Paul Chryst is set to leave Pittsburgh and become the next coach at Wisconsin, various media reports have said. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel late Thursday night, and ESPN.com reported Friday morning that it had a source who Barry Alvarez, the athletic director at Wisconsin, released a statement Friday that the school has yet to offer the Rodney McGruder Jersey job to anyone, saying the earliest they could make one is Dec. 17.Statement from Barry Alvarez on head coaching search. Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson that he believes there's a chance Chryst will stay with the "We have made it known to Paul and we have for some time that we would like him to be here for a Ky Bowman Jersey long time," Pederson said. "That's never been an i sue here."We are committed to him long-term and hope he will stay committed here long-term. I hope our coach will stay."Chryst, 49, is a Madison native who is a former Badgers player and a sistant. Chryst was a quarterback for the Badgers from 1986-88, then was the offensive coordinator from 2005-11. He also spent three seasons with the (1999-2001) as tight ends coach.The ' coach during that stretch? Mike Riley, whose decision to leave Oregon State to coach Nebraska got this particular coaching carousel spinning. In a shocking move, on Wednesday to replace Riley at Oregon State, and Wisconsin now has turned to Chryst to replace Andersen. Chryst also is Serge Ibaka Jersey a former Oregon State a sistant under Riley. Chryst is in his third season at Pitt and has guided the to a 19-19 record in his tenure. That record is somewhat deceiving. He has stabilized a program that had been rocked by coaching departures and offensive and defensive scheme changes. Dave Wannstedt was fired after the 2010 season, and Mike Haywood of Miami (Ohio) was hired to replace him. But le s than a month after he was hired, Hayward was fired after he was involved in a domestic disturbance. Pitt then turned to Todd Graham, who Bob McAdoo Jersey left Tulsa to take over the . Graham lasted one season before moving on to Arizona State.Chryst was hired off Wisconsin's staff -- he had been offensive coordinator -- to replace Graham.Chryst's style of offense -- a power running Landry Shamet Jersey game -- fits what Wisconsin has been able to do for more than a decade. He would be taking over a program that has won double-digit games six times in the past 10 seasons.Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .