The University of Wisconsin football program dipped into the junior-college ranks for its second transfer portal addition of the offseason, adding a player who’s coming back home to play for the Badgers.
Linebacker Taylor Schaefer, a JUCO standout with deep Wisconsin roots, has announced he’s joining the Badgers for the 2026 season. The expectation is that he’ll have two years of collegiate eligibility remaining.
“Coming Home,” Schaefer wrote.
If the name sounds familiar, it should. Schaefer grew up in Sturgeon Bay, played his high school ball at Southern Door, and built the kind of reputation locally that usually ends with someone wearing Wisconsin colors.