Wisconsin and Luke Fickell on verge of losing co-DC to Big 12 program

With so much movement for players in the transfer portal, it's easy to forget that plenty of coaches are on the move too. Is this going to be the case for Wisconsin co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Alex Grinch? That looks to be the case.

According to On3's Pete Nakos, the University of Central Florida has targeted Grinch to take over as the Knights' new defensive coordinator. Grinch has loads of experience, with his first stop as a DC being at Washington State. He hasn't been in Madison for too long, but he appears to be on the move already.

UPDATE: UCF has officially announced that Grinch is taking over as the program's new defensive coordinator.

Wisconsin co-DC Alex Grinch has been hired by UCF

Scott Frost was recently hired to take over as head coach once again for UCF. He's moving quickly to fill out his staff, with Grinch set to make the trip south to Florida. After a strong start to his DC career at Washington State, Grinch made the move to Ohio State, followed by stops with Oklahoma and USC.

Fickell hired Grinch last offseason, but he's going to be one and done with the program. While Fickell has been busy landing transfer portal commitments left and right, he'll now have to find some help for his defense. Mike Tressel remains in town, but Fickell will surely bring in a new hire.

Grinch leaving was something that not a lot of people were expecting. However, Frost came calling and did everything he could to poach the Wisconsin assistant away. This isn't a massive loss for the Wisconsin coaching staff, but it's still one that caught plenty of fans a bit off guard.

This will now be the ninth program that Grinch has been a part of. Throughout his career, he's been an assistant at Missouri, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Washington State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC, Wisconsin and now UCF.