Polzin: How athletic director Chris McIntosh is carving out his own legacy at Wisconsin
JIM POLZIN
Updated
CHRIS DOYLE
Chris McIntosh has put his stamp on University of Wisconsin sports since taking over as athletic director in July 2021. Here's how the former Badgers football player views his responsibility.
The line is attributed to Teddy Roosevelt, but Chris McIntosh has heard it plenty of times over the years from a different source. It sometimes is directed toward one of his three children; other times, it’s aimed at the University of Wisconsin athletic director himself.
UW athletic director Chris McIntosh has carved his own path by hiring Luke Fickell as football coach and Mike Hastings as men's hockey coach. Going outside the Badgers family is part of is legacy after the likes of Barry Alvarez and Marty Richter.
Wisconsin athletic director has made two important hires during the 2022-23 academic year with Luke Fickell to lead football and Mike Hastings to lead men's hockey.
UW athletic director Chris McIntosh, center, with the football coach Luke Fickell, left center, as he is introduced during a welcome event on Nov. 28, 2022 in the Champions Club at Camp Randall Stadium.
Wisconsin athletic director has made two important hires during the 2022-23 academic year with Luke Fickell to lead football and Mike Hastings to lead men's hockey.
UW athletic director Chris McIntosh, center, with the football coach Luke Fickell, left center, as he is introduced during a welcome event on Nov. 28, 2022 in the Champions Club at Camp Randall Stadium.
UW athletic director Chris McIntosh has carved his own path by hiring Luke Fickell as football coach and Mike Hastings as men's hockey coach. Going outside the Badgers family is part of is legacy after the likes of Barry Alvarez and Marty Richter.
