Wisconsin legend Braelon Allen points to dysfunction within Badgers program under Luke Fickell

Wisconsin legend Braelon Allen took to social media on Saturday afternoon, immediately after the clock hit 0:00 on Wisconsin’s 38-21 loss to No. 13 USC, to express his displeasure with the state of the Badgers program.

He shared a somewhat cryptic thought that seems to point to dysfunction within the program under head coach Luke Fickell and offensive coordinator Phil Longo.

“I’m gonna hold my tongue for now,” Allen wrote on X. “But y’all gonna see me on a podcast one day explaining exactly what was going on my last season there.”

Allen is referring, obviously, to his time with the Badgers in 2023. It was his final season in college before declaring for the NFL draft, and the program’s first season under Fickell.

Allen elected to stay with the Badgers after Paul Chryst had been fired during the 2022 season and after the program passed over interim coach Jim Leonhard to hire Fickell. His decision to stay was critical for Fickell and his staff as they worked to bridge the transition to their new regime.

The program legend’s post suggests that transition did not go smoothly, to say the least. We may soon learn what exactly Allen is referring to. The overwhelming probability is his revelations will not be positive.

Wisconsin is back on the field next Saturday at home against Purdue (1-3) team. It is desperately in need of a decisive victory.

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