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Bret Bielema (; born January 13, 1970) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position he has held since the 2006 season when former Badgers head coach and current Wisconsin athletic director, Barry Alvarez, stepped down.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Wisconsin's Board of Regents has approved pay raises for head coach Bret Bielema and offensive coordinator Paul Chryst.
Bielema's total compensation package will increase to $2.5 million in the next academic year. His base salary from the university will remain at $400,000, but the amount he'll receive in program revenue and gift funds will be about $2.1 million and increase $100,000 a year during the new five-year contract.Chryst will get a base raise to $405,000 a year plus annual additions of $100,000 through Jan. 31, 2016.The university announced Bielema's extension two weeks ago, which needed final approval from the regents on Friday.Wisconsin finished 11-2 and reached the Rose Bowl for the first time in 11 years where the Badgers lost 21-19 to TCU.(This version corrects Rose Bowl berth in final paragraph.)...News and notes from around the FBS:SABAN EXTENSION: After winning two national titles in the last three years, it was inevitable that Nick Saban would receive some s...
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