Ohio States Bukeye trade $35.5 million signing new American key player today…. see more
Ohio States Bukeye trade $35.5 million signing new American key player today…. see more
The transfer portal closed for the final time before the 2024 season when midnight struck Wednesday, and the 15-day post-spring window to enter the portal came and went with Ohio State losing only six backups:
Running back Dallan Hayden, wide receiver Kyion Grayes, guard Enokk Vimahi, linebacker Nigel Glover and safeties Ja’Had Carter and Cedrick Hawkins.
None of their departures were shocking or devastating.
Ohio State would have liked to keep Hayden to be its third-string running back this season and a potential starter in 2025, but the Buckeyes still have a loaded running back depth chart led by two of the nation’s best ballcarriers in TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins.
Losing two safeties leaves the Buckeyes a bit thin with only six scholarship players at the position, but neither Carter nor Hawkins was expected to see substantial playing time this year with Carter entering his final season of collegiate eligibility.
Vimahi started the Cotton Bowl at right guard, but his poor performance against Missouri made it clear he wouldn’t be a viable starting option for the Buckeyes this year.
Glover and Grayes didn’t play any snaps in 2023 and remained low on the depth chart at their respective positions.
Every player who was expected to play a significant role for the Buckeyes this season coming out of spring practices is still on the roster with the transfer portal now closed for the year, and that’s a huge win for Ohio State.
Few would have predicted that outcome going into the post-spring transfer window.
Amid rumblings that this year’s spring transfer window would be more chaotic than past years, the expectation was that the Buckeyes would lose at least a couple of players of note.
It was seen as a foregone conclusion, even among sources close to the program, that Ohio State would lose at least one of its five scholarship quarterbacks.
