COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s quarterback room has seen a massive overhaul in the last 12 months. The Buckeyes were a victim of the NCAA Transfer Portal this offseason, but have decided to turn it into a valuable resource to find quarterbacks in order to maintain depth at the position. Last year at this time, Joe Burrow announced his decision to transfer to LSU after losing out to Dwayne Haskins as the Buckeyes’ starting QB. When he left, the depth chart was Haskins as the starter, with Tate Martell as his backup and third-stringer Matthew Baldwin recovering from an injury. Ohio State had a starter and two players who’d compete to replace him after the season. Along with a four-star guy in its 2019 class. Now, none of those players are in scarlet and gray jerseys. As expected, Haskins was a first-round pick in last weekend’s NFL Draft, but the…
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