https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/2025/01/17/wisconsin-football-xavier-lucas-miami-transfer-update/
So Wisconsin went and broke the transfer portal. Most of this is conjecture from PFT, but I don't know how you can argue with it.
Wisconsin told this kid he can't leave (because of course they did, Wisconsin thinks they're soooo entitled) so the kid just called a lawyer who said, 'so what, they don't own you', he unenrolled and went to Miami. There is no way they, or any other school can stop this from happening. A transfer portal window? That's not legal, these kids can leave you school in the middle of October if they really want to.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chaos-continues-for-college-football-with-apparent-collapse-of-transfer-portal
Nice work Badgers. That was the only safeguard from the richest 12 or so schools from getting every player they want at will.