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

The Atlantic Coast Conference's Miami Hurricanes and the Big 10's Wisconsin Badgers are in a bit of a dilemma. A massive loophole has been found regarding the transfer portal and name, image, and likeness.

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.

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

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.

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

It is a precedent-setting battle. For years college programs have complained vaguely about the transfer portal, but few have called out specific institutions for tampering.

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.

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.

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

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says it has “credible information” that Miami and Xavier Lucas made impermissible contact with each other before the former Badgers cornerback decided to ...

Former Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas left the school for Miami on Wednesday, according to Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger. Lucas signed a