July 9, 2026

Ohio State football’s Parker Lewis cleared to play by the NCAA


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Parker Lewis has been cleared to play by the NCAA, a team source confirmed to Cleveland.com, after missing Ohio State football’s first four games as a transfer from USC. Lewis spent the first two years of his career at USC, making 26 of 35 field goal attempts and hitting on all but one of his 47 extra points. He showed up in Columbus expecting to battle Noah Ruggles for the starting job but spent most of the summer unclear whether he’d even be eligible this season. Heading into fall camp, the Buckeyes have their answer. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. This is the second straight year that Ohio State has brought in a transfer who had to wait a few weeks into the season to find out his eligibility. Linebacker Palaie Gaoteote IV wasn’t cleared for the 2021 season until just a day before…

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