The coach of one of the nation’s most productive defensives of the last couple of years is leaving UCF.
The University of Wisconsin has announced today that UCF Defensive Coordinator Dave Huxtable has accepted a job as the linebackers coach for the Badgers, leaving the UCF sidelines after seven seasons with the Knights. He served as the signal caller on defense for the last three years.
“I think Dave is a great addition to our staff,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said in a release. “He brings a ton of experience, having coached the linebacker position virtually his entire career. His defenses at UCF were very well-coached, as evidenced by their success this season. As good a coach as he is, he is even a better person and he will fit into our staff very well.”
Huxtable’s defense ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense (17.1 ppg.), eighth in rushing defense (108.4 ypg.), 15th in total defense (315.4 ypg.) and 18th in pass efficiency defense (113.0) this past season, a year in which the Knights won a school-record 11 games.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity to coach at Wisconsin,” Huxtable said in a release. “The University of Wisconsin is a top-notch program with great tradition. When I came up to visit I was so impressed with the people, the coaching staff and Coach Bielema. I’m very excited to get the opportunity to work for him. I’m looking forward to getting up to Madison and winning football games.”
UCF head coach George O’Leary has not identified a replacement for Huxtable, but wished him well at Wisconsin.
“Dave Huxtable did an awful lot of good things here at UCF with our defense,” O’Leary said in a statement. “I wish him well in the future.”
More updates to come.
