Wisconsin is negotiating a deal with Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell to try to make him the Badgers’ next head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Wisconsin (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten) is awaiting its bowl assignment. A loss in their bowl game would cause the Badgers to finish below .500 for the first time since 2001.

Wisconsin confirmed it has hired Cincinnati's Luke Fickell as its next football coach. Fickell went 57-18 in his six seasons with the Bearcats.

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati football has lined up another running back visit from the transfer portal. On3's Pete Nakos reports Wisconsin rusher Tawee Walker is checking out Clifton "in the near ...