Ohio State cornerback Jamel Dean says he’s transferring to Auburn

Jamel Dean announced his intentions to leave Ohio State last month, and it appears Auburn may be his new destination. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder from Cocoa, Fla., took to Twitter Friday morning and said we will be a Tiger: God keeps blessing me and for that I’m thankful! I will be attending and playing football at Auburn University! I’m a tiger once again — OLO Dean (@jamel_dean15) May 8, 2015 The former four-star prospect suffered multiple knee injuries in high school, including one to his ACL. He committed to Ohio State in 2014 and enrolled in January in time for spring practices, but was medically disqualified. Dean’s high school coach, John Wilkinson, told Cleveland.com last month his former player was being pushed off the team at Ohio State with a medial hardship. “They’re saying they’re going to honor his scholarship, but honoring his scholarship doesn’t allow him to play the game he loves to play,” Wilkinson said. “It’s all ridiculous and I don’t appreciate them treating my kid this way. I’m sticking up for my kid. He was committed to them, but yet they’re not fully committed to him.” Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer later said he felt his staff handled the situation correctly. “This isn’t 10 years ago where I heard stories where coaches would say, ‘No, no, he’s going to be OK,'” Meyer said. “Once this all came up, I went through A to Z, and our guys not only did good, they did great.” 247Sports is reporting Dean has since been cleared by Dr. James Andrews and is set to arrive on the Plains May 24, citing Cocoa assistant Tyrone Giscombe. He has four years of eligibility remaining. “His rehab is going well — he’s doing real good,” Giscombe said. “All of his lower body is active. He’s running

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