How Wisconsin Badgers football has fared during spring transfer portal window
Some of the new faces for the University of Wisconsin football program have panned out early for coach Luke Fickell. Some, on the other hand, haven’t.
Wisconsin welcomed 19 transfers into the program to participate in winter conditioning and spring practices. Defensive lineman Charles Perkins and wide receiver Jayden Ballard have been among the key names not just receiving first-team reps through the 15 spring practices, but excelling
But other winter transfers such as tight end Tanner Koziol and wide receiver Mark Hamper ultimately lasted a brief time in Madison. There’s also been other departures from the program during the spring transfer window that opened between April 16-25.
“You’ve gotta trust. You’re gonna have to take some shots and some chances, to be quite honest,” Fickell said April 24. “We got to be honest with some guys, too. Some of the guys that are going to move on, maybe they want to play. They want to play now. And so it’s probably good for everybody in the long run, because we’re still out there working to figure out what we need to make sure that we’re able to go through this grind of the season and understand what that looks like.
And so for us right now, there’s some things you’re doing your best to work on. You’re gonna have to have some blind faith in those things and know what it is that you’re looking for if you’re gonna take some.”
Wisconsin Badgers on SI has compiled a list of incoming and departing transfers during the spring transfer window and will continue to update this article as new information comes in.
Who’s committed to Wisconsin football during spring transfer portal window
Who’s committed to Wisconsin football during spring transfer portal window
Position | Player | Previous school(s) |
|---|---|---|
QB | Hunter Simmons | Southern Illinois (FCS) |
LS | Nick Levy | William & Mary (FCS)/Purdue |
TE | Lance Mason | Missouri State (FCS) |
OL | Davis Heinzen | Central Michigan |
QB Hunter Simmons
Simmons announced April 17 his commitment to Wisconsin. The former Southern Illinois signal caller completed 73 of 128 throws for 852 yards and three touchdowns last season. The redshirt senior from Marion, Illinois, played under former Southern Illinois offensive coordinator and current Wisconsin assistant wide receivers coach Blake Rolan.
