Former Wisconsin CB Terrance Floyd dies

Terrance Floyd, who played cornerback at Wisconsin from 2011-15, has died. The program announced his death Tuesday night.

Floyd appeared in 21 games during his time in Madison, totaling six tackles during that time. According to UW, he was a teacher in his home state of Florida at the time of his passing. No details were made available at the time of publication.

“Our hearts and deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Terrance Floyd,” the program said. “After playing for the Badgers from 2011-2014, he went on to pursue his passion as an elementary school teacher in his home state of Florida. Rest in Peace, Terrance.”

Our hearts and deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Terrance Floyd. After playing for the Badgers from 2011-2014, he went on to pursue his passion as an elementary school teacher in his home state of Florida.

Rest in Peace, Terrance. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cREfxxCBj4

— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) January 17, 2024

Floyd played largely a reserve role during his college career and was a part of some of the better Wisconsin teams in recent memory — including two straight Big Ten championships under Bret Bielema. In fact, he was a redshirt freshman as the Badgers finished 11-3 in 2011. He then wrapped up his career during the Gary Andersen era, and ultimately went on to become a teacher back home in Florida.

The best year of Floyd’s career came in 2014 when he had four tackles in nine games played as the Badgers finished 11-3 overall and 7-1 in Big Ten action to win the first-ever Big Ten West division title.

After Floyd’s career ended, Wisconsin moved on from Andersen and brought Paul Chryst back to Madison as head coach. A former Badgers quarterback, he was Bielema’s offensive coordinator before becoming the head coach at Pitt. Wisconsin went 67-26 overall and had a 43-18 mark in conference play as they made three Big Ten Championship appearances under Chryst’s watch. The program decided to part ways with him in the middle of the 2022 season.

Chryst’s name came up for another Big Ten opening this offseason, though. He was in contention to become Iowa’s next offensive coordinator after the departure of Brian Ferentz. However, according to multiple reports, he has decided to stay at Texas, where he’s a special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian.

Chryst was “given the opportunity” to take the Iowa offensive coordinator job “in recent days,” the Des Moines Register’s Chad Leistikow reported, but eventually chose to stay in Austin. Before becoming a head coach at Pitt and Wisconsin, Chryst was an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In fact, as an assistant with the Badgers in 2010, the program set a Big Ten record with a 73.2% completion percentage and a program-best 41.5 points per game.