2022 Ohio State football transfer portal tracker

Sixteen scholarship gamers from final season’s Ohio State staff have entered the NCAA switch portal since August, and two others joined the Buckeyes as transfers in December.  

The motion of gamers throughout faculty soccer has exploded in latest offseasons because of the creation of the portal and a one-time switch exception permitting underclassmen to maneuver on to different faculties with out sitting out a season.

Ohio State soccer: scholarship image for 2022

To maintain tabs on the Buckeyes’ churn, The Dispatch has arrange a tracker of the departures and additions to the roster.

Outgoing (16)

Cornerback Sevyn Banks: After withdrawing from the NFL draft in February as a result of an damage, he entered the portal to make use of his closing season of collegiate eligibility. He dedicated to LSU final week.

Cornerback Lejond Cavazos: He entered the portal throughout the second-to-last week of spring apply and introduced Monday that he’s transferring to North Carolina with three seasons of eligibility left.  

Defensive lineman Jacolbe Cowan: Accidents saved Cowan from breaking right into a deep defensive position rotation throughout his two seasons with the Buckeyes, and he entered the portal two days after spring apply ended.

Quarterback Quinn Ewers: The highest-ranked quarterback within the 2022 recruiting class reclassified and enrolled early at Ohio State in August to capitalize on identify, picture and likeness alternatives. However his arrival got here too late to compete with C.J. Stroud for the beginning job, and he transferred to Texas in December.

Linebacker Dallas Gant: After ready three seasons for a bigger position, Gant was in line to be the Buckeyes’ beginning center linebacker final fall earlier than a foot damage restricted him within the offseason, and he entered the portal in September. He transferred to his hometown faculty, Toledo, in February.

Quarterback Jack Miller: A day following a loss to Michigan to finish the common season, Miller put his identify within the portal. He had slipped to fourth string on the depth within the aftermath of a suspension issued when he was arrested earlier in November on suspicion of working a car whereas impaired. He transferred to Florida the subsequent month.

Defensive lineman Cormontae Hamilton: After first becoming a member of the Buckeyes in 2019 as a decent finish, he switched to the defensive aspect of the ball, however confronted a logjam on the depth chart. Hamilton put his identify within the portal just a few weeks earlier than the beginning of spring apply and likewise ended up at his hometown faculty, Memphis.

Defensive lineman Darrion Henry-Younger: Although the second-highest ranked defensive prospect within the Buckeyes’ 2020 recruiting class, the Cincinnati native appeared in solely 4 video games over two seasons and transferred to Kentucky in January.

Security Marcus Hooker: The youthful brother of former Buckeyes All-American Malik Hooker had an up-and-down profession that included a pair of drunk driving incidents and a short stint because the staff’s beginning free security in 2020. He entered the portal on Tuesday.

Ryan Jacoby: Lower than per week into the beginning of preseason coaching camp final August, he entered the portal, leaving the Buckeyes after two seasons. He transferred to Pittsburgh and appeared within the Panthers’ closing three video games. Although transferring after the deadline for instant eligibility in 2021, the NCAA accepted his waiver request.

Linebacker Okay’Vaughan Pope: He was dismissed from the staff in late September following a sideline outburst throughout the closing non-conference sport towards Akron, prompting him to enter the portal. In April, he introduced he was headed to Tennessee State, a Soccer Championship Subdivision program led by former Buckeyes Heisman Trophy-winning working again Eddie George.

Defensive lineman Noah Potter: Well being setbacks final 12 months made it tough for the Mentor native to maneuver up on the depth chart. He suffered a foot damage and underwent emergency eye surgical procedure in October to restore a indifferent retina. He entered the portal per week after spring apply ended.

Security Bryson Shaw: He stepped up because the Buckeyes’ beginning free security final fall after Josh Proctor suffered a season-ending leg fracture in Week 2, and his 59 tackles have been the third-most on the staff. However Proctor’s restoration made it much less possible that he would regain a spot within the beginning secondary. He introduced a switch to USC on Sunday, practically three weeks from the date he entered the portal.

Security Andre Turrentine: He appeared in three video games as a freshman final fall, although didn’t document any statistics, and put his identify the portal on Monday, leaving the crowded security room.

Cornerback Ryan Watts: On account of accidents within the secondary, Watts began the season opener at Minnesota, however by no means regain a outstanding position, and transferred to Texas in December following two seasons with this system.

Security Craig Younger: After serving because the backup to Ronnie Hickman on the hybrid linebacker-safety place referred to as the “bullet” final fall, he transferred to Kansas.

Incoming (2)

Security Tanner McCalister: The graduate switch adopted defensive Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State in January, leaving the Buckeyes with at the least one defensive participant aware of Knowles’ scheme. McCalister is projected to be the beginning nickel security. 

Linebacker Chip Trayanum: He transferred from Arizona State in January and is aiming to observe the blueprint laid by Steele Chambers, who additionally switched from working again to linebacker final season. Trayanum, who spent two seasons with the Solar Devils, can also be a local of Akron.

Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State soccer for The Columbus Dispatch. Contact him at jkaufman@dispatch.com or on Twitter @joeyrkaufman.