Thanks to his penchant for keeping the offensive pedal to the metal, even in games clearly headed for Wisconsin's "W" column, Badgers coach Bret Bielema hasn't been easy to like for many non-Cheeseheads.
But Bielema deserves some respect today for saying he has no plans to recruit Penn State players, whom the NCAA said can transfer and play immediately in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Northwestern's Pat Fizgerald and Indiana's Kevin Wilson -- two coaches who undoubtedly could benefit from catching a Nittany Lion or two -- agreed with Bielema and said they will not try and raid Un-Happy Valley.
But this position should not be limited to those in the Big Ten. All coaches should stay at home and refuse to blitz Penn State.
If the cleat were on the other foot, they certainly wouldn't like new Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien coming after their players.
A Penn State player who initiates contact with another school obviously wants to explore his options. Fine. Coaches should answer such a call.
But opposing coaches treating the Nittany Lions like free agents just isn't right.
Of course, it has been a long time since doing the right thing was of the utmost importance in college football. Even that usually takes a back seat to winning.
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