Wisconsin is the highest-ranked Big Ten team, and that is a positive for head coach Luke Fickell, as they not only failed to win six games last year, they have lost several key starters to the portal themselves.

It's been a roster turnover for the Badgers with the opening of the transfer portal. Here's what we've learned about the 2025 team, and what else lies ahead.

The Georgia native spent the past two seasons at Jacksonville State and will have two years of eligibility remaining. Latimer is the first commitment Fickell, the Badgers head coach, has received at cornerback from the transfer portal.

Anderson is the second special teams addition for the Wisconsin Badgers this offseason, joining Arkansas long snapper Eli Stein. According to On3, he is rated as a three-star transfer, the No. 1,939 overall player in the portal, and the No. 30 punter on the market.

The Badgers still have work to do, most notably at wide receiver and linebacker. But taking a snapshot on Dec. 18, the program appears to be taking strong steps forward entering a pivotal 2025 season. Any finish within the top 10 of the national transfer class rankings could be a strong indicator of success to come.

Ever since Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy vowed to spend up to $3 million on a transfer portal quarterback, Michigan football fans have expected greatness to come to Ann Arbor as something of a stopgap.

The Wolverines are predicted to make another big splash on the recruiting trail in the near future, as 247 Sports has put in a crystal ball for Michigan to land the No. 1 running back in the portal - Justice Haynes.

Not many expected the Wolverines to have a slow go in the transfer portal after the Bryce Underwood recruitment. But, simultaneously, not many expected Michigan football to land some of the top talent in the country,