UW hires alum Faulkner to be new tight ends coach
Wisconsin Sports-- It was less than a month ago when University of Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst hired Eddie Faulkner to be the Panthers’ new running backs coach. But yesterday, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema pulled Faulkner away, and hired him to be the Badgers’ new tight ends coach.
MADISON - It was less than a month ago when University of Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst hired Eddie Faulkner to be the Panthers’ new running backs coach. But yesterday, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema pulled Faulkner away, and hired him to be the Badgers’ new tight ends coach.
Faulkner was a running back for Wisconsin in the late 1990’s – and at Northern Illinois last year, he worked with the Badgers’ new offensive coordinator, Matt Canada. Faulkner said he has the “utmost respect” for Chryst and the Pitt program – but he couldn’t pass up the new opportunity at Wisconsin, and he believes Chryst respects that. Faulkner said Canada valued him enough to think he could be a real asset to the Badger offense – and Faulkner says it’s quote, “awesome” to return to his alma mater.
Bielema has now replaced all six assistants he lost after the Rose Bowl.
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