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Why Badgers QB Nick Evers ultimately chose to transfer now

The Wisconsin Badgers lost their first transfer of the spring cycle, as redshirt sophomore quarterback Nick Evers announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal over the weekend.

Evers, a four-star quarterback in the Class of 2022, came to Wisconsin last offseason as a quarterback oozing with potential, but that never materialized on the field as the signal-caller was entrenched behind others on the depth chart, who acclimated quicker to coordinator Phil Longo’s offense.

Evers joined the Badgers alongside super-senior Tanner Mordecai and fellow redshirt freshman Braedyn Locke last offseason, and spent the majority of the spring working with the No.