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Paul Haynes, new Wisconsin assistant, shares coaching approach and priority to get axe back
By Keith Farner
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Paul Haynes brings a wealth of experience to Wisconsin after previous stints at Minnesota, Michigan State, Kent State and Ohio State.
Haynes on Monday met with reporters and explained that in terms of recruiting, “When you walk into every high school, they recognize that W. And it’s not that way everywhere.”
About his defensive approach, the cornerbacks coach added that stopping run is a priority, but “the games are won with explosive pass plays. That’s where it comes down to us.”
Haynes, who was on Minnesota’s staff the last 3 seasons, reacted to the rivalry and put it simply that, “We’ll get the axe back.”
CBS coach Paul Haynes, who was on Minnesota’s staff the last three seasons, was asked about getting the axe back.
“We’ll get the axe back.”#Badgers pic.twitter.com/LTFTMqgXB2
— Raul Vazquez (@RaulV45) February 27, 2023
With Haynes as co-defensive coordinator at Minnesota in 2022, the Gophers ranked seventh in the country in pass efficiency defense (108.5). UM also ranked No. 4 in the nation in scoring defense (13.8 ppg) and ninth in total defense (295.1 ypg). In 2021, Minnesota ranked eighth nationally in pass defense (181.2 ypg.).
H/T Seamus Rohrer.
Keith Farner has written about college football for newspapers and web sites since 2005.