Wisconsin Badgers fans on social media shared their joy in seeing UW-Madison chancellor Jennifer Mnookin leave her position. She was the boss of athletic director Chris McIntosh.
UW-Madison chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is leaving to take over as president of Columbia University, leaving Wisconsin to find a new replacement to run the university. As chancellor, Mnookin was the boss of athletic director Chris McIntosh and was directly involved in hiring him in 2021.
He, in turn, hired Luke Fickell a year later, and the three have been inextricably tied together for the current direction of the football program.Some Badgers fans directed the blame for the recent on-field struggles toward her, as the person who hired the athletic director and had the power to fire him. She stuck by McIntosh and Fickell as the losing continued in 2025 and was even booed for it at halftime of a game. Now that Mnookin is officially leaving, many of those same Wisconsin fans were celebrating on social media. Mnookin never made sense. This is excellent news. I hope we hire a Badger to replace her. At the least, someone who actually appreciates Wisconsin culture, inclusive of its football culture.The new chancellor isn't going to come in and start making changes to the athletic department or coaching staffs right away, but that person isn't going to have the same ties to McIntosh and Fickell that Mnookin did. It will be more of a clean slate for them to prove that they deserve to continue in their respective roles.Wisconsin Badgers pass rusher already boosting his NFL Draft stock at Shrine Bowl practiceLORIN COX Lorin Cox is the managing editor of Wisconsin Badgers on SI. He has been covering Badgers sports since 2014, when he was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He previously wrote for the Wisconsin State Journal, NBC Sports Chicago and USA Today Sports Media Group, and he is a former analyst for Pro Football Focus.Wisconsin chancellor leaving will disrupt organizational alignment for Badgers athletic department
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