Ohio
Nat’l champion Buckeyes land ex-UNC DE Atkinson
North Carolina transfer defensive end Beau Atkinson announced his commitment to Ohio State Tuesday night.
Atkinson, a disruptive, 6-foot-6, 265-pound edge rusher, led the Tar Heels in sacks during a breakout 2024 campaign and entered the transfer portal last week after completing spring practices under first-year coach Bill Belichick. The top available player in ESPN’s spring transfer portal rankings, Atkinson joins the defending national champion Buckeyes with two years of eligibility remaining.
Atkinson became a rotational contributor at North Carolina 2023 before emerging as one of the ACC’s top pass rushers as a redshirt sophomore in 2024. A former three-star recruit from Raleigh, North Carolina, he paced all Tar Heels defenders with 7.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and 25 pressures a year ago, finishing as the ACC’s sixth-leading sack-getter in 13 games.
In Atkinson, Ohio State adds proven playmaking potential and much-needed experience to a new-look defensive line unit in 2025. The Buckeyes will open their title defense in the fall under new defensive leadership with first-year defensive Matt Patricia, the former Detroit Lions head coach and longtime NFL assistant who arrived in February after Jim Knowles’ departure for Penn State.
Gone from Ohio State’s defensive line in 2025 are four starters — J.T. Tuimoloau, Jack Sawyer, Ty Hamilton and Tyleik Williams — from a unit that finished second nationally with 53 sacks last fall. Atkinson immediately steps in as a contender for first-team snaps within a Buckeyes edge unit that returns underclassmen Caden Curry, Kenyatta Jackson Jr., C.J. Hicks and Joshua Mickens, a group of 2024 reserves who combined for one start and 55 total tackles last fall.
Atkinson follows Idaho State transfer Logan George (24 tackles, 5.5 sacks in 2024) as Ohio State’s second defensive end transfer and seventh overall portal addition this offseason.
The Philadelphia St. Joseph’s-to-Ohio State pipeline has grown over the years, and it looks as though the Harrison-to-Ohio State could possibly do the same.
Marvin Harrison had a tremendous NFL career. Marvin Harrison Jr. had a fantastic college career at Ohio State before becoming the fourth-overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Now, 2028 wide receiver Jett Harrison is looking to carve his own path on the gridiron. Before then, though, he might just follow in his brother’s footsteps.
The youngest Harrison received an Ohio State offer on Sunday, his first Division I offer.
Ohio State just offered Class of 2028 WR Jett Harrison
He is the younger brother of former OSU WR Marvin Harrison Jr.https://t.co/VjRsoysysS pic.twitter.com/9x6D2uinYl
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 11, 2025
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound receiver saw playing time as a freshman and is in line to start for St. Joseph’s to begin his sophomore season.
Before Jett even began his high school career, Marvin Jr. had very high praise, admitting his younger brother was more talented than he was at that early stage of his development.
“He’s great. He’s more talented than I ever was at that age,” Harrison said of Jett on Nov. 1, 2023. “He’s starting early with the routes and everything from my dad. I am super excited to see how he comes along. It’s gonna be very scary to see how he progresses.”
Check out this look at the Jett Harrison TD from our guy @natesportsmedia @HSFBamerica @BadgleyBruce @CaryMoyer @Get__Recruited @JSantoliquito https://t.co/ac3V451Idv pic.twitter.com/cq0z0sqiUc
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 16, 2024
In addition to Marvin giving high praise for Jett, he also noted his younger brother wants to play for the Buckeyes, just like his brother.
“He sees me here, and naturally, he wants to follow in my footsteps,” he said.
Harrison is the third 2028 wide receiver to receive an offer from Ohio State, joining Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) wideout Peter Pierre and IMG Academy (Florida) wide receiver Eric McFarland.
Ohio
Ohio voters approve ballot issue authorizing $2.5 billion in bonds over 10 years for infrastructure
Ohio voters voted on Tuesday to reauthorize a program that will provide $2.5 billion for roads, bridges and other needed local infrastructure projects over the next decade.
State Issue 2 called for the renewal of the Ohio Capital Improvement Program, which was first authorized in 1987. Administered by the Ohio Public Works Commission, it relies on existing state revenues as opposed to raising taxes.
Under the measure, up to $250 million of the total general obligation bonds authorized can be issued each year over 10 years, creating an estimated 35,000 construction jobs.
The Strong Ohio Communities Coalition, a gathering of business, labor, agriculture and civic organizations, supported the measure, which attracted no significant opposition.
Coalition spokesperson Sam Rossi thanked voters and the Ohio General Assembly, which placed the measure on the ballot.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that it looks forward to witnessing all the improvements roll out and the jobs they create, saying voters recognized “the importance of modern, reliable infrastructure to Ohio’s quality of life and its economic outlook.”
Though it was listed on the ballot as Issue 2, Tuesday’s ballot measure was the first and only statewide issue to appear. That’s the result of a new numbering system approved by state lawmakers after the elections of 2023 and 2024 featured several ballot issues timed close together and called either Issue 1 or Issue 2. Ohio’s next statewide ballot question will be labeled Issue 3.
The No. 13 seed LSU women’s tennis team defeated No. 4 seed Ohio State 4-2 on May 9 in an NCAA super regional match at the Auer Tennis Center in Columbus.
Ohio State finished 23-4. LSU is 24-7 and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals.
The Buckeyes won the doubles point with Luciana Perry and Shelly Bereznyak winning 6-1 and Audrey Spencer and Sydni Ratliff winning 6-4. Bereznyak won in singles for Ohio State’s other point, topping Kinaa Graham, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
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