Wisconsin junior OL Logan Brown enters the transfer portal, dismissed by UW

Former five-star recruit Logan Brown has been dismissed by the Wisconsin Badgers football program and will seek a new home via the transfer portal.

Days after reserve quarterback Deacon Hill entered the transfer portal in search of more playing time, the Wisconsin Badgers lost another player to the transfer portal late Wednesday night.

Offensive tackle Logan Brown announced on social media his intentions to leave the program, saying:

"To Wisconsin Football, thank you for the opportunity for the last four years. I will be entering the transfer portal and will be continuing my academic and football career elsewhere."

A former five-star prospect out of Grand Rapids (Mich.), Brown came to UW as a consensus top-20 recruit in the 2019 recruiting class and picked the Badgers over scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Penn State, and others. 

According to interim head coach Jim Leonhard, Brown's decision to enter the transfer portal comes after he was dismissed from the program for an incident in practice on Wednesday. “It was not a choice. He was dismissed from the program,” Leonhard told reporters during a Zoom call on Thursday. 

Brown battled diabetes and several injuries throughout his time at Wisconsin, limiting him to 20 games his first three years in the program without any starts.

After taking all of the starting right tackle reps in the spring, Brown was overtaken by redshirt freshman Riley Mahlman for the starting role in fall camp this year, a huge blow to what was supposed to finally be Brown's chance to crack the starting rotation.

While an injury to Riley Mahlman in the first game against Illinois State opened the door for Brown to start the next two games this season, sophomore Trey Wedig has earned the starting nod the past three weeks over Brown at right tackle.

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— Logan Brown (@loganbrown53) October 13, 2022

The timing of Brown’s dismissal does leave the Badgers a bit thinner at the position unless Riley Mahlman is officially back from his lengthy absence due to injury this weekend. 

Brown is currently a redshirt junior, meaning that he has one traditional year left of eligibility though he could also pursue a sixth year through a waiver process. From the Michigan area, his older sister played volleyball at Western Michigan, making the Broncos a potential landing spot for Brown if he wants to be closer to home and improve his odds of starting at the FBS level.

When a head coach is fired or leaves, current players have a 30-day window to enter the transfer portal. The move potentially gives them a leg up on finding a new home as the rest of the country has to wait until the transfer window opens after the championship game at the end of the season.

From Wisconsin's perspective, with Deacon Hill and Logan Brown leaving the program, the Badgers now have two additional scholarships available that the team could use in the 2023 recruiting class or to potentially add players from the transfer portal at the end of the season.

Jim Leonhard speaks with the media and gives a look at Michigan State.

Full press conference: https://t.co/m3nW1LEits pic.twitter.com/werbHS2Twt

— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) October 10, 2022

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• Three questions for Week 7 at Michigan State
• Wisconsin QB Deacon Hill enters the transfer portal
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