June 3, 2026

Ohio State safety Tanner McCalister thanks Buckeye Nation before entering NFL Draft

In today’s college football world, you don’t see players sticking around for a full four years much anymore, let alone a fifth year. Covid gave players an extra year if they wanted it and Tanner McCalister took full advantage following Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State to Columbus. © File photo Ohio State safety Tanner McCalister thanks Buckeye Nation McCalister was key in helping implement Knowles’ new system at Ohio State. Although the last two games didn’t live up to anyone’s defensive expectations, Ohio State was clearly a much-improved defense from a year ago and part of that is due to having a veteran like McCalister directing the secondary. A new system can be tough to grasp, so having someone who knew the system well helped ease the learning curve for the OSU DBs. After using all of his collegiate eligibility, McCalister announced on his personal Twitter feed that he’ll be…

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