The NCAA requires schools to adhere to a player’s transfer request, but Lucas' name never appeared in the portal.

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

As transfer-portal season fires into gear, keep track of players leaving and arriving into the Wisconsin football program.

Wisconsin has claimed that Miami tampered with defensive back Xavier Lucas, who elected to withdraw from the school and enroll at UM with an intention to play football for the Hurricanes in 2025. Wisconsin says it has “credible information indicating” that Miami engaged in impermissible contact with the player before he decided to move to that school.

Wisconsin football is attempting to prevent Xavier Lucas from landing at Miami. Details emerge on a tampering accusation.

Wisconsin cornerback Xavier Lucas has left for Miami, according to Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger. He does so without entering the transfer portal. Wisconsin blocked him from doing so during the winter window after Lucas reportedly “signed a two-year revenue-share agreement” in early December, per Dellenger.

News of his move came on Friday. Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger was the first to report that Lucas was leaving for Miami without officially entering the transfer portal. Wisconsin had held the standout freshman cornerback out of the portal after he “signed a two-year revenue-share agreement” in early December, per Dellenger.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says it has “credible information” that Miami and Xavier Lucas ...

The University of Wisconsin has taken legal action against defensive back Xavier Lucas after he withdrew from school to transfer to Miami.  Lucas, the school cl

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.