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Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. knew he couldn’t possibly have time after entering the transfer portal to visit all seven schools that most interested him. That meant he needed to establish a hierarchy given the small window available to decide where he would play his final season of college football.

Advertisement It didn’t take long after discussions with Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell and new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes for the Badgers to rise to the top of his list. Edwards went into the portal Thursday, Dec. 12, arrived in Madison for an official visit that Friday night and returned home Sunday.



Edwards, a native of Springfield, Va., made the roughly two-hour drive to visit the University of Virginia on Monday and then committed to the Badgers. He never visited Michigan, Louisville, Indiana, Kentucky or Missouri, which were on his list from the roughly 20 schools that reached out to him.

“I was able to sleep on it and be away from Wisconsin for a whole day after the visit and I didn’t really want to wait any longer, so I pulled the trigger,” Edwards said. “I’m ready to get this thing rolling.” Edwards arrives as the veteran quarterback Wisconsin was seeking through the portal.

He started 11 games for Maryland last season and completed 65 percent of his passes for 2,881 yards with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He finished third in the Big Ten in passing yards per game while playing behind an offensive line and running game that struggled. GO DEEP.

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