Bret Bielema's wife refutes article claiming couple fabricated story

Jen Bielema, wife of Arkansas coach Bret Bielema, is not happy with David Hookstead of the Daily Caller.

Hookstead wrote a piece last week claiming that the Bielemas’ story of how they met was untrue. Mrs. Bielema responded on Twitter by calling the writer out, which led to the following exchange:

The ridiculous part of ur article is I never grew up in WI. Born/raised in FL for 25 yrs. Learn the facts or hush… https://t.co/1epmTfRvxV

— Jen Bielema (@jenbielema) September 18, 2016

And yes, I visited Oshkosh, WI most summers for 7-10 days till I was maybe 14 years old. It's called vacation.

— Jen Bielema (@jenbielema) September 18, 2016

I will extend an olive branch and peace offering to @JenBielema. She is welcome anytime at the @DailyCaller office to explain the truth.

— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) September 18, 2016

Hookstead’s “good riddance from WI” comment reveals part of his intention to write the piece. Bielema was 68-24 (37-19 Big Ten) at Wisconsin, which included consecutive conference championships in his last three seasons before accepting the job at Arkansas.

As for his accusations of a fabricated story, Bielema recently claimed that he told his wife he was a history teacher when they first met. Hookstead claimed that it would be unbelievable for someone in Wisconsin to not recognize Bielema at the time of his tenure, which Mrs. Bielema also refuted.

The couple has blocked Hookstead on Twitter since the article was published.