MADISON – Luke Fickell is about to mine the transfer portal like he never has as Wisconsin’s football coach. While the Badgers coach still wants UW to be considered a developmental program, there is also the realization that the transfer portal needs to be a larger portion of the program’s formula for success. The level of play in the Big Ten Confernce has evolved to the point where larger transfer classes are almost required to fill voids. “We knew we were going to be committed to doing that,” Fickell said. “That's not saying we don't want to take high school kids. That’s not saying we don't want to take the in-state kids. I think that for us just recognizing and saying, OK, now this league...
