Published May 28, 2023
Former Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst is headed to Texas
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Former Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst, who was fired five games into the 2022 college football season, is headed to Texas.

Chryst will join Steve Sarkisian’s staff as a special assistant focused on the offensive side of the football, according to Rivals.com's Anwar Richardson.


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Chyrst will work with an offensive room that returns starting quarterback Quinn Ewers. Texas ranked No. 35 in total offense last year at 429.5 yards per game.

Chryst finished 67-26 during his time at Wisconsin, including a 43-18 record in the Big Ten Conference. He won three Big Ten West titles, was a two-time Big Ten coach of the year and was also 6-1 in bowl games.

Chryst, 57, also made coaching stops at Pittsburgh (head coach), Wisconsin (offensive coordinator), Oregon State (OC), San Diego Chargers (tight ends), Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC) and Illinois State (OC), among others.

Paul Chryst Head Coaching Tenure at Wisconsin
YearOverall Record Conference Bowl

2015

10-3

6-2

Holiday (USC) W

2016

11-3

7-2

Cotton (W. Michigan) W

2017

13-1

9-0

Orange (Miami) W

2018

8-5

5-4

Pinstripe (Miami) W

2019

10-4

7-2

Rose (Oregon) L

2020

4-3

3-3

Duke's Mayo (Wake Forest) W

2021

9-4

6-3

Las Vegas (Arizona State) W

2022

2-3

0-2

N/A

TOTAL

67-26

43-18

6-1

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