The University of Wisconsin has taken legal action against defensive back Xavier Lucas after he withdrew from school to transfer to Miami.  Lucas, the school cl

Wisconsin says it has “credible information” that Miami and Xavier Lucas made impermissible contact with each other before the former Badgers cornerback decided to transfer to his home-state school.

Wisconsin and the Big Ten said they have "credible information" that the University of Miami tampered with Xavier Lucas ahead of the defensive back's expected transfer.

Wisconsin has claimed that Miami tampered with defensive back Xavier Lucas, who elected to withdraw from the school and enroll at UM with an intention to play f

Wisconsin said it has "credible information" that Miami and Xavier Lucas made impermissible contact with each other in violation of NCAA rules.

The NCAA requires schools to adhere to a player’s transfer request, but Lucas' name never appeared in the portal.

News of his move came on Friday. Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger was the first to report that Lucas was leaving for Miami without officially entering the transfer portal. Wisconsin had held the standout freshman cornerback out of the portal after he “signed a two-year revenue-share agreement” in early December, per Dellenger.

Former Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas left the school for Miami on Wednesday, according to Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger. Lucas signed a

According to Yahoo Sports, Wisconsin CB Xavier Lucas has enrolled in classes at Miami after the Badgers denied his transfer portal application.

The lawyer for Xavier Lucas says the former Wisconsin player is transferring to Miami, even though the cornerback's former school never entered his name into the portal.

The Hurricanes recruited Xavier Lucas when he was a standout cornerback at American Heritage, but Lucas ultimately chose Wisconsin. After a year with the Badgers, Lucas wanted to enter the transfer portal because his father was suffering from a “serious,