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Wisconsin football fires offensive line coach, closes in on replacement
Eric Mateos joins Wisconsin to improve offensive line after two losing seasons and a last-place national ranking in key offensive metrics, coach Luke Fickell said.
- On Wednesday, Wisconsin fired offensive line coach A.J. Blazek and plans to replace him with Eric Mateos, as head coach Luke Fickell makes a change to his coaching staff.
- After the line's season-long inconsistency and injuries, the Wisconsin Badgers football program ranked ahead of only UMass among 136 teams and suffered back-to-back losing seasons.
- Mateos arrives with recent stops at Arkansas, Baylor, BYU and Texas State and worked alongside Wisconsin offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes at Baylor, BYU and LSU.
- Luke Fickell thanked A.J. Blazek for his work and called Eric Mateos a talented offensive line teacher familiar with Jeff Grimes, noting two recruits decommitted late despite flipping four-star Brady Bekkenhuis.
- Calling the role coveted, Eric Mateos pledged Thursday, `I am honored to steward this position and look forward to building a unit that paves the way for our offense and the shows Big Ten the power of the Badger O-Line.
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