Chris McIntosh is Out, Who Comes Next?

For this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, not even storms kept Lucas and Oates away from the recording studio.

Topics:

• Chris McIntosh announced his time as athletic director with UW-Madison has come to an end, as he is accepting a position in the Big Ten front office as deputy commissioner for strategy. Mike Lucas isn’t too surprised, but Tom Oates is, at least a little.
• The Wisconsin Badgers football team’s general manager, Marcus Sedberry, has been named interim athletic director. Lucas and Oates discuss what they know about Sedberry's new responsibilities and how this could put even more pressure on coach Luke Fickell, who considers McIntosh a friend.
• Who comes next? The role of athletic director has become that of a business man. UW-Madison will need someone who can shake hands and woo boosters to raise money for the team. Lucas and Oates discuss the right and wrong types of people for this job and some possible names already surfacing.

The Wisconsin Sportscast with Lucas & Oates is a Cap Times podcast produced by Nate Wegehaupt. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  The Wisconsin Sportscast is brought to you by Ridge Top Exteriors and Leopold's Books Bar Caffè.

A weekly podcast with insights and analysis on the Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks from two of Wisconsin’s most experienced sports journalists. Mike Lucas is a veteran sports columnist for the Cap Times and was a Badgers radio color commentator for over 25 years. Tom Oates was a sports reporter and columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal for 40 years.