Billy Edwards Jr. throws a pass at a Wisconsin spring football practice April 5 in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, file)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. wasn’t necessarily looking to stay in the Big Ten when he decided to leave Maryland and enter the transfer portal.

It just worked out that way.

Edwards is one of several potential Power Four starting quarterbacks who switched schools without switching conferences.

“That’s obviously something in the back of your head, but I don’t think that was a main thought of mine,” said Edwards, who threw for 2,881 yards and 15 touchdowns for a Maryland team that went 4-8 last season. “I think the best thing for me was just finding the right opportunity, the best opportunity for me. It happened

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