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Georgia Tech Reportedly Reaches Out To Ohio State Transfer Running Back Dallan Hayden
The Spring Transfer Portal Window opened yesterday and there was a flurry of activity. From players entering and schools reaching out, yesterday was a very busy day across college football.
One of the top transfers to enter the portal yesterday was Ohio State running back Dallan Hayden. According to On3 Sports Steve Wiltfong, Georgia Tech is one of the schools that has reached out to Hayden so far in this process. Colorado, UCLA, Louisville, Auburn, and Virginia Tech were the other schools that Wiltfong mentioned.
Hayden is a talented back, but Ohio State has one of the most stacked running back rooms in the country with TreVeyon Henderson and Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins leading the backfield for the Buckeyes.
This is an interesting scenario for the Yellow Jackets. Jamal Haynes had a huge season in 2023 and looks like he might be even better in 2024. He had a great performance on Saturday, but who provides depth is still a bit of a question mark. The Yellow Jackets have a talented freshman with Anthony Carrie and some veterans such as Trey Cooley, Evan Dickens, and Chad Alexander all competing right now for that No. 2 spot behind Haynes and nobody seemed to separate on Saturday. Hayden could come in and be the No. 2 back behind Haynes, forming one of the ACC’s top running back duos. Keep an eye on this going forward.
Here are some stats and info on Hayden courtesy of Ohio State Athletics:
Ohio State Overview• Dallan played in 10 games as a true freshman and earned his first Varsity O letter• He was the team’s third-leading rusher in 2022 with 553 yards and a 5.0 yards-per-carry average off 111 carries and five touchdowns• Produced three 100-yard rushing games led by 146 yards off 27 carries with three touchdowns in the win over Maryland• Started in the College Football Playoff semifinals vs. Georgia and carried nine times for a team-high 43 yards• His eight-yard TD run in the third quarter vs. Maryland gave Ohio State the lead for good, 17-13, and he followed that with crucial 3- and 13-yard touchdown runs to help lead Ohio State to a 43-30 win• Netted 108 yards off 17 carries with one touchdown vs. Toledo, and he had 102 yards off 19 carries with one touchdown vs. Indiana• Also caught four passes for 23 yards
More on Dallan• Dallan was a member of the 2022 Ohio State recruiting class and joined the team in June 2022• Dallan was a four-star recruit who rated among the top 25 running backs nationally in the Class of 2022• Twice named the Tennessee Titans Division II-AAA Mr. Football award winner• Named the offensive player of the year for Division II-AAA West after rushing for 2,002 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2021• In 23 games over his junior and senior seasons, Hayden amassed 4,012 yards (174.4 per game) and scored 57 touchdowns• Back to back 2,000-yard seasons as a junior and senior• Had a final stat line of 2,010 yards on 232 carries with 24 touchdowns as a junior• Parents are ChaToya and Aaron Hayden• His dad played at Tennessee and in the NFL for San Diego, Green Bay and Philadelphia; brother, Chase, played collegiately at Arkansas and Illinois
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A bird rarely seen in North America was apparently spotted in Northeast Ohio of all places recently.
A lesser frigatebird was seen flying over Sippo Lake near Canton, according to several bird enthusiasts and photographers.
A photographer named Alex Eberts was kind enough to share his photos with ABC 6. You can see them at the top of this page.
Another photographer named Austin Rice posted this photo on Instagram and shared the details of what he saw on the night of May 23 in Stark County.
If you don’t know much about the lesser frigatebird, a site called eBird.com offers this description:
The smallest of the frigatebirds, but note that the female is larger than the male. Adults are easier to identify than younger birds. Adult males are almost entirely black with a red throat and white spurs emanating outwards from the body onto the wing. Adult females have a black belly and throat, a white breast and hind collar, with similar white spurs on their sides. Juvenile and immature plumages are variable and are best separated from other frigatebirds by size when comparison is possible. Mostly silent except while breeding in oceanic islands. Strongly pelagic during non-breeding season but wind-blown or fatigued birds can be found from continental coasts.
Eberts said in his own Facebook post that the May 23 sighting in Stark County was only the seventh reported sighting of the lesser frigatebird in the contiguous United States. The bird is more likely to be seen near the Indian Ocean, the Southeast Asian seas, Northern Australia to Western and Central Pacific Ocean, according to birdsoftheworld.org.
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — Multiple police departments were responding to the report of a large fight at Boardman Park Sunday evening.
Police told our crew on the scene that they received a call around 8:30 p.m. for a large fight at the park involving over 100 people. Boardman Police Chief Todd Werth said the caller reported someone at the park may have a gun.
Due to the nature of the call, mutual aid was requested for multiple surrounding departments.
Chief Werth said officers determined an argument occurred, but there was no physical altercation. He confirmed there was no gun present.
No arrests were made and no one was injured.
People were being ushered out of the park and the park director shut down the park for the night.
Boardman Township officials say they appreciate the quick response of local law enforcement.
Dominic O’Brien contributed to this report.
Bob Chesney has done a good job at recruiting players from the 2027 high school class.
The 2027 class is Chesney’s first real recruiting class and has so far brought in one of the best in the country, ranking eighth according to 247Sports.
With 19 total commits, Chesney has brought in seven 4-star recruits, with 12 being 3-star, and some being borderline 4-star-caliber recruits who can see a rise in their rankings with a good senior season.
While Chesney has done a good job recruiting players on both the offense and defense, the quarterback has eluded him, and he is still searching for a top quarterback prospect to commit to the Bruins.
Luckily for the Bruins, they have had some success in recruiting top players. Recently, the Bruins will get a visit from Colton Nussmeier this weekend, and are now linked to one of the top committed prospects in Brady Edmunds.
Edmunds As a Prospect
Edmunds is a 4-star prospect and, according to 247Sports, the 16th-ranked quarterback and the 17th-ranked player in the state of California.
247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins describes the 6’5 “quarterback as an experienced pocket passer with a prototypical build that can drive the ball around the field. Edmunds is also capable of escaping from the pocket to pick up a first down with his legs, and is even compared to Tyler Van Dyke from SMU.
Coming from Huntington Beach, California, during his junior season, he led Huntington Beach to an 8-3 record while throwing for 2,724 yards, 32 TDs, and only two INTs on 196-for-288 passing. He also ran the ball 54 times for 147 yards and four TDs.
Ivins does think that while he is very talented, he might need a year to sit behind an experienced quarterback to learn the speed and physicality of the game. If he were to commit to UCLA, he would already have that covered, as Nico Iamaleava would have one more year of eligibility after next season.
Edmunds and UCLA
Edmunds has been off the market since 2024, when he committed to Ohio State under Chip Kelly. Since Kelley’s departure after the Buckeyes championship season, Edmunds has kept his recruitment open while still committed to Ohio State.
UCLA first offered him back in early 2024, when Deshaun Foster was the head coach, and, with Chesney as the new head coach, he has been active in Edmunds’ recruitment.
If Chesney is able to steal away a top quarterback prospect from an elite school within the same conference, it would be a massive win for the program.
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