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Former Wisconsin wide receiver reenters transfer portal

Former Wisconsin wide receiver reenters transfer portal

Former Wisconsin and Eastern Michigan wide receiver Markus Allen reentered the transfer portal on Tuesday.

He does so with one final year of eligibility remaining. He’s looking to capitalize off a career-best 2024 campaign at Eastern Michigan, during which he recorded 43 catches, 651 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Related: Tracking Wisconsin football’s transfer portal offers, interests and commitments

“I appreciate coach [Grant] Heard and coach [Chris] Creighton for the opportunity to pursue my dreams,” Allen wrote on X. “After discussion with my family, we feel as if it’s best I bet on myself for my final year of eligibility by entering my name into the transfer portal.”

Allen’s collegiate career has been a rollercoaster to date. He first joined Wisconsin as a three-star recruit in the class of 2021, joining after first committing and decommitting from Michigan. He played for the Badgers for the 2021 season and part of 2022, totaling just 10 receptions, 156 yards and one receiving touchdown.

The veteran receiver first entered the transfer portal in October 2022 after Wisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst. He quickly committed to rival Minnesota, though soon decommitted and rejoined the Badgers program as Luke Fickell took over.

He then returned to the portal in June 2023 after an April arrest, played the 2023 season at Butler Community College, then finally moved to Eastern Michigan for the 2024 campaign.

His career-best 651 receiving yards in 2024 were good for second on the Eagles, just nine yards behind Terry Lockett Jr. (660).

Allen is one of several members of the 2022 Wisconsin wide receiver room that is finding success. Vinny Anthony had a breakout season with the Badgers, Chimere Dike played well for Florida, Skyler Bell had a big year at UConn and Keontez Lewis even broke some records at Southern Illinois.

Wisconsin, meanwhile, is set for a busy transfer portal season with numerous major roster needs. Bookmark our offer and interest tracker for all of the program’s moves and signings.

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Former Wisconsin wide receiver has breakout performance with new program

Former Wisconsin wide receiver has breakout performance with new program

Former Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen had a breakthrough performance for Eastern Michigan in its Week 8 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.

Allen finished the contest with seven receptions, 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. That receiving total is the eighth-highest across the entire country for Week 8, trailing Jalen Royals (Utah State, 188 yards), Harold Fannin Jr. (Bowling Green, 171), Luke Wysong (New Mexico, 156), Jaylin Noel (Iowa State, 153), Terrance Carter (Louisiana, 149) and Elijhah Badger (Florida, 148).

Related: Big Ten Power Rankings after Week 8: Wisconsin makes a charge

The performance pushes Allen’s season totals to 22 receptions, 318 yards, 14.5 yards per reception and one touchdown through seven games.

He is one of several former Wisconsin receivers finding solid roles with their new programs. Skyler Bell is having a fantastic season at UConn, while Keontez Lewis has set records at Southern Illinois.

Allen’s collegiate path has been winding to this point. He joined Wisconsin as a three-star recruit in the class of 2021, joining after first committing and decommitting from Michigan.

He went on to play for the Badgers in 2021 and part of 2022, recording 10 total receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown.

Allen initially entered the transfer portal in October 2022 after Wisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst. He soon committed to Minnesota, though later backed out of that commitment and rejoined the Badgers program.

He reentered the portal in June 2023 after an April arrest, spent the 2023 season at Butler Community College in Clayton, Ohio, then landed at Eastern Michigan for the 2024 campaign.

Allen will look to continue his strong year with the Eagles (5-2) when they visit Akron on Oct. 26.

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Former Wisconsin WR transfer commits to Eastern Michigan

Former Wisconsin WR Markus Allen finds a new home:

Former Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen committed to Eastern Michigan on Friday.

Allen played with the Badgers from 2021-22. He departed the program in June of 2023, though did not immediately find a D-1 home and has since played at Butler Community College.

