The former Ohio State wide receiver, who entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, has selected Cal as his next destination to continue his college career.

The Bay!! pic.twitter.com/bFMBOogK3Y

— Kyion Grayes II (@KyiongrayesII) May 5, 2024

Grayes never made much impact in his two seasons in Columbus, catching one pass for 2 yards while redshirting as a freshman and not playing at all in 2023 as he was sidelined with an injury that forced him into a walking boot.

A four-star prospect in the class of 2022, Grayes was the No. 88 overall prospect and No. 14 wide receiver in the 247Sports composite rankings. One of four Ohio State wide receiver commits in that class, Grayes’ departure leaves just one remaining – Kojo Antwi – after Kaleb Brown (Iowa) and Caleb Burton (Auburn) both transferred out last summer.

There wasn’t a clear path to playing time for Grayes in 2024 either, with Emeka Egbuka, Carnell Tate, Brandon Inniss, Jeremiah Smith, Jayden Ballard and Bryson Rodgers appearing ahead of him on the depth chart.

Grayes will arrive at Cal with three years of eligibility remaining as a redshirt sophomore.

Clemson is showing interest in this highly touted Ohio offensive lineman, who intends to make his first trip to Tiger Town in the near future.

Miami Trace High School (Washington Court House, Ohio) four-star Adam Guthrie has never visited Clemson, though he expects that to change before long.

“I plan on visiting this summer,” Guthrie told The Clemson Insider.

“It will definitely be fun, seeing the campus and meeting all the coaches,” he added.

Guthrie, a top-150 national prospect in the 2026 class per ESPN, owns more than two dozen total offers.

The 6-foot-7, 285-pound rising junior named Tennessee, Penn State, Notre Dame and West Virginia as some of the many schools he’s feeling plenty of interest from at this stage of his recruiting process, along with Clemson.

The Tigers won’t start pulling the trigger on class of 2026 offers until next month, but offensive line coach Matt Luke has stopped by Guthrie’s school to check in on him.

“It means a lot, especially since he came to Ohio and only saw a couple of people,” Guthrie said of the visit from Luke. “So, it shows they have real interest in me, if I get down on campus too.”

According to Guthrie, he stays in touch with Luke a couple of times a month, and said Luke’s message to him right now is “just that take the process slow” and haven’t started extending 2026 offers just yet.

Eventually getting one of those Clemson offers, Guthrie said, “would definitely be cool.”

“Clemson’s obviously a top program with a top head coach, and I really like Coach Luke, too,” he said.

“I definitely know it’s a top program, since I’m an Ohio kid, watching them play Ohio State in the playoffs all the time,” Guthrie added. “So, I definitely know it’s a top program.”

A four-star prospect according to multiple recruiting services, Guthrie is ranked as the No. 131 overall prospect in the country for the 2026 class by ESPN, which considers him the No. 19 offensive tackle nationally and No. 5 prospect in the state of Ohio regardless of position.

“I would describe myself as an athletic, big-framed offensive lineman,” he said.

What will be the biggest factors in Guthrie’s college decision when he makes his commitment down the road?

“I think the most important thing for me is when I go to a place, I just feel like home, and if I see myself getting developed there and going to the next step,” he said.

–Photo courtesy of Adam Guthrie on X (@AdamGuthrie21)

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An Ohio man has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after a puppy was found “tied up” in a drawstring bag at a local park in April.

Harold Dean Lilly of Middletown was charged with second-degree misdemeanors — cruelty to a companion animal and abandoning animals — on Friday, May 3, per a Facebook post from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

His arrest comes more than a week after a puppy was found “tied up in a bag and abandoned” on April 24 at 700 Joe Nuxhall Boulevard in Hamilton, the office said in the post.

The Butler County dog wardens then took the dog to the local Animal Friends Humane Society, which updated its Facebook followers about the pup’s plight soon after he was discovered.

As the organization shared, the 2- to 3-month-old dog was located in a “closed drawstring bag” in a Hamilton park, and they have since begun referring to the animal as Ryder.

“Yesterday on intake, he was not acting like a normal puppy. He was lethargic and weak. While we accounted for his traumatic experience, we also had to rule out sicknesses. He tested negative for parvo and was vaccinated and dewormed. We then let him rest and regain his strength and stability, under the watchful eye of our medical team,” Animal Friends wrote of Ryder on Facebook.

“Today, Ryder was alert, curious and ready to eat! We appreciate everyone’s support for the little guy already and we hope to update with every step of Ryder’s journey,” the organization continued.

After the puppy was discovered in L.J. Smith Park last month, Sheriff Richard K. Jones went live on Facebook with dog warden Elizabeth Burkett and they revealed that the bag Ryder was found in was “drawn tight” so that the puppy would “not get out of the sack.”

“I assume somebody put it out there to die and be done with the dog,” Jones said.

Burkett added that she was dispatched to the park after an employee there said she “had a very hard time” untying the dog.

“When I arrived on scene the dog looked very defeated, overall seems healthy by appearance, just seems very defeated right now,” she recalled.

On April 27, Animal Friends noted that Ryder was “improving every day” and had been “up moving around his cage, wiggling his little butt and crying for attention” since being found days earlier.

“We have received A LOT of interest in lil Ryder. While we know he is adorable, he is still a part of an ongoing cruelty investigation,” the shelter said at the time, prior to Lilly’s arrest. “The sheriff’s office has received many tips and are following up on them all. We are uncertain when or if he will become available. Ryder’s well being and the investigation come first.”

Per the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, Lilly is awaiting his appearance in Hamilton Municipal Court.