University of Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema is on the cusp of receiving a larger raise than originally expected after a highly successful first season at the helm, and pay increases for at least some other assistants have already been approved.
Athletic director Barry Alvarez declined on Friday to discuss the terms of the revised contract for Bielema, who made $761,600 in total compensation this season as he guided the Badgers to a 12-1 record, a Capital One Bowl victory and the No. 5 ranking in the final Associated Press poll.