The Ohio State transfer portal losses through the years have not come back to bite the Buckeyes. Just last year, Ohio State got to face off against former players Quinn Ewers (Texas), Julian Fleming (Penn State), Kaleb Brown (Iowa), Andre Turrentine (Tennessee), and Nigel Glover (Northwestern).
Ohio State football dealt with a few departures via the transfer portal, but as we always say, once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye, and we want to continue to follow and cheer on all our former Ohio State players.
Following the National Championship win for Ohio State over Notre Dame, a number of Buckeyes had a decision to make. The transfer portal remained open for five days for players to enter.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost a few players to the transfer portal this year, but thankfully they were able to make some key additions through the portal as well.
Cincinnati has added some depth to its tight end room. Ohio State tight end Patrick Gurd is transferring to the school after visiting Cincinnati this past Thursday.
Cincinnati football has another visit scheduled out of the transfer portal. Ohio State tight end Patrick Gurd is visiting Cincinnati on Thursday. Joe Royer's former teammate has appeared in 22 games across his Buckeye career with two catches for 15 yards.
The Ohio State Buckeyes won a National Championship on Monday night, but things are back to business as usual. Devin Brown has transferred to the California Golden Bears and there are other players who are transferring away from the program as well.
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.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have seen quite a few players enter the transfer portal over the last few weeks. Once again, on Sunday, Ohio State saw another player make his decision to explore other options.
Days before No. 8 seed Ohio State faces No. 5 seed Texas in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the Buckeyes learned they will not have tight end Patrick Gurd available after his decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinals.