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Freshman QB Austin Kafentzis transfers before playing a down at UW

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Quarterback Austin Kafentzis has decided to play college football somewhere other than Wisconsin.

Wisconsin fans had visions of grandeur in June 2013 when then-sophomore Austin Kafentzis, the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year, gave Wisconsin an oral commitment for the 2015 freshman class.

Kafentzis, who went on to set 15 Utah state records, was viewed as a difference-maker at a position of need for UW.

But after finding himself buried on the depth chart in the spring, the freshman has decided to transfer before playing a down at UW.

A source close to the program confirmed the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder from Sandy, Utah, has decided to play elsewhere.