Wisconsin takes on Oklahoma 明言する/公表する in 保証(人)d 率 Bowl

PHOENIX (AP) - The Luke Fickell 時代 at Wisconsin will have a soft 開始.

Fickell will be on the sideline against Oklahoma 明言する/公表する on Tuesday night in the 保証(人)d 率 Bowl. Most of the major 決定/判定勝ち(する)s, like 指名するing a starting quarterback, will be made by 暫定的な coach Jim Leonhard and the other 現在の Badgers coaches.

"There´s been a lot of things that these guys have gone through this entire season," Fickell said. "The last thing they need in this three-week period of 準備するing for a bowl game is to have more change. Me 存在 there enough is probably change for them, so we tried to keep everything 損なわれていない as much as they have done."

Wisconsin 解雇する/砲火/射撃d Paul Chryst in 早期に October after a 2-3 start. The Badgers (6-6) became bowl 適格の for the 21st straight season by (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Nebraska, then 誘惑するd Fickell away from Cincinnati, where he led the Bearcats to the College Football プレーオフ last year.

While Fickell has been trying to fill out his coaching staff, the 現在の coaches have been working the game 計画(する) - and 取引,協定ing with さまざまな players who 宣言するd for the NFL 草案 or entered the 移転 portal.

It'll also be Leonhard's final game with Wisconsin; the longtime 防御の 調整者/コーディネーター 発表するd he won't be a part of Fickell's staff.

"It would be pretty arrogant of me to walk in here and think I could make a better 決定/判定勝ち(する) in three weeks than what they have seen over a long period of time," Fickell said.

Oklahoma 明言する/公表する (7-5) is looking to build some 勢い for next season after fading 負かす/撃墜する the stretch this year.

Oklahoma 明言する/公表する climbed to No. 7 in the AP 最高の,を越す 25 after winning its first five games, then the Cowboys lost in 二塁打 overtime to 結局の CFP participa nt TCU and (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Texas before the season spiraled.

Oklahoma 明言する/公表する lost four of its final five games to の近くに out the season, 含むing 48-0 to Kansas 明言する/公表する. The Cowboys are in a bowl game for the 17th straight season.

"井戸/弁護士席, the good news with young people nowadays, they are really resilient and so they´ve practiced really hard," Oklahoma 明言する/公表する coach マイク Gundy said. "We´ve got a 広大な/多数の/重要な culture at Oklahoma 明言する/公表する. We´ve had it a long time."

QUARTERBACK CAROUSEL

Both teams will be 取って代わるing their starting quarterbacks from the 正規の/正選手 season.

Wisconsin's Graham Mertz, the starter the past three seasons, entered the 移転 portal and is 長,率いるd to Florida. That leaves fifth-year 上級の Chase Wolf and freshman Myles Burkett, who had a 連合させるd six pass 試みる/企てるs this season.

Oklahoma 明言する/公表する's Spencer やすりを削る人/削る機械s also entered the 移転 portal after four years as the starter. The 罪/違反 will now be in the 手渡すs of Garret Rangel, a 有能な passer who doesn't have the same elusiveness as やすりを削る人/削る機械s.

Rangel threw for 482 連合させるd yards and two touchdowns in starts against Kansas and West Virginia this season.

"Spencer is a pretty electric guy on his feet, moving around," Gundy said. "Rangel moves around 承認する and can 避ける the 急ぐ and make some plays with his feet, but certainly not like Spencer."

FOOTBALL IN A BASEBALL VENUE

The 保証(人)d 率 Bowl moved to Chase Field in 2016 while Arizona 明言する/公表する's Sun Devil Stadium was 存在 renovated and hasn't left the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks since.

The 保証(人)d 率 Bowl is one of four 現在の bowl games played at a baseball stadium and has a unique look, with the end zone along the first base line and tempor ary stands in the 外野.

"I´ve seen the game. I´ve seen other bowls that have done that, so I´m looking 今後 to it," Gundy said. "I heard the players talking about they were excited about playing in a Major League Baseball stadium."

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