Related: Predicting Wisconsin 2024 player ratings in EA Sports College Football 25

His collegiate path has been a rollercoaster, to say the least. The former three-star recruit flipped to Wisconsin during the class of 2021 recruiting cycle after originally pledging to Michigan. He was 247Sports’ No. 53 wide receiver in the class and No. 15 recruit from his home state of Ohio.

The wide receiver then played two years for the Badgers, appearing in nine games and recording 10 total receptions for 156 yards and one touchdown.

Allen originally entered the transfer portal after Wisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst in October of 2022. He verbally committed to Minnesota during that time, though walked back that commitment and returned to the Badgers after the season.

Then, as mentioned, he re-entered the portal in June of 2023, has spent the last year at Butler Community College in Clayton, Ohio and now has a D-I home.

Allen joins an Eastern Michigan program that went 6-7 in 2023. The Eagles are ESPN SP+’s No. 119-ranked team entering the 2024 season. Its depth chart lists several veteran receivers, which could make it challenging for Allen to see the field immediately.

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Former Wisconsin WR Markus Allen announces next school

Former Wisconsin WR Markus Allen announces next school

Former Wisconsin football wide receiver Markus Allen officially announced his next school on Thursday.

He was with Wisconsin this past spring, but ultimately decided to enter the portal over the summer as the new coaching regime came in.

Allen will be heading to a notable community college program that has produced NFL talent in the past and is often a good stepping stone back to a great opportunity. He will head to Kansas to play for Butler Community College, which has produced notable professional names such as Demarcus Lawrence and Michael Gallup among others.

Allen will head to Kansas with three years of eligibility.

BREAKING: Badger wide receiver enters transfer portal… again

As the 2023 Badger football season closes in, the team has seen a few departures over the last week and there was another announcement Friday.

As the much-anticipated 2023 Badger football season closes in, the team has seen a few departures over the last week or so and there was another one announced Friday. After two seasons with Wisconsin, wide receiver Markus Allen will be entering the transfer portal.

This is the second time that Allen has entered the transfer portal, having done so last fall following the firing of head coach Paul Chryst, ultimately returning to Madison after Luke Fickell took over. Now operating in a crowded WR room with Wisconsin after the team added multiple wideouts via transfer moves, including C.J. Williams (USC) and Bryson Green (Oklahoma State).

Pair that with the off the field legal issues he’s been dealing with, Allen will look for a fresh start elsewhere. He’ll finish his UW career with 10 catches for 156 yards and a touchdown over eight games during his two campaigns in Madison.

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Wisconsin wide receiver enters the transfer portal

The Allen story took many twists and turns at Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s crowded and talented wide receiver room got one spot thinner today. Junior Markus Allen announced his plans to re-enter the transfer portal, that after initially entering last October and opting to return to school in December.

The Allen story took many twists and turns at Wisconsin. The Ohio native flipped his high school commitment from Michigan to the Badgers, joining Paul Chryst’s loaded class of 2021. He then played in eight games over two seasons in Madison, tallying 10 total receptions for 156 yards and one touchdown. That second season was cut short in mid-October, as Allen initially entered the transfer portal after Wisconsin fired Chryst.

As if there weren’t too many twists already, Allen committed to Minnesota out of the portal in late November as Wisconsin was hiring Luke Fickell. On December 9 of that year, he decommitted from the Gophers and decided to return to Madison, where he ended up spending spring practice before re-entering the portal.

Wisconsin’s wide receiver room now consists of Chimere Dike, C.J. Williams, Keontez Lewis, Will Pauling, Bryson Green, Skyler Bell, Quincy Burroughs, Tommy McIntosh, Vinny Anthony and others.

 

Wisconsin WR Markus Allen enters the transfer portal

A Wisconsin Badgers reserve WR has entered his name into the Transfer Portal:

Madison, Wis.– Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Markus Allen, whose been with the program for the past two seasons, announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Sunday evening. 

