Wisconsin will hire Paul Chryst as head coach to replace Gary Andersen.

"I thought this would be the scenario from Day 1," the source told the Journal Sentinel on Thursday night. "He will put together a good staff."

Neither Chryst nor Barry Alvarez was available Thursday night.

"I always keep a short list," Alvarez said Wednesday in discussing the stunning departure of Andersen to Oregon State. "And we will proceed in our search for a new head coach immediately."

Chryst, 49, is in his third season as head coach at Pittsburgh. His overall record is 19-19 but he inherited a mess from former coach Todd Graham and instituted a new offensive system.