2025 Badger Football Thread

Wisconsin has hired 3 additional coaches.

Blake Rolan, a Georgia native, played TE at Middle Tenn St. Has coached at Kentucky, Cincinnati (before Fickell), Dixie St., and most recently from 2019-24 was OC/QB coach at SIU. Interesting that he left an OC job to be assistant WR coach at UW. On the surface he's the most valuable addition due to his experience coaching multiple areas on offense.

Tuf Borland, former tOSU linebacker, has been a Grad Assistant at UW the past couple of seasons. He's now been named Assistant LB Coach.

Joe Ludwig, whose dad coached at UW, has been added as Assistant TE coach. He played his high school football at Middleton HS, while his dad was coaching at UW. He played at Iowa and Utah. Most recently a QC coach at Baylor.
 
57packer said:
Wisconsin has hired 3 additional coaches.

Blake Rolan, a Georgia native, played TE at Middle Tenn St. Has coached at Kentucky, Cincinnati (before Fickell), Dixie St., and most recently from 2019-24 was OC/QB coach at SIU. Interesting that he left an OC job to be assistant WR coach at UW. On the surface he's the most valuable addition due to his experience coaching multiple areas on offense.

Tuf Borland, former tOSU linebacker, has been a Grad Assistant at UW the past couple of seasons. He's now been named Assistant LB Coach.

Joe Ludwig, whose dad coached at UW, has been added as Assistant TE coach. He played his high school football at Middleton HS, while his dad was coaching at UW. He played at Iowa and Utah. Most recently a QC coach at Baylor.
Click to expand...
Meh.....
 
Wisconsin officials have remained quiet on the situation. However, the school is declining to enter Lucas into the portal as he signed a two-year revenue-share agreement last month before requesting a transfer.
The agreement, a Big Ten-issued template form, binds Lucas — and all players who sign — to that specific school and grants that school a player’s non-exclusive rights to use and market their name, image and likeness. The agreement prohibits the player’s rights to be used by any other school while permitting him or her to sign outside marketing agreements, according to those familiar with the template.

Breaking the agreement could trigger litigation from Wisconsin onto Lucas and/or Miami.

Lucas, who signed last year as a Rivals four star-rated high school prospect from South Florida, played in 11 games with 18 tackles in 2024. He requested a transfer after learning while home over the holidays that his father suffered a “serious, life-threatening illness,” according to Heitner. The school has refused to follow NCAA protocol requiring institutions to comply with a player’s transfer request by submitting his or her name to the portal within two business days.
Click to expand...

From what I’m gathering it was a “Memorandum of Understanding” so no house deal makes the agreement null and void. So called agreement was not enforceable, big miscalculation by UW.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
FlaPack said:
From what I’m gathering it was a “Memorandum of Understanding” so no house deal makes the agreement null and void. So called agreement was not enforceable, bgg miscalculation by UW.
Click to expand...
WI deserves anything they get... kids dad is sick, I mean come on. We look awful in this situation.
 
I’m sure Wisconsin could cobble together some sort of tortious interference claim against Miami - us lawyers are indeed creative - but as I understand it (and
@DarrenHeitner
can correct me if I am wrong), Xavier signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), which, based on the standard MOUs from the Big Ten that I’ve seen before revising them, including one for a portal transfer QB last week, is expressly contingent on, among other things, (1) House obtaining final approval to be effective and (2) the athlete being enrolled at the school. The standard MOUs I’ve seen do not become effective until July 1.The House case has not yet obtained final approval from the court. Xavier is not enrolled.As I also understand it, Xavier received no money directly from Wisconsin pursuant to the MOU. And how could he? The MOU does not take effect for another several months (assuming the House case obtains final approval).Wisconsin, on the other hand, relied on a MOU that is not presently effective to deny Xavier’s request to enter the portal in direct violation of NCAA rules. Wisconsin was obligated to enter Xavier’s name - the language of the NCAA Bylaws are clear and mandatory. Wisconsin had zero grounds to unilaterally deny Xavier’s request - the protestations about alleged tampering are irrelevant to Wisconsin’s mandatory obligation to place Xavier’s name in the portal consistent with his request.Wisconsin’s suggestion about legal action aside, Wisconsin should be concerned from NCAA compliance and public relations standpoints.

 
I notice it says "Wisconsin and The Big Ten". Is Wisconsin being used by the Big Ten as a test case. That's rarely a good thing - the downside all lands on the school.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top