Speculation has been flying all afternoon since it became public that Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema would be taking the Arkansas head coaching job. It only seemed logical that Paul Chryst would be at least a candidate to succeed Bielema at his alma mater. Chryst was the tight ends coach at Wisconsin in 2002, and served as the Badgers? offensive coordinator from 2005-2011. Chryst released the following statement tonight:
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