Just to provide a brief counterpoint to the story I posted yesterday about Wisconsin Linebackers Coach Dave Huxtable coming to Pitt when Paul Chryst takes the reigns. Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has been vague about much in the change of coaches, including who. He did offer a hint.

A source previously told the State Journal that Chryst had contacted three assistants about going with him: linebackers coach Dave Huxtable, tight ends coach Joe Rudolph and Bostad.

The source said Huxtable was still a possibility, but Bielema might have just firmed up that situation.

“The last 48 hours have been all of that stuff going on,” Bielema said. “It was a good break for our players, because there were some things that needed to get sorted out.

“I know what’s going to happen. I don’t want to release anything. … Definitely going to be transition on my side.”

Bielema was asked if he planned to wait until after the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2 to make the announcement.

“I haven’t talked to those guys specifically,” he said. “It’s just one other guy.”

With Bostad being the confirmed departure, Bielema’s statement could be read as just Bostad going. Or, I suppose it could be taken to mean that “one other guy” means one more besides Bostad.

The whole thing is very awkward. You have Wisconsin getting ready for their bowl game out in California with at least two coaches departing. Pitt is more than a week away from their game with the skeleton staff — and are down in Alabama. Plus, a potential NFL position coach who is part of a squad heading to the playoffs — also in California.

The fact that so much of it (almost all of it) is taking place far away from Pittsburgh makes it even harder. Beat writers aren’t going to get very much information when the main players are all over the geographic place.

Like it or not, this means we really won’t get much of an idea about Pitt’s new staff, at best, until after Monday night’s Rose Bowl.