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Alvarez confident in Bielema (Wheeler News Service)

Bret Bielema will wrap up his third season as the University of Wisconsinâ??s head football coach Saturday, when the Badgers play Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

After going 12-1 in his first year, Bielemaâ??s team dropped to 9-4 last year and 7-5 this season.

Thatâ??s got some fans concerned, along with the impending graduations of 11 senior starters, but former coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez says the 38-year-old Bielema has proven that he can coach and can produce in big games.