Luke Joseph Fickell (born August 18, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. Fickell is currently the Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. An assistant at Ohio State for over ten seasons, Fickell served as the team's head coach during the 2011 football season.
Playing career
Fickell spent his entire playing career in Columbus, Ohio, graduating from DeSales High School in 1992. After redshirting for the Buckeyes in 1992, Fickell went on to be a standout member of the defensive unit, making a school-record 50 consecutive starts at the nose guard position from 1993 to 1996, four bowl games. In his freshman year, he lined up next to Dan Wilkinson. Despite having a torn pectoral muscle, Fickell started the 1997 Rose Bowl, making two tackles in the Buckeyes victory over Arizona State. After graduating from Ohio State in 1997, Fickell signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) . After tearing the ACL in his knee, he spent the remainder of the season on the injured reserve list and was later released by the team.
Luke Fickell, Donovan Raiola have interesting postgame exchange
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell and Nebraska OL coach Donovan Raiola had an interesting postgame exchange after the Huskers' 44-25 win over the Badgers. Video Credit: Mike DiGiacomo on X
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Luke Fickell & Donovan Raiola Interaction after Wisconsin / Nebraska Game
Luke Fickell walking off the field with 3 of his security detail after Wisconsin's 44 to 25 loss to Nebraska on Saturday, November 23rd. You can see offensive line coach Donovan Raiola interact with Fickell, and then one of the Wisonsin based law enforcement personel runs after Raiola as he's walking away. He grabs Raiola by the arm and a short discussion follows.
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Luke Fickell Weekly Press Conference || Wisconsin Football || November 18, 2024
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Bowl streak shattered, Badgers finish 5-7
Luke Fickell, who is now 12-13 in two season as Wisconsin's Head Football Coach, said after the loss: "This is a team that is beat up, physically, emotionally, and mentally. We couldn't pull ourselves out of that hole. I put it on me, but that's what's been the grind, is how do we get over those things, how do we handle getting punched, how do handle a battle with a Penn State or Oregon, to not be able to go the next week and make yourself better".
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Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell and Nebraska OL coach Donovan Raiola had an interesting postgame exchange after the Huskers' 44-25 win over the Badgers. Video...
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell and Nebraska OL coach Donovan Raiola had an interesting postgame exchange after the Huskers' 44-25 win over the Badgers. Video Credit: Mike DiGiacomo on X
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Luke Fickell walking off the field with 3 of his security detail after Wisconsin's 44 to 25 loss to Nebraska on Saturday, November 23rd. You can see offensive l...
Luke Fickell walking off the field with 3 of his security detail after Wisconsin's 44 to 25 loss to Nebraska on Saturday, November 23rd. You can see offensive line coach Donovan Raiola interact with Fickell, and then one of the Wisonsin based law enforcement personel runs after Raiola as he's walking away. He grabs Raiola by the arm and a short discussion follows.
Luke Fickell walking off the field with 3 of his security detail after Wisconsin's 44 to 25 loss to Nebraska on Saturday, November 23rd. You can see offensive line coach Donovan Raiola interact with Fickell, and then one of the Wisonsin based law enforcement personel runs after Raiola as he's walking away. He grabs Raiola by the arm and a short discussion follows.
Luke Fickell, who is now 12-13 in two season as Wisconsin's Head Football Coach, said after the loss: "This is a team that is beat up, physically, emotionally, ...
Luke Fickell, who is now 12-13 in two season as Wisconsin's Head Football Coach, said after the loss: "This is a team that is beat up, physically, emotionally, and mentally. We couldn't pull ourselves out of that hole. I put it on me, but that's what's been the grind, is how do we get over those things, how do we handle getting punched, how do handle a battle with a Penn State or Oregon, to not be able to go the next week and make yourself better".
Luke Fickell, who is now 12-13 in two season as Wisconsin's Head Football Coach, said after the loss: "This is a team that is beat up, physically, emotionally, and mentally. We couldn't pull ourselves out of that hole. I put it on me, but that's what's been the grind, is how do we get over those things, how do we handle getting punched, how do handle a battle with a Penn State or Oregon, to not be able to go the next week and make yourself better".
