June 23, 2026

Ohio State Among the Big Winners in First Year of NCAA's Transfer Portal

As the transfer portal filled up with talented players from all over the country this offseason, 247Sports released its first-ever transfer rankings in January. Two of the players who were ranked in the top five chose to transfer to Ohio State. Ohio State landed the biggest prize of this year’s transfer market when former Georgia quarterback Justin Fields, the No. 2 overall recruit from the class of 2018, enrolled at Ohio State in January. Then, on Monday, the Buckeyes landed former Rutgers offensive lineman Jonah Jackson – who was ranked by 247Sports as the fifth-best player on this year’s transfer market – when he announced his transfer to Ohio State. RELATED Jonah Jackson Transfer Eases Ohio State’s Worrisome Interior Offensive Line Situation New Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes set out to land two specific transfers over the past two months – a quarterback who could come…

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