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Ohio State football’s transfer portal history: How past pickups have performed
The college football portal reopens to all players on Monday, allowing them to put their names in the online database in order for other schools to contact them about transferring.
A wave of movement is to follow as players are now permitted under NCAA rules to transfer multiple times with immediate eligibility as long as they remain in good academic standing.
Ohio State football portal history
The Buckeyes began using the portal soon after it went live in October 2018, picking up quarterback Justin Fields as a transfer from Georgia.
But even as the NCAA has loosened restrictions on transfers, they have remained selective.
Best Ohio State football transfer portal pickups
Ohio State has not added more than nine transfers in a cycle, and among the 18 schools in the Big Ten, only Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State and Rutgers added more last offseason, according to tracking by 247Sports.
Among the most prominent players Ohio State has acquired:
- QB Justin Fields, from Georgia.
- S Caleb Downs, from Alabama
- C Seth McLaughlin, from Alabama
- QB Will Howard, from Kansas State
- RB Quinshon Judkins, from Mississippi
- S Tanner McCalister, from Oklahoma State
- CB Davison Igbinosun, from Mississippi
- RB Trey Sermon, from Oklahoma
Notable players who left Ohio State
Kyle McCord was the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback who transferred to Syracuse last year. Jameson Williams, a starting wide receiver, left for Alabama in 2021.
What did Ohio State do last year in the transfer portal?
Ohio State signed these players in the portal last year:
- QB Will Howard, from Kansas State
- QB Julian Sayin, from Alabama
- RB Quinshon Judkins, from Mississippi
- TE Will Kacmarek, from Ohio
- C Seth McLaughlin, from Alabama
- S Caleb Downs, from Alabama
The Buckeyes lost these players in the portal last year:
- QB Kyle McCord, to Syracuse
- RB Evan Pryor, to Cincinnati
- RB Dallan Hayden, to Colorado
- RB Chip Trayanum, to Kentucky
- WR Noah Rogers, to North Carolina State
- WR Julian Fleming, to Penn State
- TE Joe Royer, to Cincinnati
- TE Sam Hart, to Colorado
- DB Cameron Martinez, to Boston College
- OL Vic Cutler, to Louisville
- OL Jakob James, to Toledo
- DT Jaden McKenzie, to East Carolina
- DE Omari Abor, to SMU
- CB Jyaire Brown, to LSU
- DB Kye Stokes, to Cincinnati
- S Ja’Had Carter, to North Carolina State
- LB Reid Carrico, to West Virginia
- DB Ryan Turner, to Boston College
- LB Nigel Glover, to Northwestern
- WR Kiyon Graves, to California
- S Cedrick Hawkins, to Central Florida
- K Parker Lewis, Arizona State
- P Jesse Mirco, to Vanderbilt
- RB Will Hartson, to Southern Illinois
When does transfer portal open?
The transfer portal opens on Monday.
How does transfer portal work?
After the portal reopens on Monday, it will not close until Dec. 28, giving players 20 days to submit a notification to transfer to their school’s compliance staff.
How long is the transfer portal open?
After the portal reopens on Monday, it will not close until Dec. 28, giving players 20 days to submit a notification to transfer to their school’s compliance staff.
There are exceptions, though.
If teams remain in the College Football Playoff or appear in a bowl game past the closing of the window, they have five days following the end of their postseason to decide whether to enter the portal.
Is there a commitment deadline?
No. The transfer windows only regulate entry into the portal. Players who enter the portal can commit to transfer to schools any time.
Must players transfer after entry?
It is not a requirement, though common. Ohio State saw 26 scholarship players enter the portal during the previous spring and winter windows, and only wide receiver Bryson Rodgers withdrew from the portal to remain with the Buckeyes.
Can they remain on the team while in the portal?
In some circumstances. Former linebacker Teradja Mitchell entered the portal weeks before the Buckeyes met Georgia in a semifinal in 2022, but he remained with them for the playoff. Most players who enter the portal move on.
Who could leave Ohio State?
At least three Ohio State players have confirmed they will enter the portal.
Wide receivers Kojo Antwi and Jayden Ballard and linebacker Gabe Powers announced their plans this week, and more are inevitable in this era of churn.
The position to watch is quarterback as the Buckeyes have a crowded room of passers even with Will Howard moving on.
With only two years of eligibility left, would backup quarterback Devin Brown leave if he is not in line to replace Howard? Or Air Noland, who was behind the other four scholarship quarterbacks on the depth?
The Buckeyes kept all five through the spring window last April, but that could prove more the exception than the rule.
How will Ohio State use the portal?
It seems certain the staff will target offensive linemen, addressing one of the biggest holes on the roster.
The Buckeyes suffered issues with depth during the regular season after center Seth McLaughlin and left tackle Josh Simmons went down with injuries.
McLaughlin was also one of three senior starters on the line, and Simmons is forgoing his remaining year of eligibility to leave for the NFL.
As right guard Tegra Tshabola projects to be the only returning starting offensive linemen from when the Buckeyes broke training camp in August, they will need to rebuild in the trenches.
Attrition is expected as well on the defensive side of the ball. Eight of the 11 starters against Michigan were seniors with expiring eligibility. The Buckeyes will need help as a result.
Special teams is a wild card. Will the Buckeyes continue to rely on kicker Jayden Fielding, who missed field goals of 34 and 38 yards against Michigan, or explore another option?
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com.
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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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The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
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Powerball
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
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STRYKER, Ohio (WKRC) – An Ohio woman allegedly broke into her ex-husband’s home while he was sleeping and threatened to kill him before opening fire.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law&Crime, 31-year-old Amanda Heller broke into a man’s home on April 26. The man was identified as Heller’s ex-husband by local outlet WTOL.
After the victim woke up, Heller allegedly threatened to kill him before taking out a handgun and firing twice.
No injuries were reported in connection to the shooting, Law&Crime reported. Nobody else was in the home at the time of the incident, authorities reported.
Heller was arrested and charged with felonious assault, attempted aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, domestic violence, and improperly discharging a weapon at or into a habitation or school.
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