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Social media reacts to Colton Joseph committing to the Wisconsin Badgers

Here's how social media is reacting to Wisconsin football landing quarterback Colton Joseph in the transfer portal.
Benjamin Worgull|
Sep 13, 2025; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Old Dominion Monarchs quarterback Colton Joseph (1) warms up before the game at Lane Stadium.
Sep 13, 2025; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Old Dominion Monarchs quarterback Colton Joseph (1) warms up before the game at Lane Stadium. | Brian Bishop-Imagn Images

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The University of Wisconsin has drawn plenty of buzz with its early activity in the transfer portal, addressing depth issues at tight end, the secondary, and the running back room.

The level of rejoicing was amped up a notch with the long awaiting announcement that Old Dominion quarterback Colton Joseph would be joining the Badgers' program for the 2026 season, and possibly longer with him having two seasons of eligibility remaining.

UW fans have been starved for an impact quarterback since Jack Coan led the Badgers to the 2019 Big Ten Championship game and the 2020 Rose Bowl. The Badgers have looking to the transfer portal for a starting quarterback the last three seasons with minimal success.

Related: How Colton Joseph compares to other recent Wisconsin Badgers transfer portal QBs

Joseph was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year at Old Dominion, completed 60 percent of his passes for 2,624 yards and 21 touchdowns to 10 interceptions while running for 1,007 yards and 13 scores.

College football reacts to Wisconsin landing quarterback Colton Joseph

Some fans are still cautious

Wisconsin fans have seen high optimism with the Badgers' starting quarterback quickly dashed the last two seasons. Miami transfer quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was completing over 63 percent of his passes when he tore his ACL in the Badgers' third game of the 2024 season against Alabama. UW's love affair with Maryland quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. was even shorter, as a knee injury limited Edwards to two games and 34 snaps.

It's for those reasons that some fans are taking a wait-and-see approach.

Just the facts

A current Badger approves

Badgers fans started to connect the dots between Joseph and Wisconsin weeks ago, especially after Joseph commented on an Instagram post by linebacker Mason Posa about coming back to the Badgers for the 2026 season.

Posa responded by encouraging the soon-to-be-available quarterback to "come home" and join him in Madison. Naturally, Posa reacted favorably to the Joseph news Sunday.

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Benjamin Worgull
BENJAMIN WORGULL

Benjamin Worgull has covered Wisconsin men's basketball since 2004, having previously written for Rivals, USA Today, 247sports, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, the Janesville Gazette, and the Wisconsin State Journal.

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