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The Big Ten, NCAA and Wisconsin have all weighed in the DB's transfer in a battle that could set a precedent for future transfers and revenue-sharing contracts
The NCAA requires schools to adhere to a player’s transfer request, but Lucas' name never appeared in the portal.
As transfer-portal season fires into gear, keep track of players leaving and arriving into the Wisconsin football program.
Former Wisconsin cornerback Xavier Lucas shared a first look at him in a Miami Hurricanes uniform on Tuesday night. “Feels good to be home,” Lucas wrote on X. It is his first public comment since reportedly bypassing the transfer portal to leave Wisconsin for Miami earlier this month.
Mark Hoffman Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The University of Wisconsin on Saturday night released a lengthy statement regarding cornerback Xavier Lucas’ transfer to the University of Miami, saying a “binding two-year NIL agreement ...
Wisconsin and the Big Ten said they have "credible information" that the University of Miami tampered with Xavier Lucas ahead of the defensive back's expected transfer.
Wisconsin football is attempting to prevent Xavier Lucas from landing at Miami. Details emerge on a tampering accusation.
Those words were chosen carefully. According to Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger, Lucas is not transferring to the Hurricanes, as Wisconsin never officially released him to the portal. He is instead leaving the school for Miami, fully intending to play in 2025. It is an unprecedented move.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says it has “credible information” that Miami and Xavier Lucas ...
In a potentially precedent-setting confrontation, a college football player is transferring even though his former school declined to enter his name into the portal.
NCAA bylaws require universities to submit players into the transfer portal within two business days of receiving a request. The controversy first gained traction earlier in January when Heitner publicly threatened to sue the Wisconsin football program while claiming Lucas was being held "hostage.