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

Wisconsin says it has “credible information” that Miami and Xavier Lucas made impermissible contact with each other before the former Badgers cornerback decided to transfer to his home-state school.

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.

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 f

Wisconsin Badgers defensive back Xavier Lucas made the unprecedented decision to join the Miami Hurricanes football program without going through the transfer 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

On Friday, cornerback Xavier Lucas announced he would transfer from Wisconsin to Miami —a move that has taken just 24 hours to shake up the world of college football.

The University of Wisconsin announced Saturday that intends to pursue legal action after former safety Xavier Lucas skirted NCAA rules in order to

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.

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.

The Badgers say cornerback Xavier Lucas had entered into a two-year binding name, image and likeness agreement with Wisconsin.