Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn surprisingly entered the transfer portal on Thursday. The now-former Badger guard is Wisconsin’s eighth departure this offseason — seven via the transfer portal and one via graduation. The Badgers will look a lot different in 2024-25, as starters Hepburn, A.J. Storr and Tyler Wahl are among those eight, plus depth guard Connor Essegian. Related: Wisconsin basketball social media reacts to Chucky Hepburn’s surprising departure The roster turnover comes at a bad time for head coach Greg Gard. The Badgers are off a disappointing 2023-24 campaign that saw the team a ..read more

Former Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn released a statement on his decision to enter the transfer portal via Instagram on Thursday. After three years as Greg Gard’s starting point guard, the Omaha, Nebraska native elected to depart Madison in search of an opportunity elsewhere.  In 103 career starts, Hepburn averaged 9.8 points, 3.0 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. His impact on both sides of the ball made him a driving force behind the team’s success, and transformed him into a fan favorite at the Kohl Center. The 6-foot-2 guard was named to both the 2024 Big Ten All-Defensi ..read more

Wisconsin basketball star guard Chucky Hepburn entered the transfer portal on Thursday. The shocking news dropped just minutes after his former teammate A.J. Storr reportedly transferred to Kansas. The two headlines dropping in sequence paints the picture of Wisconsin’s offseason thus far: losing top players without welcoming any in. Related: Tracking Wisconsin basketball’s reported transfer portal visits and targets Now, Greg Gard and his staff are still out on the recruiting trail looking for experienced transfers. But the attitude surrounding the program is understandably negative, es ..read more

Wisconsin basketball star guard Chucky Hepburn is entering the transfer portal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. The shocking news comes after the Badgers already lost top guard A.J. Storr to the portal earlier in the offseason. Related: Tracking Wisconsin basketball’s reported transfer portal visits and targets Hepburn moves on after three decorated years with the Badgers. He played in 103 games, averaging 32.1 minutes, 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals on 42% shooting and 36% from three. The former four-star recruit was a substantial part of Wisconsin’s stellar Big Ten-w ..read more

Wisconsin football defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Thursday. The redshirt sophomore was unranked by 247Sports during the class of 2022 recruiting cycle and walked on with the Badgers over offers from New Mexico State, Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker The Colorado native played in one game during his redshirt season in 2022, then did not see any playing time during the 2023 campaign. He enters the portal with three years of eligibility remaining, likely looking f ..read more

Wisconsin football added a commitment from class of 2025 athlete Grant Dean on Wednesday. Dean is a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 97 athlete in the class and No. 11 recruit from the state of Wisconsin. He chose the Badgers over offers from Wyoming, Army, North Dakota State and Northern Illinois. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker Dean is the eighth member of Luke Fickell’s class of 2025. It’s the second time the class has grown to that number, as it was previously up to nine players before the decommitments of Cody Haddad ..read more

Wisconsin football locked in an official visit with class of 2025 tight end Nizyi Davis on Wednesday. Davis will be on campus May 31-June 2 during a busy official visit weekend. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker The three-star tight end is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 776 player in the class of 2025, No. 39 tight end and No. 10 recruit from his home state of Indiana. Wisconsin and in-state Purdue are the two schools to have scheduled visits with the Indianapolis, Indiana native. Other notable schools on his offer sheet include Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, K ..read more

Wisconsin football locked in an official visit with class of 2025 edge rusher Jayden Loftin on Thursday. Loftin will be on campus May 31-June 2, kicking off the busiest recruiting month of the year. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker The three-star edge rusher is 247Sports’ No. 754 player in the class of 2025, No. 56 edge rusher and No. 24 recruit from his home state of New Jersey. Wisconsin is one of four programs to have scheduled a visit with Loftin, along with Minnesota, Penn State and Tennessee. Other schools on his offer sheet include Rutgers, South Ca ..read more

Wisconsin is in pursuit of former Louisville running back Peny Boone, according to Rivals’ Marshall Levenson. Boone entered the transfer portal after only spending the spring with the Cardinals. He transferred there in January after two decorated years at Toledo, that after spending the first two years of his career at Maryland. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker The 6’1″ running back was the 2023 MAC Offensive Player of the Year at Toledo after rushing for 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns on 7.2 yards per carry. Wisconsin is on a list of schools to have reporte ..read more

The start of the 2024 NFL Draft is just eight days away. The three-day event represents a marathon for everybody in the football or media business. There will be 257 selections made from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27. That means 257 pieces of analysis on how a player fits with the new team, or more. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker Wisconsin Badgers fans can likely pick up the action on Friday evening, as no Wisconsin product is projected to be selected in the first round. Those fans could even check in on Saturday afternoon. Braelon Allen and ..read more