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By Matt Audilet
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A sparse home crowd at Madison's Camp Randall Stadium witnessed yet another blowout loss for the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday afternoon.
Luke Fickell and the Badgers trailed the No. 1-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 27-0 at the end of the third quarter, at which point the home crowd completely turned on its head coach.
Fans from the student section began flooding toward a particular section at Camp Randall Stadium, waving their shirts and chanting "Fire Fickell." This move mimicked a similar maneuver executed by Oklahoma State fans during their blowout loss to Houston last week.
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With Saturday's 34-0 loss to the Buckeyes, the Badgers have now dropped each of their last five games and they now sit a disappointing 2-5 through seven games.
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Fickell and his Wisconsin program opened the season with two non-conference wins. Since then, the team hasn't come within a single score of its opponent, suffering double-digit losses to Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Iowa and now Ohio State. Just last week, the Badgers suffered a 37-0 loss at the hands of the visiting Hawkeyes.
Since taking over as Wisconsin's head coach before the program's bowl game in 2022, Fickell has amassed a 15-18 overall record. His only winning season so far is a 7-6 campaign in 2023 that ended with a ReliaQuest Bowl loss to LSU.
With Saturday's loss to No. 1 Ohio State, Fickell is now 0-9 against ranked opponents during his tenure with the Wisconsin program.
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Fickell's contract states that he's owed 80% of his remaining deal if the school decides to buy him out. He has four years and approximately $31.5 million remaining on his contract at the end of this season, making his buyout around $25 million.
Things don't get any easier for the Badgers moving forward.
This coming Saturday, Wisconsin will travel to Eugene for a matchup against Dan Lanning and the No. 8 Oregon Ducks. Just two games later, the team has a road-game matchup scheduled against the No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers.
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