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.

Wisconsin said a “binding two-year NIL agreement” was violated and that the school has “credible information indicating impermissible contact” between Lucas and UM football personnel prior to Lucas’ r

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.