CB Xavier Lucas is transferring to Miami

DMoney

Friday at 5:40 PM 2 min read

Miami has completed the overhaul of its secondary by landing of one of the best young DBs in America, Xavier Lucas.

The 6'2, 200-pound Broward County native was the second-highest graded player on the Wisconsin defense as a true freshman. According to PFF, Lucas posted a 77.5 overall rating, a 75.2 coverage grade and a 76.8 tackling grade. He made 18 total tackles with 2 pass deflections and an INT.

Lucas instantly becomes one of the fastest corners in the ACC. In the spring of 2024, Lucas posted a personal best 10.49 in the 100M.

Lucas reunites with his former Deerfield Beach teammate, Freshman All-American OJ Frederique. Miami has added four additional blue-chip transfers in the secondary with Charles Brantley (Michigan State), Ethan O'Connor (Wazzu), Zechariah Poyser (Jacksonville St.) and Emmanuel Karnley (Arizona).

Lucas attempted to enter the Transfer Portal several weeks ago. Wisconsin refused to enter his name in the Portal within the time required by rule. Wisconsin claims Lucas signed a revenue-sharing agreement pursuant to the House antitrust settlement. However, the settlement has yet to be approved, and the NCAA has been unable to legally restrict player movement after a series of court defeats. Lucas's attorney Darren Heitner said Lucas has yet to receive a payment from Wisconsin.

When Wisconsin failed to comply with standard protocol, Lucas withdrew from Wisconsin and enrolled in Miami. The NCAA will seek no further action.

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ageezy

Today at 10:15 AM

didn't realize he was the #25 rated transfer overall .... i see why wisky feelings are hurt

NicKane

Today at 10:16 AM

ageezy said:
didn't realize he was the #25 rated transfer overall .... i see why wisky feelings are hurt

Yeah, he’s good, really freaking good! 6’2 200 pounds and runs a 10.4 hundred meters is elite physical tools.

brcane1

Today at 10:19 AM

NicKane said:
Yeah, he’s good, really freaking good! 6’2 200 pounds and runs a 10.4 hundred meters is elite physical tools.

My expectations are inversely correlated with the amount of drama to get them on campus.

Ispyin

Today at 10:33 AM

Canes Legacy said:
Definitely possible. But if the Big10 is currently using that same template, there hasn’t been 1 other player that signed and transferred? Either way, Wisconsin has **** but well be portrayed as the bad guys.

Maybe they tweaked it at Wisconsin. Templates can be customized from a baseline “boilerplate”

Ispyin

Today at 10:34 AM

AtlAtty said:
Did UW hire lawyers who previously worked for and lost case after case for the NCAA? Seems like UW is receiving terrible legal advice between the handling of the Lucas situation, the subsequent defamatory remarks and now refusing to turn over what are clearly public records at a state university.
I guess sometimes you have to fight losing causes just to prove you aren’t giving up. But sometimes the smart money is on walking away.
As Kenny Rogers famously told us,
“you got to know when to hold em,
know when to walk away,
know when to run”

Along those lines and glass houses, a fairly reasonable take from on3 recruiting

TheOriginalCane

Today at 2:57 PM

Ispyin said:
Maybe they tweaked it at Wisconsin. Templates can be customized from a baseline “boilerplate”

I posted this on the other thread, but that's what I discussed with a (Wisconsin-born-and-bred) coworker this morning.

That Wisconsin apparently is adding the EXTRA YEARS (grant of rights) to the Big 10 template.

Hoyacane1620

Today at 3:14 PM

Heitner on Donno's podcast "Locked on Canes"

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AtlAtty

Today at 3:45 PM

TheOriginalCane said:
I posted this on the other thread, but that's what I discussed with a (Wisconsin-born-and-bred) coworker this morning.

That Wisconsin apparently is adding the EXTRA YEARS (grant of rights) to the Big 10 template.

Someone please explain to me why Lucas can’t just break any contract he may/may not have signed which may/may not be connected to the House settlement?
We know courts hate specific performance so no court will require Lucas to play for UW. And other than the return of any money that has been exchanged , if any, I don’t see how UW can prove specific damages. And we know punitive damages are extremely unlikely.

So in the end why would UM or Lucas even care if UW filed a lawsuit?

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AirCane

Today at 3:57 PM

AtlAtty said:
Someone please explain to me why Lucas can’t just break any contract he may/may not have signed which may/may not be connected to the House settlement?
We know courts hate specific performance so no court will require Lucas to play for UW. And other than the return of any money that has been exchanged , if any, I don’t see how UW can prove specific damages. And we know punitive damages are extremely unlikely.

So in the end why would UM or Lucas even care if UW filed a lawsuit?

The only damages I see is the revenue split from Lucas's NIL. Let's say Wisky says they would have sold 10,000 Lucas jerseys in the school store. The amount of money lost from that revenue share would be their damages.

Good luck actually proving up those type of damages though or any other revenue split from some above average defensive player. It's not like they are losing Travis Hunter or Caleb Downs that would actually bring in big money

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AtlAtty

24 minutes ago

AirCane said:
The only damages I see is the revenue split from Lucas's NIL. Let's say Wisky says they would have sold 10,000 Lucas jerseys in the school store. The amount of money lost from that revenue share would be their damages.

Good luck actually proving up those type of damages though or any other revenue split from some above average defensive player. It's not like they are losing Travis Hunter or Caleb Downs that would actually bring in big money

I think you are 100% correct. And so now we are discussing damages from a freshman DB leaving your school after a season with 12 tackle and 1 INT.
I can understand why UW is upset, and the BIG 10 which felt it had “solved” the annual transfer issue by creating a 2 year contract. But all contracts can be broken. The only issue is damages.