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell and Nebraska OL coach Donovan Raiola had an interesting postgame exchange after the Huskers' 44-25 win over the Badgers. Video Credit: Mike DiGiacomo on X
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Luke Fickell walking off the field with 3 of his security detail after Wisconsin's 44 to 25 loss to Nebraska on Saturday, November 23rd. You can see offensive line coach Donovan Raiola interact with Fickell, and then one of the Wisonsin based law enforcement personel runs after Raiola as he's walking away. He grabs Raiola by the arm and a short discussion follows.
Luke Fickell, who is now 12-13 in two season as Wisconsin's Head Football Coach, said after the loss: "This is a team that is beat up, physically, emotionally, and mentally. We couldn't pull ourselves out of that hole. I put it on me, but that's what's been the grind, is how do we get over those things, how do we handle getting punched, how do handle a battle with a Penn State or Oregon, to not be able to go the next week and make yourself better".
Luke Joseph Fickell (born August 18, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. Fickell is currently the Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. An assistant at Ohio State for over ten seasons, Fickell served as the team's head coach during the 2011 football season.
Playing career
Fickell spent his entire playing career in Columbus, Ohio, graduating from DeSales High School in 1992. After redshirting for the Buckeyes in 1992, Fickell went on to be a standout member of the defensive unit, making a school-record 50 consecutive starts at the nose guard position from 1993 to 1996, four bowl games. In his freshman year, he lined up next to Dan Wilkinson. Despite having a torn pectoral muscle, Fickell started the 1997 Rose Bowl, making two tackles in the Buckeyes victory over Arizona State. After graduating from Ohio State in 1997, Fickell signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) . After tearing the ACL in his knee, he spent the remainder of the season on the injured reserve list and was later released by the team.
The University of Wisconsin football team is in the midst of an off-field battle that could have ramifications for all of college football ... The 25 most important people not named Luke Fickell for Wisconsin football in 2025 ... .
Wisconsin signed five scholarship players from the state during the December early signing period as part of the Badgers' 2025 class under coach Luke Fickell ...National signing day 2025. 24 recruits sign with Wisconsin football ... .
MADISON – Luke Fickell has found help for his depleted secondary in the transfer portal and more reinforcements are likely to come ... Latimer is the first commitment Fickell, the Badgers head coach, has received at cornerback from the transfer portal.
“With coach (Phil) Longo being there, bringing in his Air Raid offense and how well he balances it with pass and runs, it’s super great, and coach (Luke) Fickell coming in there.
“With that I’m entering the transfer portal with three years of eligibility.” ... Howard’s departure leaves just four players from UW’s 15-man 2023 recruiting class, the class that signed less than one month after Luke Fickell was hired as head coach.
MADISON – Micheal Garner gets his shot at Big Ten football less than 2½ hours away from home...Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell wants to get bigger up front on defense and Garner fits that mold ... UW also picked up safety MattJung from Division IIIBethel.
The football coaches are going to leave. If that is not clear to you yet, it may never be ...Mike Price left ... How well does the coach happen to vibe with the current group of players? Take Luke Fickell, clearly an excellent head football coach ... .
Is that too much like Day – who had no head-coaching experience in 2018? Luke Fickell, Wisconsin coach ... Fickell was the interim coach at Ohio State in 2011 as the bridge between the Tressel resignation and Meyer hiring.
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football landed a verbal commitment from Wisconsin tight end Riley Nowakowski on Wednesday ... He was an unranked prospect in his signing class and was put on scholarship after coach Luke Fickell was hired in 2022.
BLOOMINGTON — IU football landed a verbal commitment from Wisconsin tight end Riley Nowakowski on Wednesday ... He was an unranked prospect in his signing class and was put on scholarship after coach Luke Fickell was hired in 2022.
Longo’s version of the Air Raid offense never got the traction that Longo and Badgers coach Luke Fickell hoped to find, as injuries at quarterback and running back hurt the team’s progress and ...
Will Pauling has entered the transfer portal, he told BadgerExtra, leaving the Badgers after two seasons and leaving coach Luke Fickell after four years together between Wisconsin and Cincinnati.
UCF coach Scott Frost has settled in on his defensive coordinator, hiring AlexGrinch on Tuesday ... He spent the last season as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Wisconsin under coach Luke Fickell ... 7 ... as receivers coach.