Xavier Lucas, a former American Heritage football star, knew he wanted to come home. But Wisconsin, where he spent his first year of college, did not want to let him transfer. The Badgers did not enter the cornerback’s name in the transfer portal within two business days,

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.

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