Wisconsin defensive coordinator Bret Bielema acknowledged once more Friday that, yes, the Iowa Hawkeyes mascot (Tiger Hawk) still resides on his left calf in the form of a tattoo.
“I have opted not to have it removed.” said Bielema, who played at Iowa from 1989-’92 and coached there from 1993-2001. “But if it gets to be much more of an issue, maybe we ought to look into that.”
What Bielema insists does not exist is an “escape” clause in his contract that will allow him to bolt UW for Iowa if the Hawkeyes have a head-coaching vacancy. He is less than two months away from replacing Barry Alvarez as UW’s head football coach.