MADISON, Wis. (AP) β Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says he hasn’t offered the head football coach job to anyone amid reports that Pitt’s Paul Chryst is the front-runner.
Alvarez says the university can’t make an offer before Wednesday, the date given in a job posting that went up after Gary Andersen’s abrupt departure this week for Oregon State.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Alvarez met with Chryst in Florida, where Alvarez was attending an Outback Bowl promotion. The newspaper cited an anonymous source.
Chryst is a former Badgers assistant, including stints as co-offensive coordinator, tight ends coach and quarterbacks coach. He’s also a former Badgers quarterback. He is 19-19 at Pittsburgh, including 6-6 this season with a game against Houston coming up Jan. 2 in the Armed Forces Bowl.
