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Article: BIELEMA THE CHOSEN ONE RISING STAR' SHINES IN THE EYES OF MANY THE NEXT BADGERS FOOTBALL COACH.(SPORTS)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2005
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Byline: Tom Mulhern Wisconsin State Journal
Anybody who wondered if Bret Bielema is ready for his first head-coaching job at the University of Wisconsin -- and to follow a legend no less -- needed only to watch how he handled himself at Thursday's news conference.
Bielema, who has spent the past year as the defensive coordinator for the Badgers, spent the last two months talking to UW football coach Barry Alvarez about becoming the team's next head coach.
So, the finality of what was about to happen did not hit Bielema until Wednesday, when he met with a couple of members of the sports information department, to talk about the following day's ...