This is the second time Barry Alvarez has had to come down from his office in the athletic department, and coach his former program on an interim basis.
According to ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, the former Badgers head coach will return to his old post to lead the program against Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
Barry Alvarez will coach the Badgers in their upcoming Outback Bowl vs Auburn.
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 11, 2014
Alvarez told reporters yesterday that the team’s seniors had personally asked him to do so – at the time, he said he’d “consider” it.
Alvarez, who coached the Badgers from 1990 to 2005, also coached the 2013 Rose Bowl game after then-coach Bret Bielema left for Arkansas. Wisconsin lost to Stanford 20-14 in that contest.