Chris McIntosh officially resigns as Wisconsin AD to take new Big Ten job
Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh's resignation is effective April 13 as he takes a newly created role in the Big Ten office.
MADISON – Chris McIntosh and the Big Ten have made it official. The Wisconsin Badgers are losing their athletic director as McIntosh takes a role in the Big Ten office, UW said in a press release on April 13 following media reports saying as much on April 12. McIntosh’s resignation is effective on April 13 – the day of the announcement – as he prepares to be the Big Ten’s deputy commissioner for strategy.
He starts in the new role on May 1. Marcus Sedberry – currently UW’s deputy AD and football general manager – will be Wisconsin ’s interim AD. It ends a five-year tenure for McIntosh as Wisconsin’s AD as Barry Alvarez’s replacement.
His coaching hires included Luke Fickell for football, Mike Hastings for men’s hockey and Robin Pingeton for women’s basketball. “There is never a good time to leave an organization, especially one where I feel so connected and where there is more great work to be done,” McIntosh said in a statement. “I was not searching for something new, as not only do I love the University of Wisconsin, I also believe the position of its athletic director is one of the best jobs in the country.
” McIntosh said the newly created role with the conference is a “unique and incredible opportunity for me to draw on the experience and insight I have gained over the past many years to help shape what comes next for the conference. ” Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said in a release that it is “important to reinforce our leadership team with additional strategic experience. ” “We are excited to add Chris at such a transformational time and know his experience as an athletics director, administrator and student-athlete in the Big Ten will serve him well in this role,” Petitti said.