Wisconsin transfer long snapper Eli Stein signed with Cincinnati late last month.<\/p>\n
Stein had recently joined the Badgers<\/a> during the winter transfer window. He reentered the portal during the spring window on April 22, just days after Wisconsin added former Purdue long snapper Nick Levy<\/a>. Levy’s addition signaled a move at the position after Stein, originally an Arkansas transfer, entered spring as the projected starter.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Stein joins the Bearcats with two years of eligibility remaining. He was previously a multi-year starter at Arkansas as a freshman and sophomore in 2022 and 2023, respectively. The Cambridge, Wisconsin, native earned a Freshman All-SEC honor in 2022, then made the Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List the following season. He lost the Arkansas long-snapper starting job during fall camp before the 2024 season, prompting his departure from the program.<\/p>\n The specialist is one of Wisconsin’s six spring transfer departures<\/a>, three of which had recently joined the program during the winter window. Those other two multi-time transfers, tight end Tanner Koziol<\/a> and wide receiver Mark Hamper<\/a>, signed with Houston and Cal, respectively. Other departures, wide receiver Quincy Burroughs and cornerback Jay Harper, have yet to announce a transfer destination, while freshman lineman Derek Jensen signed with Iowa State<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Wisconsin has landed<\/a> Levy, quarterback Hunter Simmons<\/a>, offensive lineman Davis Heinzen<\/a> and tight end Lance Mason<\/a> in the spring window. Those additions complement the program’s impressive winter transfer haul<\/a>, even considering those three mentioned departures.<\/p>\n The Badgers<\/a> now enter the 2025 season with Levy as the write-in starter at long snapper. The former Purdue Boilermaker previously began his college career at William & Mary (Football Championship Subdivision), where he started 24 games over two seasons. Levy then started all 12 games for Purdue in 2024 and finished the season with an All-Big Ten honorable mention distinction.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n For more on the Badgers’ spring transfer movement and projected 2025 depth chart, bookmark our\u00a02025 spring window tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n Contact\/Follow\u00a0@TheBadgersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin football transfer portal Eli Stein commits to Cincinnati<\/a><\/p>\n