Former 4-star recruit is the second Badger to hit the portal

Remington Moss was the first recruit to commit to Luke Fickell and Wisconsin in last year's cycle. The 4-star safety and distant relative of former Badger Brent Moss. Remington dreamed of playing at Wisconsin. He spent this season as a redshirt, but something shifted in his thinking that he's now the second player to jump in the portal looking for another opportunity.

He shared this on his social media and it will be a loss to the Badgers:

Remington Moss is now in the portal seeking a new college home

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While Moss didn't see the field this season, it's a significant loss in terms of safety depth. There aren't many players on the roster that can play the position, and Moss, being a former 4-star recruit, had a lot of high upside to be a starter at some point in his career.

It's also not ideal for Moss to jump in without any college game tape. There will be practice film he can send to coaches and maybe continue to showcase video that made him a 4-star recruit in the first place, but he may have to go down a level to be guaranteed any sort of starting position or playing time.

For the Badgers, they were already planning to add defensive backs and safeties in the portal, but it's even more necessary now. This also won't be the last player to decide to leave Wisconsin for a new opportunity, but each one will feel like a different level of reset.

This offseason will look like a lot of resetting for the Badgers and hopefully upgrading, so Wisconsin won't continue to get worse and worse under Fickell. The goal for next season is a step forward, and the Badgers can improve on their 4-win season and get back to being a top Big Ten team.