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Wisconsin cornerback Xavier Lucas transferring to Miami without being put in portal after dispute
In a potentially precedent-setting confrontation, a college football player is transferring even though his former school declined to enter his name into the portal.
Xavier Lucas, a cornerback who played this season for Wisconsin, is transferring to Miami, according to his attorney, after Wisconsin refused to enter his name into the portal because he had signed a revenue-sharing contract with the school.
Lucas announced in December he planned to enter the portal, and he then said on social media that Wisconsin would not enter his name into the database.
His attorney, Darren Heitner, told Yahoo Sports that Lucas will join Miami anyway.
“NCAA rules do not prevent a student-athlete from unenrolling from an institution, enrolling at a new institution and competing immediately,” the NCAA said in a statement.
According to Yahoo, Wisconsin would not allow Lucas to enter the portal after he signed a two-year, revenue-share agreement last month.
The pact grants the school the rights to use the player’s name, image and likeness and disallows other schools to do the same.
Heitner said on X that the agreement was contingent on the approval of the House settlement, “which has yet to receive final approval,” and contingent upon Lucas attending classes no later than spring 2025.
According to Heitner, Lucas already has unenrolled from Wisconsin.
Wisconsin “has not paid any monies to him and so he owes no reimbursement to the Institution,” Heitner said.
Lucas saw playing time at Wisconsin as a freshman, recording 18 tackles and an interception after signing as a four-star recruit out of American Heritage High School in South Florida.
According to Yahoo, Heitner said that Lucas requested a transfer while home over the holidays because his father suffered a “serious, life-threatening illness.” NCAA protocol states schools are supposed to enter names into the transfer portal within two business days.
Wisconsin has not yet commented on a face-off that challenges when players can transfer and a school’s enforcement of revenue-share agreements.
A man suspected in a deadly stabbing at a Brickell luxury high-rise over the weekend, fell to his death at a construction site across the street, according to Miami police.
Police said they don’t know if it was intentional or accidental.
Miami Police said they were called to the Icon Residences at 485 Brickell Avenue on Sunday around 2:15 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had been stabbed. They said when officers arrived, they found a man dead inside an apartment on the 34th floor.
Surveillance tape showed one man fleeing, according to police, who said his body was later discovered in the building under construction across the street.
Police have not released the name of either man or said if they knew each other.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In a battle defined by grit and high emotions, the Miami Hurricanes fell to the Louisville Cardinals, 3-2, in game three of the NCAA Louisville Super Regional. The Hurricanes conclude the 2025 season with a 35-27 overall record, including a 15-14 record in ACC play, and reached their first Super Regional since 2016.
In a tight contest through the early innings, Max Galvin put Miami on the board in style. After freshman Michael Torres singled to left-center on an 0-2 pitch, Galvin blasted a two-run homer down the right-field line, giving the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead in the top of the second.
Louisville answered in the fourth inning, beginning with a bunt single down the third-base line by Garret Pike. Zion Rose followed with an RBI double down the left-field line, bringing Pike home and cutting Miami’s lead in half.
Tague Davis then singled to right, advancing Rose to third as the Cardinals threatened with runners on the corners. Bayram Hot tied the game at two with a fielder’s choice RBI, as Rose came home to score and Tyler Davis was retired at second on a 6-4 putout.
With the game now tied, Miami head coach J.D. Arteaga turned to the bullpen, bringing in left-hander Rob Evans in relief of starter Reese Lumpkin. Evans then retired the next batter to keep the game tied.
Louisville threatened again in the fifth, as Moore led off with a single up the middle. After a flyout by Klein, Miami made another pitching change, bringing in right-hander Will Smith to try and put the Cardinals’ attack to a halt.
Moore stole second and walks to Munroe and King Jr. loaded the bases with one out.
But Smith remained composed, escaping the jam by striking out Pike before inducing a groundout to third baseman Daniel Cuvet, ending the inning and keeping the game tied at two.
But the Cardinals quickly swung the momentum back in their favor after Miami loaded the bases on a single by Galvin and back-to-back walks. The regional hosts held their composure under pressure, too, escaping the jam with a clutch double play that began with a force at home and ended with Renzo Gonzalez being thrown out at first.
Smith responded with authority, striking out the side in order as tension mounted across Jim Patterson Stadium.
The Cardinals broke the tie in the seventh when Munroe singled up the middle and advanced to second on a wild pitch. King Jr. followed with an RBI double to center, plating Munroe and giving Louisville a 3-2 lead.
In the top of the ninth, the Hurricanes threatened with runners on first and second with one out, but came up short, as the Cardinals shut the door to seal the win.
Courtesy of Miami Athletics
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The Miami Hurricanes and Mario Cristobal are losing one of their long-time members of the coaching staff. Aaron Feld, one of the many members of Mario Cristobal’s staff who came with him from Oregon to Miami, is stepping down from his strength and conditioning position.
“Thank you to the University of Miami and the Hurricane Football program for a great run! I have nothing but love and respect for this football team,” wrote Feld in his announcement. “This was a tough decision to have to make, but ultimately the choice was clear. At the end of the day, my wife and kids deserve more from me than my circumstances allowed, so the only course of action was to change my circumstances. Failing as a husband and a father will never be an option.”
“Developing a world-class performance team at The U will always be a highlight of my career, and I am leaving the Canes football program in extremely capable hands. I have no doubt they will continue to lead the profession and have great success,” Feld finished.
He has a duty as a father and husband and we wish him nothing but the best in his journey.
The Hurricanes will now be under the direction of Nick Tulloch and Houston Owens. Owens has been on the staff for some time, but the new addition is Tulloch. The Hurricanes have been on a mission to improve every aspect of their staff, and these additons will only help the program in the long run.
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