Wisconsin football tight end Tanner Koziol intends to enter the transfer portal before ever playing a snap, marking a significant loss for the new-look Badgers offense.
This is a totally fair question—and while nothing was said directly about Tanner Koziol or Mark Hamper, I think this quote from Luke Fickell paints a pretty clear picture of the mindset and direction this staff is trying to take with transfers:
“This isn’t for everybody, right?” Fickell said. “This is a grown-ass man’s league, and this is a grown man’s game. If guys don’t understand that and this isn’t the right thing for them, it is what it is.”
That’s not to throw any shade their way specifically—it’s just to say the bar is high, and the fit has to be right on both sides.
“Behind the scenes, there had been mounting tension between Koziol and the coaching staff, according to sources.”
Why was there tension? That to me is the real story here. Guys come and go. This is a head scratcher.
This is a totally fair question—and while nothing was said directly about Tanner Koziol or Mark Hamper, I think this quote from Luke Fickell paints a pretty clear picture of the mindset and direction this staff is trying to take with transfers:
“This isn’t for everybody, right?” Fickell said. “This is a grown-ass man’s league, and this is a grown man’s game. If guys don’t understand that and this isn’t the right thing for them, it is what it is.”
That’s not to throw any shade their way specifically—it’s just to say the bar is high, and the fit has to be right on both sides.