Wisconsin safety Kamo’i Latu entered the transfer portal on Wednesday. He is the 19th Badger to depart since the portal opened on Monday. 17 of those are scholarship players. The headliners include quarterbacks Braedyn Locke and Tyler Van Dyke, and defensive linemen Curt Neal and James Thompson Jr.

Durand’s plight — and that of the vast majority of Wisconsin’s now-decimated 2023 class — speaks to the challenge Fickell faces in the transfer portal era. For as much as he’d like to develop players, he also risks losing them at a time when leaving is easier than ever.

Swinging door: Another Badgers quarterback is entering the college football transfer portal. Redshirt sophomore Braedyn Locke started nine games this season after Tyler Van Dyke suffered a knee injury against Alabama. Both Locke and Van Dyke are leaving Wisconsin, along with redshirt freshman Cole LaCrue.

Wisconsin has a visit scheduled with top transfer portal tight end Tanner Koziol, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The Badgers will host Koziol on Friday, following his earlier visit to Houston. Related: Tracking Wisconsin football’s transfer portal offers, interests and top targets

The move is the latest shakeup to Wisconsin’s quarterback room and comes two days after Van Dyke opted to leave the program for the transfer portal. Van Dyke has one year of eligibility remaining, and there were no guarantees he would be healthy enough for the Badgers next season after coming off an ACL tear in his right knee against Alabama.

Wisconsin wide receiver Trech Kekahuna is exiting the transfer portal and returning to the Badgers, according to his recent Instagram post. The sophomore receiver announced his intention to enter the portal last week after the Badgers’ season-closing loss to Minnesota. He now returns to the program with three years of eligibility remaining.

Redshirt sophomore Braedyn Locke announced his intention to leave Wisconsin on social media Wednesday afternoon.

Wisconsin starting quarterback Braedyn Locke is the latest player to enter his name into the transfer portal. Locke joins fellow Badger quarterbacks Tyler Van Dyke and Cole LaCrue among several others to put their names into the portal.

Braedyn Locke is entering the transfer portal after two seasons at quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers. Here's how social media is reacting.

Braedyn Locke, who started nine games this season at quarterback, said Wednesday he will transfer, leaving UW with a lot of uncertainty.