateos
Transfer cornerback Javan Robinson
Studying Wisconsin’s championship teams
The message from former inside linebacker Chris Orr
What success looks to Fickell this season
Much much more
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