There has certainly been more early activity in the transfer portal for Ohio State than we’ve seen in year’s past, especially considering the Buckeyes are in the throws of a College Football Playoff national championship chase.
We’ve seen a good amount of players enter their names into the portal, but we’ve also seen some pledge their commitment to OSU coming in to provide some help and assistance for the future. The latest to do that is former Duquesne linebacker, Ty Howard.
Howard earned first-team All-NEC honors at Duquesne this season after totaling 52 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks, three interceptions. He is the older brother of Ohio State 2025 running back commit, Bo Jackson.
Though all players are given an opportunity compete, Howard should be more of a depth player for the linebacker position with Sonny Styles, Arvell Reese, C.J. Hicks, Payton Pierce, and Garrett Stover all likely coming back, as well as a fantastic batch of freshman on the way
We’ll continue to keep an eye on the transfer portal is it both gives and receives during this so-called offseason, so check back often.
News of players coming in and out of the transfer portal for Ohio State continues to be a thing during this whole College Football Playoff national title run. There have been more than a handful of players juggling their intentions with the timing of the portal, and the latest is tight end Patrick Gurd.
Out of the suburb of Columbus, New Albany, Gurd was a walk-on on at Ohio State but found his way into a contributing role, appearing in 13 games for the Buckeyes this season and even registered one catch for six yards against Western Michigan. He will have one year remaining because of the extra year offered to players because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
His loss is a hit to depth, but the Buckeyes still have plenty of options.Will Kacmarek, Jelani Thurman and Bennett Christian provide skill and depth options, and the addition of Purdue’s Max Klare through the transfer portal gives OSU a fantastic option heading into 2025.
