Former head football coach Paul Chryst is to be paid of buyout of $11 million, no later than February 1, 2023, from private funds.
SOURCE: Paul Chryst is out as #Wisconsin coach. Jim Leonhard will be the team’s interim coach. Announcement will be coming shortly.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) October 2, 2022
Paul Chryst is a Madison native and Wisconsin alum. He has spent 33 of his 56 years of life in town as either a kid, a Badgers QB or a UW coach.
He was 67-26 and 43-18 in the Big Ten. He won three B1G West titles and two NY6 bowls. He was a two-time B1G coach of the year.
Wow.
— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) October 2, 2022