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The class that transformed UW football

Itâ??s not a stretch to say some of Barry Alvarezâ??s finest work during his days in Madison was taking place around this time 20 years ago. Over the course of six chaotic weeks in early 1990, Alvarez was hired as the coach of the University of Wisconsin football team, put together an impressive group of assistants and rounded up several players who helped the Badgers go from pathetic to Pasadena in less than four years.