As mentioned, Ohio State now ranks fifth in the 247 team transfer portal rankings, with five transfers rated as four stars. In front of OSU is Penn State at four with 36 total commits, many by way of Iowa State. At three is Ole Miss and other SEC teams, Texas at two, and LSU and Lane Kiffin at the top spot so far.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Jermaine Mathews announced Thursday he is forgoing the 2026 NFL Draft, choosing instead to return to Columbus for his senior season. Mathews signed with Ohio State as a four-star cornerback in the 2023 recruiting class.

Ohio State could make history again in April, as the program is on track to tie its record for first-round NFL Draft selections, potentially. Five Buckeyes are currently projected to be taken within the first 32 picks.

Ohio State Buckeyes safety Faheem Delane remains a coveted defensive back in the NCAA Transfer Portal with a myriad of programs entering his recruitment after e

Ryan Day has brought in some talented fresh faces from the portal this year to make up for the losses in talent. But according to former Buckeye icon Bobby Carpenter, Bill Belichick might have a hand in Ohio State landing some specific recruits.

There are a dozen or so Ohio State football players that have to decide to enter the 2026 NFL draft early or return. We track them all in real time.

Ohio State AD Ross Bjork discusses NIL, revenue sharing, transfers and why college athletics faces growing uncertainty as money becomes harder to regulate.

In 2024 the Ohio State Buckeyes played in the first round of the College Football Playoff, facing Tennessee at home on Dec. 21, 2024. Not so this year, as Ohio State earned a No. 2 seed in the 2025 CFP despite falling to Indiana in the Big Ten championship.