Allen took to Twitter to announce his decision:

“First want to thank everyone in the Wisconsin Football program for everything they’ve done up to this point. For helping me academically and athletically form the strength staff all the way down to the trainers. Truly love the bonds I’ve made with he great people and the memories with brothers. Thank you Coach Chryst & the Coaching Staff for giving me an opportunity at the University of Wisconsin. With that being said I would like to announce that I have officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. With 3 years remaining of NCAA Eligibility.”

Per the 247Sports composite, Allen was the No. 380 overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, the No. 61 WR in the country, and the No. 10 player in Ohio.

Allen, a former three-star prospect, appeared in eight games for the Badgers, registering 10 catches for 156 yards and a touchdown. 

With the 6-foot-1, 215-pound wideout leaving the program, he becomes the third player to enter the transfer portal since Paul Chryst was fired as head coach, joining Deacon Hill and Logan Brown, respectively. 

Allen had fallen behind Chimere Dike, Skyler Bell, and Keontez Lewis on the depth chart, making a clear path to playing time uncertain moving forward. 

The Ohio native has three years of eligibility remaining.

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Predicting Wisconsin football’s superlatives for the 2022 season

BadgersWire forecasts our expected superlatives for Wisconsin during the 2022 college football season:

Madison, Wis. – An underwhelming 9-4 season where Wisconsin football failed to win the Big Ten West for the second straight year led to wholesale changes along the coaching staff this offseason. 

With fall camp in full swing and Wisconsin’s season opener against the Illinois State Redbirds just around the corner, the Badgers, who are the Big Ten West favorites in 2022, will have a much different look this fall. 

UW hired new offensive coordinator Bobby Engram, who joins the program after eight seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He’ll attempt to reinvigorate a sputtering Wisconsin offense and is working to make opponents defend the entire field in 2022. 

On defense, Jim Leonhard lost eight preferred starters from last season’s top-ranked defense. However, the cupboards in Madison are far from bare, and a new batch of players is hungry to uphold the program’s standard of excellence. 

With the season opener just around the corner, I decided to follow in the footsteps of former BadgersWire great Ben Kenney and explore my expected superlatives for Wisconsin during the 2022 college football season.

LOOK: Wisconsin football’s player photos for the 2022 season

Take a look at some of Wisconsin football’s new fre

Earlier this week, Wisconsin football took its player photos for the upcoming season and some Badgers released their personal favorites on social media.

Related: Breaking down every position along Badgers’ offensive line entering fall camp

There were several cool previews for next season in the posts, including the first look at some of Wisconsin’s incoming freshmen and transfers fully suited up in their uniforms. A photo from running back Braelon Allen also shows Chez Mellusi wearing No. 1 compared to being No. 6 last year.

Even though it is not quite fall camp yet, seeing the players in their uniforms makes me anticipate Wisconsin’s opener against Illinois State on Sept. 3 even more.

Here are some of the Badgers’ player photos for the upcoming 2022 season:

Wisconsin football’s receiving leaders from 2021

Wisconsin football’s top 10 leaders in receiving yards from 2021:

The Wisconsin Badgers’ passing attack was underwhelming last season, and unfortunately, forced the Badgers to become one-dimensional and overreliant on the run against tough Big Ten defenses.

Related: Wisconsin football’s rushing leaders from 2021

Tight end Jake Ferguson was the most consistent threat for the Badgers’ passing attack and provided an often-needed escape valve for quarterback Graham Mertz when he was under pressure.

Another bright spot from last season is the emergence and development of younger receivers who will be replacing the core of Danny Davis, Kendric Pryor and Jack Dunn. Junior WR Chimere Dike will take over as the primary receiver after finishing with 272 receiving yards and a touchdown last season.

Redshirt freshman Markus Allen will likely be in a starting role, and with luck, will expand upon the flashes he showed with big catches against Rutgers and Arizona State late in the season.

Hopefully, after struggling the last two years in the passing game, the addition of new receivers and offensive coordinator Bobby Engram will help revive the Wisconsin passing game.

Below are Wisconsin football’s top 10 leaders in receiving yards from 2021: