In an unprecedented move, Wisconsin Badgers star freshman cornerback Xavier Lucas is transferring to the Miami Hurricanes without ever entering the transfer portal, according to Yahoo Sports’s Ross Dellenger.
Lucas, who had signed a two-year rev-share agreement with the Badgers back in December, had announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on December 19th.
He then filled out the requisite paperwork to enter the transfer portal, but the Badgers never officially put his name in, prompting the cornerback to hire attorney Darren Heitner to resolve the dispute.
Here is what Dellenger wrote on the situation:
“Lucas, a freshman this past season, withdrew from classes at Wisconsin and enrolled academically at Miami.