Wisconsin football specialist announces transfer destination

USA Today

07-05-2025

Wisconsin football specialist announces transfer destination
Wisconsin transfer long snapper Eli Stein signed with Cincinnati late last month.
Stein had recently joined the Badgers during the winter transfer window. He reentered the portal during the spring window on April 22, just days after Wisconsin added former Purdue long snapper Nick Levy. The program's addition of Levy signaled a move at the position after Stein, originally an Arkansas transfer, entered spring as the projected starter.
Stein joins the Bearcats with two years of eligibility remaining. He was previously a multi-year starter at Arkansas as a freshman and sophomore in 2022 and 2023, respectively. The Cambridge, Wisconsin, native earned a Freshman All-SEC honor in 2022, then made the Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List the following season. He lost the Arkansas long-snapper starting job during fall camp before the 2024 season, prompting his departure from the program.
The specialist is one of Wisconsin's six spring transfer departures, three of which had recently joined the program during the winter window. Those other two multi-time transfers, tight end Tanner Koziol and wide receiver Mark Hamper, signed with Houston and Cal, respectively. Other departures, wide receiver Quincy Burroughs and cornerback Jay Harper, have yet to announce a transfer destination, while freshman lineman Derek Jensen signed with Iowa State.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin has landed Levy, quarterback Hunter Simmons, offensive lineman Davis Heinzen and tight end Lance Mason in the spring window. Those additions complement the program's impressive winter transfer haul, even considering those three mentioned departures.
The Badgers now enter the 2025 season with Levy as the write-in starter at long snapper. The former Purdue Boilermaker previously began his college career at William & Mary (Football Championship Subdivision), where he started 24 games over two seasons. Levy then started all 12 games for Purdue in 2024 and finished the season with an All-Big Ten honorable mention distinction.
For more on the Badgers' spring transfer movement and projected 2025 depth chart, bookmark our 2025 spring window tracker.
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